,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #be1 #bjbb,ms4
 ,dean introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury & ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,int]ior to c>ry out a /udy ) respect 
to wildlife traffick+ f9anc+ & proce$s1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,combat+ ,wildlife 
,traffick+ ,f9anc+ & ,proce$s ,/udy     
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! #bjag report by ! ?9k   
tank1 ,global ,f9ancial ,integrity1     
entitl$ ,transnational ,crime & !       
,develop+ ,_w1 det]m9$ t ! annual global
 retail value ( illegal wildlife trade  
is betwe5 #e billion to #bc billion1 &  
:5 losses to ecosy/em s]vices are       

consid]$1 ! ,_w ,bank e/imates ! co/ (  
environm5tal crime is betwe5 #a trillion
 & #b trillion1 annually4  7#b7         
,wildlife traffick]s d n pref] p>ticul> 
species or commodities1 b in/ead1       
accord+ to ! non-gov]nm5tal             
organization1 ,unit$ = ,wildlife1       
wildlife traffick]s focus on ! dem&1    
availability1 pr(it pot5tial1 &         
relatively l[ risk associat$ ) acquir+1 
trad+1 & di/ribut+ wildlife globally4   
7#c7 ,! traffick+ ( wildlife affects    
human heal? because ( undetect$ spread (
 zoonotic diseases1 sc>city 9 food      
res\rces1 & ! environm5tal results (    
degrad$ ecosy/ems4  7#d7 ,also1 !       
traffick+ ( illicit wildlife su* z      
pangol9s f ,africa1 macaws f ,p]u1      
turtles f ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & rosewood   
species smuggl$ globally ?reat5s our    
national security at home & ,am]ican    
int]e/s abroad because rogue            
organizations1 includ+ transnational    
crim9al organizations1 use ! proce$s to 
fund illegal & viol5t acts ?r\gh\t ! _w1

 fuel+ corruption & b5efit+ f corrupt   
gov]nm5t (ficials1 weak5+ ! rule ( law1 
& di/ort+ comm]cial m>kets4  7#e7 ,_m ( 
^! supply *a9s are affect$ by ,*9ese    
activity1 f ! crim9al organizations     
involv$ 9 ! initial poa*+ ( t>get$      
commodities to ! dem& = goods produc$ f 
endang]$ plants & animals4  7#f7 ,!     
,organiz$ ,crime ,drug ,en=cem5t ,task  
,=ces conduct$ an inve/igation kn[n z   
,op]ation ,apex :i* id5tifi$ ext5sive   
ov]laps among drug traffick+            
organizations1 pr(essional money        
laund]]s1 & wildlife traffick+          
syndicates4  7#g7 ,a /udy conduct$ by   
,f$]al entities t exam9$ wildlife       
traffick+ networks det]m9$ t-- 7,a7 m   
?an two-?irds ( p]sons traffick+        
wildlife also traffick$ n>cotics2  7,b7 
#aj p]c5t ( p]sons traffick+ wildlife 7 
do+ s to f9ance t]rorism2 &  7,c7 a     
small p]c5tage ( p]sons traffick+       
wildlife 7 do+ s to f9ance !            
prolif]ation ( nucle> mat]ials4  7#h7   
,because wildlife traffick+ is execut$ z

 "p ( a commodity-agno/ic global        
ent]prise1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & allies ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates %\ld focus ef=ts to r$uce 
wildlife traffick+ on curtail+ !        
expansive networks t traffic wildlife & 
o!r goods & on br++ en=cem5t actions    
aga9/ p]sons :o laund] ! proce$s ( ^?   
p]sons :o traffic wildlife r ?an pursue 
specific nations1 gr\ps1 or commodities4
  7#i7 ,9 ! pa/ decade1 ! illicit       
wildlife trade has mov$ onl9e1 ma9ly to 
social m$ia plat=ms1 creat+             
jurisdictional & te*nical *all5ges = law
 en=cem5t4  #c4 ,/udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury & ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,u4,s4 ,fi% &  
,wildlife ,s]vice1 %all jo9tly1 n lat]  
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 conduct a /udy ) respect to   
wildlife traffick+ f9anc+ & proce$s &   
submit a report on su* /udy to-- 7#a7 ! 
,committees on ,f9ancial ,s]vices &     
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committees  
on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs &   

,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate4 
7b7 ,consultation ,9 conduct+ ! /udy    
requir$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,treasury & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 
%all consult ) su* o!r ,f$]al (ficials z
 ! ,secret>ies det]m9e appropriate1     
includ+ ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 ! ,director
 ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 ! ,director (
 ,homel& ,security ,inve/igations1 !    
,attorney ,g5]al1 & ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se4  7c7 ,input ,9 conduct+ ! /udy 
requir$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,treasury & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 
%all solicit & incorporate1 :]e possible
 & z det]m9$ appropriate by !           
,secret>ies1 input f-- 7#a7 dome/ic1    
=eign1 & multilat]al law en=cem5t       
organizations1  7#b7 ! intellig5ce      
community2  7#c7 wildlife advocates2    
7#d7 exp]ts 9 transnational organiz$    
crime1 cyb]-crime1 & illicit f9ance2 &  
7#e7 nongov]nm5tal organizations1       
academia1 f\ndations1 & o!r public &    
private entities4  7d7 ,cont5ts ( report
 ,! report requir$ "u subsection 7a7    

%all include-- 7#a7 an ov]view ( !      
crim9al & complicit actors1 includ+     
individuals1 organizations1 corrupt     
networks1 & nations1 t p>ticipate 9     
wildlife traffick+ f s\rce to m>ket1 bo?
 proactively & p]missively4  7#b7 an    
ov]view ( ! types ( wildlife traffick$1 
= :at purposes1 & f :]e2  7#c7 an       
ov]view ( ! roles ( pr(essional money   
laund]]s1 corporate & tru/ =mation      
ag5ts1 kleptocrats1 & o!r supply *a9 &  
f9ancial facilitators ) respect to      
wildlife traffick+2  7#d7 a discussion1 
bas$ on a consid]ation ( relevant prior 
/udies & inve/igations1 ( ! conv]g5ce ( 
wildlife traffick+ ) o!r types (        
traffick+1 includ+ traffick+ 9 p]sons1  
timb] traffick+1 & n>cotics traffick+1  
includ+ %>$ supply *a9s & f9ancial      
facilitators2  7#e7 an ov]view ( !      
national security implications associat$
 ) wildlife traffick+ & ! f9anc+ &      
proce$s ( wildlife traffick+1 includ+-- 
7,a7 pot5tial ?reats to security1       
includ+ corruption & ,/ate in/ability   

result+ f wildlife traffick+2 &  7,b7   
pot5tial ?reats to public heal?1 includ+
 global p&emic & ecosy/em collapse2     
7#f7 an exam9ation ( h[ anti-corruption 
activities might be lev]ag$ ) respect to
 mitigat+ ! ways 9 :i* corrupt (ficials 
& politically expos$ p]sons enable &    
engage 9 wildlife traffick+ f9anc+ &    
proce$s2  7#g7 an exam9ation ( paym5ts  
me?ods us$ to facilitate ! traffick+ (  
wildlife1 includ+ its f9anc+ & proce$s2 
7#h7 an exam9ation ( h[ onl9e plat=ms   
are us$ to facilitate traffick+ &       
traffick+-relat$ paym5ts t-- 7,a7       
describes ! ext5t to :i* illicit        
wildlife trade occurs onl9e1 includ+    
?r\gh social m$ia plat=ms1 ecomm]ce     
sites1 & encrypt$ messag+ & o!r surface 
web plat=ms2  7,b7 id5tifies paym5ts- & 
proce$s-relat$ reasons t diff]5t onl9e  
plat=ms may be *os5 by p]sons traffick+ 
9 wildlife2 &  7,c7 id5tifies onl9e     
plat=ms t are us$ mo/ = transactions &  
paym5ts involv+ traffick+ 9 wildlife2   
7#i7 an exam9ation ( private-sector be/ 

practices = combat+ wildlife traffick+  
f9anc+ & proce$s 7includ+ ^? f\nd 9 !   
f9ancial s]vices indu/ry71 z well z any 
practices t h n _h success combat+      
wildlife traffick+ f9anc+ & proce$s2    
7#aj7 a discussion ( ways 9 :i* exi/+   
laws1 multilat]al agreem5ts1 & =ums c\ld
 be exp&$ or modifi$ to combat wildlife 
traffick+ f9anc+ & disrupt its proce$s2 
7#aa7 an id5tification ( tools (        
int]national & national engagem5t1      
includ+ p>tn]%ips ) private sector &    
int]national f9ancial in/itutions1 t    
c\ld be coord9at$ to combat wildlife    
traffick+ f9anc+ & disrupt its proce$s2 
7#ab7 recomm5dations ab\t ways 9 :i*    
int]discipl9>y collaboration across     
,f$]al ag5cies c\ld be inc5tiviz$ to    
maximize in=mation & analysis f         
inve/igations into o!r types ( traffick+
 & :i* may b5efit f ! in=mation &       
analysis glean$ f wildlife traffick+    
inve/igations2  7#ac7 an exam9ation ( h[
 data collection1 collaboration1        
analysis1 & te*nology tools1 includ+    

artificial intellig5ce & ma*9e le>n+    
might be lev]ag$ to combat wildlife     
traffick+ & its proce$s2  7#ad7 a       
recomm5dation ( :e!r ,congress %\ld r5ew
 ! wildlife traffick+ task =ce au?oriz$ 
9 ! ,,end ,act & sunsett+ 9 ,decemb]    
#bjba2 &  7#ae7 an exam9ation ( h[      
anti-corruption activities & practices  
c\ld be includ$ 9 exi/+ ,f$]al &        
int]national wildlife traffick+         
prev5tion & en=cem5t ef=ts4  7e7        
,classification ( report ,! report      
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 may be        
submitt$ 9 classifi$ =m b %all h an     
unclassifi$ annex or executive summ>y4