,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ajai ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ba1 #bjae,mr4 ,paul 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mc,connell7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha to repeal certain provisions relating to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,freedom from ,over-,criminalization and ,unjust ,seizures ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,criminal penalties 7a7 ,prohibited acts ,section #c7;a7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccgb7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or in violation of any foreign law2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by striking 1 or any foreign law12 7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking or any foreign law2 and 7iii7 in clause 7iii71 by striking 1 or under any foreign law12 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking foreign law or 2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by striking 1 or any foreign law12 7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking or any foreign law2 and 7iii7 in clause 7iii71 by striking 1 or under any foreign law1 4 7b7 ,penalties ,section #d of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccgc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,assessment 7,a7 ,in general ,any person who engages in conduct prohibited by any provision of this ,act 7other than subsections 7b71 7d71 and 7f7 of section #c7 and in the exercise of due care should know that the fish1 wildlife1 or plants were taken1 possessed1 transported1 or sold in violation of1 or in a manner unlawful under1 any underlying law1 treaty1 or regulation1 and any person who knowingly violates subsection 7d7 or 7f7 of section #c1 may be assessed a civil penalty by the ,secretary for each violation in accordance with subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c71 as applicable4 7,b7 ,market value of less than #cej ,if a violation under subparagraph 7,a7 involves fish or wildlife or plants with a market value of less than #cej and involves only the transportation1 acquisition1 or receipt of fish1 wildlife1 or plants taken or possessed in violation of any law1 treaty1 or regulation of the ,united ,states1 tribal law1 or any law or regulation of a ,state1 the penalty assessed under subparagraph 7,a7 for the violation shall not exceed the lesser of-- 7i7 the maximum amount of the penalty provided for violation of the law or regulation2 or 7ii7 #aj1jjj4 7,c7 ,other violations ,for any violation under subparagraph 7,a7 that is not described in subparagraph 7,b71 the penalty assessed under that subparagraph shall not exceed #bjj1jjj4 2 and 7#b7 by striking subsections 7d7 and 7e74 7c7 ,forfeiture ,section #e of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccgd7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsections 7a7 and 7b7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,in general ,all fish1 wildlife1 or plants imported1 exported1 transported1 sold1 received1 acquired1 or purchased in violation of section #c 7other than subsection 7b7 of that section71 or any regulation issued under that section1 shall be subject to forfeiture to the ,united ,states notwithstanding any culpability requirements for civil penalty assessment under section #d4 2 7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as subsections 7b7 and 7c71 respectively2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7b7 7as redesignated71 by striking convicted of an offense1 or assessed a civil penalty1 and inserting assessed a civil penalty4 7d7 ,enforcement 7#a7 ,in general ,section #f of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccge7 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7b72 7,b7 by redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as subsections 7b7 and 7c71 respectively2 7,c7 in subsection 7b7 7as redesignated71 by striking the third sentence2 and 7,d7 in the first sentence of subsection 7c7 7as redesignated7-- 7i7 by striking an arrest1 a criminal conviction1 civil penalty assessment1 or forfeiture of property and inserting a civil penalty assessment or forfeiture of property2 and 7ii7 by striking or criminal4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments 7,a7 ,section #c7;c77#c7 of the ,fish and ,wildlife ,improvement ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gdbl7c77#c77 is amended by striking section #f7;d7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccge7;d77 and inserting section #f7;c7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccge7;c774 7,b7 ,section #ejc7;b7 of the ,marine ,mammal ,protection ,act of #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adbc;b7b77 is amended-- 7i7 by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through ,the ,secretary may utilize in paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7b7 ,utilization of other government resources and authorities ,the ,secretary may utilize 2 and 7ii7 by striking paragraph 7#b74 7,c7 ,section #aa7;d7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aedj7;d77 is amended in the fourth sentence by striking section #f7;d7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccge7;d77 and inserting section #f7;c7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccge7;c774 7,d7 ,section #g7;f7 of the ,rhinoceros and ,tiger ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ecje;a7f77 is amended by striking section #f7;d7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccge7;d77 and inserting section #f7;c7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccge7;c774 7,e7 ,section #ebd7;c77#d77;,a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking section #f7;d7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccge7;d77 and inserting section #f7;c7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccge7;c774 7,f7 ,section #adjb7;b77#a77;,a77ii7 of the ,victims of ,crime ,act of #aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfja7;b77#a77;,a77ii77 is amended by striking section #f7;d7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccge7;d77 and inserting section #f7;c7 of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccge7;c774 7e7 ,exceptions ,section #h of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccgg7 is amended by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting the following3 7b7 ,activities regulated by ,tuna ,convention ,acts ,paragraphs 7#a71 7#b77;,a71 and 7#c77;,a7 of subsection #c7;a7 shall not apply to any activity regulated by the ,tuna ,conventions ,act of #aiej 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #iea et seq47 or the ,atlantic ,tunas ,convention ,act of #aige 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #iga et seq474 4