#aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#ig  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,/ate       
,dep>tm5t ,basic ,au?orities ,act (     
#aief to au?orize rew>ds = ?w>t+        
wildlife traffick+ l9k$ to transnational
 organiz$ crime1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,rescu+ ,animals ,) ,rew>ds ,act ( #bjai
 or ! ,,rawr ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 ,s5se ( 
congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !   
foll[+3  7#a7 ,wildlife traffick+ is a  
major transnational crime t is e/imat$  
to g5]ate ov] #aj billion a ye> 9       
illegal pr(its & :i* is increas+ly      
p]petrat$ by organiz$1 sophi/icat$      
crim9al ent]prises1 includ+ kn[n t]rori/
 organizations4  7#b7 ,wildlife         
traffick+ n only ?reat5s endang]$       
species worldwide1 b also jeop>dizes    
local security1 spreads disease1        
und]m9es rule ( law1 fuels corruption1 &
 damages economic developm5t4  7#c7     
,combat+ wildlife traffick+ requires a  
coord9at$ & su/a9$ approa* at ! global1 
regional1 national1 & local levels4     

7#d7 ,congress /at$ 9 ! ,elim9ate1      
,neutralize1 & ,disrupt ,wildlife       
,traffick+ ,act ( #bjaf t x is ! policy 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to take imm$iate      
actions to /op ! illegal global trade 9 
wildlife & wildlife products & associat$
 transnational organiz$ crime4  7b7     
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's rew>ds
 program is a p[]ful tool 9 combat+     
sophi/icat$ int]national crime & t !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ,f$]al law en=cem5t 
%\ld "w 9 conc]t to (f] rew>ds t t>get  
wildlife traffick]s4  #c4 ,rew>ds =     
ju/ice ,subp>agraph 7,b7 ( section      
#cf7k77#e7 ( ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t ,basic   
,au?orities ,act ( #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#bgjh7k77#e77 is am5d$ by ins]t+        
wildlife traffick+ 7z def9$ by section  
#b7ab7 ( ! ,elim9ate1 ,neutralize1 &    
,disrupt ,wildlife ,traffick+ ,act (    
#bjaf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gfja7ab72 ,public 
,law #aad-bca77 & aft] includes4  ,pass$
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,july #ae1   
#bjai4;,cl]k4