Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.6059 | Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John (D-CA)
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2021
This bill sets forth provisions relating to wildlife conservation, anti-trafficking and poaching, and illegal fishing.
Specifically, the bill
The bill also modifies the federal criminal code to make wildlife trafficking and illegal fishing predicates with respect to the enforcement of certain criminal offenses, including racketeering and money laundering.

To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, 
  provide dedicated funding at no expense to taxpayers, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Wildlife 
Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2021''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is the 
following:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
              TITLE I--WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING WHISTLEBLOWERS

Sec. 101. Definition of Secretary concerned.
Sec. 102. Plan of action.
Sec. 103. Awards to whistleblowers.
                    TITLE II--WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

Sec. 201. International Wildlife Conservation Program.
Sec. 203. Amendments to Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000.
Sec. 204. Funding for Exotic Bird Conservation.
Sec. 205. Funding for Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation.
Sec. 206. Funding for Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation.
Sec. 207. Amendments to Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004.
Sec. 208. Funding for marine mammal conservation.
Sec. 209. Funding for shark conservation.
Sec. 210. Uses of transferred funds for wildlife conservation.
                TITLE III--ANTI-TRAFFICKING AND POACHING

Sec. 301. United States Fish and Wildlife Service officers abroad.
Sec. 302. Wildlife trafficking violations as predicate offenses under 
                            Travel Act and racketeering statute.
Sec. 303. Funds from wildlife trafficking violations of money 
                            laundering statute.
Sec. 304. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 305. Publication of Certifications under the Pelly Amendment.
         TITLE IV--ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING

Sec. 401. Funding for illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing 
                            enforcement.
Sec. 402. Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing as predicate 
                            offenses under money laundering statute.
Sec. 403. Funds from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing 
                            violations of money laundering statute.
Sec. 404. Uses of transferred funds for illegal, unreported, and 
                            unregulated fishing enforcement.
Sec. 405. Department of State Rewards for Justice Program.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) CITES.--The term ``CITES'' means the Convention on 
        International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and 
        Flora (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249).
            (2) Country of concern; focus country; wildlife 
        trafficking.--The terms ``country of concern'', ``focus 
        country'', and ``wildlife trafficking'' have the meanings given 
        those terms in section 2 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and 
        Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7601).
            (3) Shark.--The term ``shark'' means any species of the 
        orders Hexanchiformes, Pristiophoriformes, Squaliformes, 
        Squatiniformes, Heterodontiforms, Orectolobiformes, 
        Lamniformes, and Carchariniformes.
            (4) Import; species; take; wildlife.--The terms ``import'', 
        ``species'', ``take'', and ``wildlife'' have the meaning given 
        those terms in section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
        (16 U.S.C. 1532).

              TITLE I--WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING WHISTLEBLOWERS

SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY CONCERNED.

    In this title, the term ``Secretary concerned'' means, as 
applicable--
            (1) the Attorney General;
            (2) the Secretary of the Interior;
            (3) the Secretary of Commerce;
            (4) the Secretary of State; and
            (5) the Secretary of the Treasury.

SEC. 102. PLAN OF ACTION.

    (a) In General.--In coordination with other Federal agencies as 
appropriate, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretaries concerned shall develop a plan of action to fully 
carry out existing authorities for awards to whistleblowers of 
violations of laws applicable to wildlife trafficking.
    (b) Requirements.--The plan of action under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) include a strategy to raise public awareness in the 
        United States and abroad for reward opportunities for 
        whistleblowers provided under--
                    (A) section 3 of the Fish and Wildlife Improvement 
                Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 742l);
                    (B) section 106(c) of the Marine Mammal Protection 
                Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1376(c));
                    (C) section 11(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 
                1973 (16 U.S.C. 1540(d));
                    (D) section 6(d) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 
                1981 (16 U.S.C. 3375(d));
                    (E) section 2205 of the African Elephant 
                Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4225);
                    (F) section 7(f) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
                Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5305a(f)); and
                    (G) other laws applicable to wildlife trafficking;
            (2) delineate short-term and long-term goals for increasing 
        enforcement against wildlife trafficking, including recruitment 
        of whistleblowers, as appropriate;
            (3) describe specific actions to be taken to achieve the 
        goals under paragraph (2) and the means necessary to do so, 
        including--
                    (A) formal partnerships with nongovernmental 
                organizations; and
                    (B) the establishment of Whistleblower Offices--
                            (i) to coordinate the receipt of 
                        whistleblower disclosures;
                            (ii) to ensure referrals to the appropriate 
                        law enforcement offices; and
                            (iii) to communicate with whistleblowers 
                        regarding the status of the respective cases 
                        referred by the whistleblowers and potential 
                        awards;
            (4) be published in the Federal Register for public comment 
        for a period of not less than 60 days; and
            (5) not later than 90 days after the end of the period 
        described in paragraph (4), be finalized and made readily 
        available on a public Federal Government internet website.
    (c) Updates to Plan of Action.--In coordination with other Federal 
agencies as appropriate, not less frequently than once every 5 years, 
the Secretaries concerned shall review the plan of action under this 
section and, as necessary, revise the plan of action following public 
notice and comment.

SEC. 103. AWARDS TO WHISTLEBLOWERS.

    (a) Award.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), if a 
        Secretary concerned proceeds with any judicial or 
        administrative action under any of the laws described in 
        section 102(b)(1) based on information brought to the attention 
        of the Secretary concerned by a person qualified to receive an 
        award under this section, the Secretary concerned shall pay 
        that person an award.
            (2) Award amount.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in 
                determining the amount of an award made under this 
                subsection, the Secretary concerned shall take into 
                consideration--
                            (i) the significance of the information 
                        provided by the whistleblower to the success of 
                        covered judicial or administrative action;
                            (ii) the degree of assistance provided by 
                        the whistleblower and any legal representative 
                        of the whistleblower in a covered judicial or 
                        administrative action; and
                            (iii) the programmatic interest of the 
                        Secretary in deterring violations of laws 
                        applicable to wildlife trafficking by making 
                        awards to whistleblowers who provide 
                        information that lead to the successful 
                        enforcement of such laws.
                    (B) Requirement.--The award under paragraph (1) 
                shall be not less than 10 percent, and not more than 30 
                percent, of the amounts received by the United States 
                as penalties, interest, fines, forfeitures, community 
                service payments, restitution payments, and additional 
                amounts in the action (including any related civil or 
                criminal actions) or under any settlement or plea 
                agreement in response to that action.
                    (C) Timeline.--The amount of the award under 
                paragraph (1) shall be--
                            (i) determined not later than 90 days after 
                        the date of the applicable plea agreement, 
                        judgment, or settlement in that action; and
                            (ii) paid from the amounts so received by 
                        the United States.
            (3) Application.--A Secretary concerned may make an award 
        under this subsection only in a case in which the total 
        sanction from all penalties, fines, community service payments, 
        restitution, interest, forfeitures, or civil or criminal 
        recoveries (including in related actions) exceeds $100,000.
    (b) Reduction in or Denial of Award.--
            (1) Reduction of award.--If the applicable Secretary 
        concerned determines that the claim for an award under 
        subsection (a) is brought by a person who planned and initiated 
        the actions that led to the violation, the Secretary concerned 
        may appropriately reduce the amount of the award.
            (2) Denial of award.--If the person described in paragraph 
        (1) is convicted of criminal conduct arising from the role 
        described in that paragraph, the applicable Secretary concerned 
        shall deny any award under this subsection.
    (c) Appeal of Award Determination.--Any determination with respect 
to an award under subsection (a) may be appealed to the appropriate 
court of appeals of the United States pursuant to section 706 of title 
5, United States Code, not later than 30 days after the date of the 
determination.
    (d) Submission of Information.--The Secretaries concerned shall 
permit the submission of confidential and anonymous reports under this 
subsection consistent with the procedures set forth in subsections 
(d)(2) and (h) of section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78u-6).
    (e) Limitation on Application.--This section shall apply only with 
respect to amounts received by the United States described in 
subsection (a) on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (f) Annual Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretaries concerned shall submit to 
        Congress a report describing their use of whistleblower 
        authorities in law enforcement, including claims filed, awards 
        paid, the provision or provisions of law violated from which 
        whistleblower payments were derived, and outreach conducted 
        under this section.
            (2) Incorporation allowed.--The requirement under paragraph 
        (1) may be satisfied by incorporating the report into the plan 
        of action required under section 102 or a revision under 
        section 102(c).
    (g) Retaliation.--
            (1) Prohibition on retaliation.--No employer shall 
        retaliate against any employee, former employee, or applicant 
        for employment because the employee, former employee, or 
        applicant for employment filed a claim under this provision, 
        raised concerns to other federal, state or local regulatory or 
        law enforcement authorities concerning a potential violation of 
        any wildlife trafficking law covered under this provision, or 
        reported such violation to his or her supervisor or another 
        person working on behalf of the employer who has the authority 
        to investigate or correct any such potential violation.
            (2) Complaints.--An employee alleging discharge or 
        discrimination in violation of subsection (g) of this section, 
        or another person at the employee's request, may file a 
        complaint with respect to such allegation in the same manner as 
        a complaint may be filed under subsections (c) and (d) of 
        section 5567 of title 12, United States Code. Such complaint 
        shall be subject to the procedures, requirements and rights 
        described in those sections.

                    TITLE II--WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

SEC. 201. INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the International 
        Wildlife Conservation Program established under subsection (b).
            (2) Range state.--The term ``range state'' means a foreign 
        country, a freely associated state (pursuant to the Compact of 
        Free Association authorized by Public Law 99-239 (99 Stat. 
        1770)), or any territory or possession of the United States, 
        any portion of which is within the natural range of 
        distribution of a wildlife species.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
    (b) Authorization of Program.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
International Wildlife Conservation Program in the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service--
            (1) to implement global habitat and conservation 
        initiatives under the jurisdiction of the Secretary;
            (2) to address global conservation threats;
            (3) to combat wildlife trafficking, poaching, and trade in 
        illegal wildlife products;
            (4) to provide financial, scientific, and other technical 
        assistance;
            (5) to facilitate implementation of treaties, conventions, 
        accords, or similar international agreements entered into by 
        the United States to promote fish, wildlife, plant, or habitat 
        conservation; and
            (6) to carry out other international wildlife conservation 
        and habitat activities authorized by Federal law, as the 
        Secretary determines to be appropriate.
    (c) Program Components.--The Program shall include the following:
            (1) Regional component.--A regional component that shall--
                    (A) address grassroots conservation problems 
                through capacity building within regions of range 
                states to achieve comprehensive landscape or ecosystem-
                level fish or wildlife conservation; and
                    (B) develop and implement a plan--
                            (i) to expand existing regional wildlife 
                        conservation programs as the Secretary 
                        determines to be appropriate; and
                            (ii) to establish new regional conservation 
                        programs in other critical landscapes and 
                        wildlife habitat globally.
            (2) Species component.--A species component that shall 
        consist of administration of the programs authorized under--
                    (A) the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 
                U.S.C. 4201 et seq.);
                    (B) the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 
                U.S.C. 4261 et seq.);
                    (C) the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 (16 
                U.S.C. 4901 et seq.);
                    (D) the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 
                1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.);
                    (E) the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act 
                (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.);
                    (F) the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 
                U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
                    (G) the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 
                U.S.C. 6601 et seq.);
                    (H) the Amphibians in Decline Fund established by 
                the Secretary and administered by the United States 
                Fish and Wildlife Service;
                    (I) the Critically Endangered Animals Conservation 
                Fund established by the Secretary and administered by 
                the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and
                    (J) any similar authority provided to the Secretary 
                relating to international wildlife conservation.
            (3) Anti-trafficking component.--An anti-trafficking 
        component that shall consist of administration of the programs 
        authorized under--
                    (A) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
                1531 et seq.);
                    (B) the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
                3371 et seq.);
                    (C) the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife 
                Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.);
                    (D) subsections (a) and (d) of section 8 of the 
                Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1978);
                    (E) other laws applicable to wildlife trafficking, 
                as determined by the Secretary; and
                    (F) activities authorized under section 301.
            (4) Convention component.--A convention component that 
        shall consist of the Division of Management Authority and the 
        Division of Scientific Authority of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service to implement CITES and carry out other related 
        duties, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
            (5) Additional components.--The Secretary may include 
        additional components in the Program as the Secretary 
        determines to be appropriate.
    (d) Relationship to Other Law.--Nothing in this section alters the 
responsibilities of the Secretary under section 8 of the Fish and 
Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742g) and the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
    (e) Acceptance and Use of Donations.--In carrying out the Program, 
the Secretary may--
            (1) accept donations of funds, gifts, and in-kind 
        contributions; and
            (2) use those donations, without further appropriation, for 
        capacity building, grants, and other on-the-ground uses under 
        the program components described in subsection (c).

SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO GREAT APE CONSERVATION ACT OF 2000.

    Section 5(a) of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
6304) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) any amounts, other than amounts paid as awards to 
        whistleblowers, received by the United States for any violation 
        of law pertaining to great apes under the Endangered Species 
        Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Lacey Act Amendments 
        of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.), or regulations implementing 
        those Acts, including any of those amounts received as--
                    ``(A) fines or penalties;
                    ``(B) proceeds from sales of forfeited property, 
                assets, or cargo; or
                    ``(C) restitution to the Federal Government.''.

SEC. 203. FUNDING FOR EXOTIC BIRD CONSERVATION.

     Section 114(b)(2)(A) of the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 (16 
U.S.C. 4913(b)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) all amounts received by the United States in 
                the form of penalties, fines, or forfeiture of property 
                (or proceeds from the sale of that forfeited property) 
                collected under this Act or imposed for violations 
                pertaining to exotic birds under the Endangered Species 
                Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Lacey Act 
                Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.), or 
                regulations implementing those Acts in excess of the 
                cost of paying rewards under section 4912(c);''.

SEC. 204. FUNDING FOR RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION.

    Section 7(f) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 
(16 U.S.C. 5305a(f)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Use of Penalty Amounts.--Amounts received as penalties, 
fines, or forfeiture of property (or proceeds from the sale of 
forfeited property) under this section--
            ``(1) shall be made available to the Secretary without 
        further appropriation for purposes described in section 6(d) of 
        the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3375(d)) relating 
        to the purposes of this Act; and
            ``(2) such funds as the Secretary determines exceed amounts 
        necessary for purposes described in paragraph (1) shall be 
        deposited in the Fund.''.

SEC. 205. FUNDING FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 9 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6108) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``account'' and 
        inserting ``fund'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Neotropical Migratory 
        Bird Conservation Account'' and inserting ``Neotropical 
        Migratory Bird Conservation Fund''; and
            (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Deposits Into the Fund.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
deposit into the Fund--
            ``(1) all amounts, other than amounts paid as rewards to 
        whistleblowers, received by the United States that are 
        attributable to fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property 
        (or proceeds from the sale of that forfeited property) imposed 
        for violations pertaining to neotropical migratory birds under 
        the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 
        the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.), or 
        regulations implementing those Acts;
            ``(2) all amounts received by the Secretary in the form of 
        donations under subsection (d); and
            ``(3) other amounts appropriated to the Fund.''; and
            (4) in subsections (c) and (d), by striking ``Account'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``Fund''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 4 of such Act 
(16 U.S.C. 6103) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the Neotropical 
        Migratory Bird Conservation Fund established by section 
        9(a).''.

SEC. 206. AMENDMENTS TO MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION ACT OF 2004.

    Section 5 of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 
6604) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) any amounts, other than amounts paid as awards to 
        whistleblowers, received by the United States for any violation 
        of law pertaining to marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or 
        tortoises under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
        1531 et seq.), the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 
        et seq.), or regulations implementing those Acts, including any 
        of those amounts received as--
                    ``(A) fines or penalties;
                    ``(B) proceeds from sales of forfeited property, 
                assets, or cargo; or
                    ``(C) restitution to the Federal Government.''.

SEC. 207. FUNDING FOR MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION.

    (a) Deposits Into The Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund.--
Section 405(c) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1421d(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) all amounts, other than amounts paid as rewards to 
        whistleblowers, collected by the Secretary of Commerce, 
        including assessment costs, fines, penalties, restitution, 
        natural resource damages, and forfeitures of property (or 
        proceeds from sales of forfeited assets or cargo), for 
        violations of this Act or regulations implementing this Act; 
        and
            ``(5) sums received from emergency declaration grants for 
        marine mammal conservation.''.
    (b) Appropriation of Funds Received.--Section 509 of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1423(h)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Appropriation of Funds Received.--All amounts received by the 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for violations 
of this Act shall be available without further appropriation and until 
expended to carry out the purposes this Act.''.

SEC. 208. FUNDING FOR SHARK CONSERVATION.

    All amounts available to the Secretary of Commerce that are 
attributable to fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property (or 
proceeds from the sale of that forfeited property) imposed for 
violations under section 307(1)(P) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(P)) or violations of 
any fishery management plan for sharks prepared under title III of that 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.) shall be used by the Secretary of Commerce 
for--
            (1) the benefit of the shark species impacted by the 
        applicable violation, to the extent practicable;
            (2) shark conservation purposes, including to carry out 
        amendments made by the Shark Conservation Act of 2010 (Public 
        Law 111-348);
            (3) payment of awards to whistleblowers on an applicable 
        violation under section 311(e)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
        Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1861(e)(1)(B)); or
            (4) enforcement of section 307(1)(P) of the Magnuson-
        Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1857(1)(P)) or any fishery management plan for sharks under 
        that Act.

SEC. 209. USES OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.

    All amounts made available to the Secretary of the Interior under 
the amendments made by sections 302 and 303 shall be used--
            (1) for the benefit of the species impacted by the 
        applicable violation, to the extent practicable;
            (2) for payment of awards to whistleblowers on an 
        applicable violation under section 103; or
            (3) to carry out--
                    (A) the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 
                U.S.C. 4201 et seq.);
                    (B) the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 
                U.S.C. 4261 et seq.);
                    (C) the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 (16 
                U.S.C. 4901 et seq.);
                    (D) the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 
                1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.);
                    (E) the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act 
                (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.);
                    (F) the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 
                U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
                    (G) the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 
                U.S.C. 6601 et seq.);
                    (H) the Amphibians in Decline Fund established by 
                the Secretary and administered by the United States 
                Fish and Wildlife Service;
                    (I) the Critically Endangered Animals Conservation 
                Fund established by the Secretary and administered by 
                the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; or
                    (J) any other international wildlife conservation 
                programs or activities authorized by Federal law, as 
                considered appropriate by the Secretary, including 
                activities pursuant to sections 201 and 301.

                TITLE III--ANTI-TRAFFICKING AND POACHING

SEC. 301. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE OFFICERS ABROAD.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Host country.--The term ``host country'' means a 
        country that is hosting a United States Fish and Wildlife 
        officer under this section.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
    (b) Placement of Officers.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, may station not less than one United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service officer in the primary diplomatic or consular post 
of the United States in--
            (1) a focus country or country of concern;
            (2) a country that has a national who has been certified by 
        the Secretary under section 8(a)(2) of the Fishermen's 
        Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1978(a)(2)) as engaging in 
        trade or taking which diminishes the effectiveness of any 
        international program for endangered or threatened species; or
            (3) other countries identified by the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of State.
    (c) Duties.--A United States Fish and Wildlife Service officer 
stationed under subsection (b) shall--
            (1) assist local agencies or officials responsible for the 
        protection of wildlife in the protection of wildlife and on-
        the-ground conservation;
            (2) facilitate apprehension of individuals who illegally 
        kill or take, or assist in the illegal killing or taking of, 
        wildlife;
            (3) support local agencies or officials responsible for the 
        protection of wildlife in the host country and regional 
        partners of the United States in wildlife trafficking 
        investigations;
            (4) support wildlife trafficking investigations based in 
        the United States with a nexus to a host country or region;
            (5) provide technical assistance and support to build 
        capacity in the host country for wildlife conservation and 
        anti-trafficking enforcement by agencies that partner with the 
        host country;
            (6) advise on leveraging the assets of the United States 
        Government to combat wildlife trafficking;
            (7) support effective implementation of CITES and other 
        international agreements relating to wildlife conservation, in 
        coordination with the Secretary of State;
            (8) work to reduce global demand for illegally traded 
        wildlife products and illegally taken wildlife; and
            (9) conduct other duties as the Secretary, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of State, determines to be appropriate to 
        combat wildlife trafficking and promote conservation of at-risk 
        species.

SEC. 302. WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING VIOLATIONS AS PREDICATE OFFENSES UNDER 
              TRAVEL ACT AND RACKETEERING STATUTE.

    (a) Travel Act.--Section 1952 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``or (3)'' and inserting ``(3)''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``of this title and (ii)'' and 
                inserting the following: ``of this title, or (4) any 
                act that is a criminal violation of subparagraph (A), 
                (B), (C), (D), (E), or (F) of section 9(a)(1) of the 
                Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1)), 
                section 2203 of the African Elephant Conservation Act 
                (16 U.S.C. 4223), or section 7(a) of the Rhinoceros and 
                Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5305a(a)), if 
                the endangered or threatened species of fish or 
                wildlife, products, items, or substances involved in 
                the violation and relevant conduct, as applicable, have 
                a total value of more than $10,000 and (ii)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary 
of the Interior any amounts received by the United States as civil 
penalties, fines, forfeitures of property or assets, or restitution to 
the Federal Government for any violation under this section that 
involves an unlawful activity described in subsection (b)(i)(4).''.
    (b) RICO.--Chapter 96 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 1961(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``or (G)'' and inserting ``(G)''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
                the following: ``, or (H) any act that is a criminal 
                violation of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), or 
                (F) of section 9(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 
                1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1)), section 2203 of the 
                African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4223), or 
                section 7(a) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 
                Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5305a(a)), if the endangered or 
                threatened species of fish or wildlife, products, 
                items, or substances involved in the violation and 
                relevant conduct, as applicable, have a total value of 
                more than $10,000''; and
            (2) in section 1963, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary 
of the Interior any amounts received by the United States as civil 
penalties, fines, forfeitures of property or assets, or restitution to 
the Federal Government for any violation of section 1962 that is based 
on racketeering activity described in section 1961(1)(H).''.
    (c) Sport-Hunted Trophies.--Nothing in this section or the 
amendments made by this section--
            (1) nullifies or supersedes any other provision of Federal 
        law or any regulation pertaining to the import of sport-hunted 
        wildlife trophies;
            (2) prohibits any citizen, national, or legal resident of 
        the United States, or an agent of such an individual, from 
        importing a lawfully taken sport-hunted trophy for personal or 
        similar noncommercial use if the importation is in compliance 
        with sections 4(d) and 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
        (16 U.S.C. 1533(d), 1539), section 3(a) of the Lacey Act 
        Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372(a)), and regulations 
        implementing those sections; or
            (3) may be used to prosecute any citizen, national, or 
        legal resident of the United States, or an agent of such an 
        individual, for importing a lawfully taken sport-hunted trophy 
        for personal or similar noncommercial use if the importation is 
        in compliance with sections 4(d) and 10 of the Endangered 
        Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(d), 1539), section 3(a) of 
        the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372(a)), and 
        regulations implementing those sections.

SEC. 303. FUNDS FROM WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING VIOLATIONS OF MONEY 
              LAUNDERING STATUTE.

    Section 1956 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(j) The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary 
of the Interior any amounts received by the United States as civil 
penalties, fines, forfeitures of property or assets, or restitution to 
the Federal Government for any violation under this section that 
involves an unlawful activity described in subsection (c)(7)(G).''.

SEC. 304. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Use of Amounts From Fines.--Section 1402(b)(1)(A) of the 
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101(b)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) section 1952(f), section 1956(j), 
                        and section 1963(n) of title 18, United States 
                        Code; and''.
    (b) Use of Amounts From Forfeitures.--Section 524(c)(4)(A) of title 
28, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``the Secretary of the 
Treasury pursuant to section 1952(f), section 1956(j), or section 
1963(n) of title 18,'' before ``or the Postmaster General''.

SEC. 305. PUBLICATION OF CERTIFICATIONS UNDER THE PELLY AMENDMENT.

    Section 8 of the Fisherman's Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 
1978) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by inserting at the end the 
                following: ``The Secretary of the Interior or the 
                Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, shall make 
                readily available on an appropriate public internet 
                website of the Federal Government a list of all 
                certifications made under subsection (a) and maintain 
                such listing until a termination of each such 
                certification is made under subsection (d).''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by inserting at the end the 
                following: ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
                readily available on an appropriate public internet 
                website of the Federal Government a list of all 
                offending countries for which a prohibition was made at 
                the direction of the President under this paragraph.''; 
                and
            (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``and on the public 
        Federal Government internet website required under subsection 
        (a)(4)'' before the period.

         TITLE IV--ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING

SEC. 401. FUNDING FOR ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING 
              ENFORCEMENT.

    All amounts available to the Secretary of Commerce that are 
attributable to fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property (or 
proceeds from the sale of that forfeited property) imposed for 
violations under section 307(1)(Q) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(Q)) shall be used by 
the Secretary of Commerce for fisheries enforcement, including for 
payment of awards to whistleblowers under section 103 or other 
applicable laws and to carry out amendments made by the Illegal, 
Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 
114-81; 129 Stat. 649).

SEC. 402. ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING AS PREDICATE 
              OFFENSES UNDER MONEY LAUNDERING STATUTE.

    Section 1956(c)(7) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the semicolon and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) any act that is a violation of section 
                307(1)(Q) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
                and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(Q)), if the fish 
                involved in the violation and relevant conduct, as 
                applicable, have a total value of more than $10,000;''.

SEC. 403. FUNDS FROM ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING 
              VIOLATIONS OF MONEY LAUNDERING STATUTE.

    Section 1956 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(j) The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary 
of Commerce any amounts received by the United States as civil 
penalties, fines, forfeitures of property or assets, or restitution to 
the Federal Government for any violation under this section that 
involves an unlawful activity described in subsection (c)(7)(H).''.

SEC. 404. USES OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS FOR ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND 
              UNREGULATED FISHING ENFORCEMENT.

    All amounts made available to the Secretary of Commerce under the 
amendments made by sections 402 and 403 shall be used for fisheries 
enforcement purposes, including to carry out amendments made by the 
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 
(Public Law 114-81; 129 Stat. 649).

SEC. 405. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS FOR JUSTICE PROGRAM.

    Subparagraph (B) of section 36(k)(5) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(k)(5)) is amended by inserting 
``, illegal fishing, unreported fishing, or unregulated fishing (as 
such terms are defined in paragraph 3 of the International Plan of 
Action to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and 
Unregulated Fishing, adopted at the 24th Session of the Committee on 
Fisheries in Rome on March 2, 2001),'' after ``wildlife trafficking (as 
defined by section 7601(12) of title 16)''.
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