,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #b1 #bjbj,mr4 
,lipinski 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     
reduce illegal wildlife trafficking and 
importation by extending ,state         
,department reporting on foreign        
wildlife trafficking activity1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,protecting    
,all ,wildlife ,against ,trafficking    
,act or the ,,paw ,against ,trafficking 
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the
 following findings3 7#a7 ,wildlife and 
plants1 and endangered species in       
particular1 are threatened by illegal   
trafficking activities around the world4

  7#b7 ,preserving endangered wildlife  
is critical to maintaining a diverse    
global ecosystem4  7#c7 ,illegal        
wildlife trafficking magnifies the harm 
to our environment caused by pollution1 
deforestation1 and other human activity4
  7#d7 ,the ,state ,department can play 
a critical role in increasing awareness 
by travelers about illegal wildlife     
trafficking activity1 and can in turn   
reduce illicit importation of           
endangered1 threatened1 or otherwise    
illegal wildlife products4  7#e7        
,reporting on wildlife trafficking by   
the ,state ,department1 and strategy and
 coordination activities by the         
,presidential ,task ,force on ,wildlife 
,trafficking should be extended to      
ensure that the ,united ,states remains 
a leader on wildlife conservation into  
the future4  #c4 ,permanent extension of
 annual ,state ,department reporting on 
international wildlife trafficking and  
increasing public awareness of such     
reporting  7a7 ,section #bja of the     

,eliminate1 ,neutralize1 and ,disrupt   
,wildlife ,trafficking ,act 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #gfba7 is amended by-- 7#a7   
striking subsection 7c72 and  7#b7      
inserting at the end the following3  7c7
 ,website ,on any ,state ,department    
website or web-based application        
providing country-specific information  
for international travel1 the ,secretary
 of ,state shall ensure that any country
 listed as a focus country or a country 
of concern in the most recent           
publication of the annual report        
required by section #bja of the         
,eliminate1 ,neutralize1 and ,disrupt   
,wildlife ,trafficking ,act 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #gfba7 is clearly identified  
with a color-highlighted warning label4 
7d7 ,warning label ,any focus country or
 country of concern label displayed     
pursuant to subsection 7c7 shall be     
accompanied by a warning that           
international law or ,u4,s4 law may     
prohibit the export1 import1 purchase1  
sale1 possession1 or transport of       

products produced from endangered or    
threatened wildlife4 ,the ,secretary of 
,state shall determine the appropriate  
nature of the warning to be displayed   
pursuant to this subsection4  4  #d4    
,removing termination of authorization  
for ,presidential ,task ,force on       
,wildlife ,trafficking and requiring    
additional item for strategic assessment
 ,section #cja of the ,eliminate1       
,neutralize1 and ,disrupt ,wildlife     
,trafficking ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gfca7 
is amended by-- 7#a7 striking subsection
 7e72  7#b7 inserting the following     
after paragraph 7#c7 of subsection 7d73 
7#d7 an assessment on how consumption of
 illegally tracked wildlife in the      
,united ,states may be driving illegal  
wildlife trafficking in focus countries1
 and potential strategies to reduce     
domestic consumption of illegally       
trafficked wildlife products  2 and     
7#c7 redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 and  
7#e7 of subsection 7d7 as paragraphs    
7#e7 and 7#f74