,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aa1       
#bjai,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia 7for      
himself and ,mr4 ,garamendi7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,natural ,resources1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,eliminate1    
,neutralize1 and ,disrupt ,wildlife     
,trafficking ,act of #bjaf to direct the
 ,presidential ,task ,force on ,wildlife
 ,trafficking to develop recommendations
 to address wildlife trafficking on the 
internet and on social media1 and to    
direct the ,secretary of ,state and the 
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development 
to develop a strategy to address        
wildlife trafficking on the internet and

 on social media1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be referred to as the ,combating    
,online ,wildlife ,trafficking ,act of  
#bjai4  #b4 ,combating wildlife         
trafficking  7a7 ,task ,force ,the      
,eliminate1 ,neutralize1 and ,disrupt   
,wildlife ,trafficking ,act of #bjaf    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gfja et seq47 is        
amended--  7#a7 in section #cja 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #gfca7-- 7,a7 in subsection   
7d7--  7i7 in paragraph 7#d7 by striking
 and at the end2  7ii7 in paragraph 7#e7
 by striking the period at the end and  
inserting 2 and2 and  7iii7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7#f7           
recommendations for how the ,task ,force
 can expand cooperative exchanges with  
technology and social media companies to
 combat wildlife trafficking on the     
internet1 including recommendations     
for--  7,a7 identifying how wildlife is 
trafficked on internet sites and        
platforms2  7,b7 methods for technology 
companies to assist ,federal agencies   

and international partners to combat    
wildlife trafficking2 and  7,c7 methods 
to improve public-private relationships 
with technology and internet companies  
to combat wildlife trafficking4  2  7,b7
 by redesignating subsection 7e7 as     
subsection 7f72 and  7,c7 by inserting  
after subsection 7d7 the following3  7e7
 ,technology and ,social ,media ,working
 ,group  7#a7 ,membership ,the ,task    
,force shall form a ,technology and     
,social ,media ,working ,group1 which   
shall be composed of such members of the
 ,task ,force as the ,task ,force       
determines appropriate and a            
representative of the ,chairman of the  
,federal ,communications ,commission1 as
 designated by such ,chairman4  7#b7    
,purpose ,such ,technology and ,social  
,media ,working ,group shall work to    
address ongoing concerns with wildlife  
trafficking on the internet4  7#c7      
,meetings ,such ,technology and ,social 
,media ,working ,group shall convene at 
least once each year4  2 and  7#b7 in   

section #djb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gfdb71 by  
adding at the end the following3  7c7   
,internet and social media ,the         
,secretary of ,state and the            
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development1
 in collaboration with other relevant   
,united ,states agencies1               
nongovernmental partners1 private sector
 companies1 and international bodies1   
shall develop a strategy for engaging   
and partnering with internet and social 
media companies to combat the spread of 
wildlife trafficking on the internet4  4