,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ae1 
#bjba,mr4 ,coons 7for himself and ,mr4  
,portman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations   
,a ,,bill  ,to continue the             
whole-of-government approach to ending  
global wildlife poaching and trafficking
 by permanently reauthorizing the       
activities of the ,presidential ,task   
,force on ,wildlife ,trafficking1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,eliminate1 ,neutralize1 and ,disrupt   
,wildlife ,trafficking ,reauthorization 
and ,improvements ,act of #bjba4  #b4   
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,united       
,states ,government should continue to  
work with international partners1       
including nations1 nongovernmental      
organizations1 and the private sector1  
to identify long-standing and emerging  

areas of concern in wildlife poaching   
and trafficking related to global supply
 and demand2 and  7#b7 the activities   
and required reporting of the           
,presidential ,task ,force on ,wildlife 
,trafficking1 established by ,executive 
,order #acfdh 7#gh ,fed4 ,reg4 #djfba71 
and modified by sections #bja and #cja  
of the ,eliminate1 ,neutralize1 and     
,disrupt ,wildlife ,trafficking ,act of 
#bjaf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gfba and #gfca7   
should be reauthorized to minimize the  
disruption of the work of such ,task    
,force4  #c4 ,definitions ,section #b of
 the ,eliminate1 ,neutralize1 and       
,disrupt ,wildlife ,trafficking ,act of 
#bjaf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gfja7 is amended--
 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting   
involving local communities after       
approach to conservation2  7#b7 by      
amending paragraph to read as follows3  
7#d7 ,country of concern ,the term      
country of concern means a foreign      
country specially designated by the     
,secretary of ,state pursuant to section

 #bja7;b7 as a major source of wildlife 
trafficking products or their           
derivatives1 a major transit point of   
wildlife trafficking products or their  
derivatives1 or a major consumer of     
wildlife trafficking products1 in       
which-- 7,a7 the government has actively
 engaged in1 or knowingly profited from1
 the trafficking of protected species2  
or  7,b7 the government facilitates such
 trafficking through conduct that may   
include a persistent failure to make    
serious and sustained efforts to prevent
 and prosecute such trafficking4  2 and 
7#c7 in paragraph 7#aa71 by striking    
section #bja and inserting section #cja4
  #d4 ,framework for interagency        
response and reporting  7a7             
,reauthorization of report on major     
wildlife trafficking countries ,section 
#bja of the ,eliminate1 ,neutralize1 and
 ,disrupt ,wildlife ,trafficking ,act of
 #bjaf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gfba7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking annually thereafter and        

inserting biennially thereafter by ,june
 #a of each year in which a report is   
required2 and  7#b7 by amending         
subsection 7c7 to read as follows3  7c7 
,designation ,a country may be          
designated as a country of concern under
 subsection 7b7 regardless of such      
country's status as a focus country4  4 
7b7 ,presidential ,task ,force on       
,wildlife ,trafficking responsibilities 
,section #cja7;a7 of the ,eliminate1    
,neutralize1 and ,disrupt ,wildlife     
,trafficking ,act of #bjaf 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #gfca7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#d71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 by redesignating         
paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#aj72 and  
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7  
the following3  7#e7 pursue programs--  
7,a7 to expand the role of technology   
for anti-poaching and anti-trafficking  
efforts1 in partnership with the private
 sector1 foreign governments1 academia1 
and nongovernmental organizations       
7including technology companies and the 

transportation and logistics sectors72  
and  7,b7 to enable local governments to
 develop and use such technologies2     
7#f7 consider programs and initiatives  
that address the expansion of the       
illegal wildlife trade to digital       
platforms1 including the use of digital 
currency and payment platforms for      
transactions by collaborating with the  
private sector1 academia1 and           
nongovernmental organizations1 including
 social media1 e-commerce1 and search   
engine companies1 as appropriate2  7#g7 
7,a7 establish and publish a procedure  
for removing from the list in the       
biennial report any country of concern  
that no longer meets the definition of  
country of concern under section #b7d72 
and  7,b7 include details about such    
procedure in the next report required   
under section #bja2  7#h7 7,a7 implement
 interventions to address the drivers of
 poaching1 trafficking1 and demand for  
illegal wildlife and wildlife products  
in focus countries and countries of     

concern2  7,b7 set benchmarks for       
measuring the effectiveness of such     
interventions2 and  7,c7 consider       
alignment and coordination with         
indicators developed by the ,task       
,force2  7#i7 consider additional       
opportunities to increase coordination  
between law enforcement and financial   
institutions to identify trafficking    
activity2 and  4  7c7 ,presidential     
,task ,force on ,wildlife ,trafficking  
strategic review ,section #cja of the   
,eliminate1 ,neutralize1 and ,disrupt   
,wildlife ,trafficking ,act of #bjaf    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gfca71 as amended by    
subsection 7b71 is further amended--    
7#a7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in the    
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
striking annually and inserting         
biennially2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by 
striking and at the end2  7,c7 in       
paragraph 7#e71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7,d7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#f7 an analysis of the indicators    

developed by the ,task ,force1 and      
recommended by the ,government          
,accountability ,office1 to track and   
measure inputs1 outputs1 law enforcement
 outcomes1 and the market for wildlife  
products for each focus country listed  
in the report1 including baseline       
measures1 as appropriate1 for each      
indicator in each focus country to      
determine the effectiveness and         
appropriateness of such indicators to   
assess progress and whether additional  
or separate indicators1 or adjustments  
to indicators1 may be necessary for     
focus countries4  2 and  7#b7 by        
striking subsection 7e74  #e4 ,funding  
safeguards  7a7 ,procedures for         
obtaining credible information ,section 
#fbj,m7d7 of the ,foreign ,assistance   
,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgh;d7d77
 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating     
paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g7 as
 paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 and 7#h71 
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#c7 the following3     

7#d7 routinely request and obtain such  
information from the ,united ,states    
,agency for ,international ,development1
 the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife
 ,service1 and other relevant ,federal  
agencies that partner with international
 nongovernmental conservation groups2  4
  7b7 ,required implementation ,the     
,secretary of ,state shall implement the
 procedures established pursuant to     
section #fbj,m7d7 of the ,foreign       
,assistance ,act of #aifa1 as amended by
 subsection 7a71 including vetting      
individuals and units1 whenever the     
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development1 the ,united
 ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service1  
or any other relevant ,federal agency   
that partners with international        
nongovernmental conservation groups     
provides assistance to any unit of the  
security forces of a foreign country4   
#f4 ,issuance of subpoenas in wildlife  
trafficking civil penalty enforcement   
actions  7a7 ,endangered ,species ,act  

of #aigc ,section #aa7;e7 of the        
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aedj7;e77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#g7  
,issuance of subpoenas  7,a7 ,in general
 ,for the purposes of any inspection or 
investigation relating to the import    
into1 or the export from1 the ,united   
,states of any fish or wildlife or      
plants covered under this ,act or       
relating to the delivery1 receipt1      
carrying1 transport1 shipment1 sale1 or 
offer for sale in interstate or foreign 
commerce of any such fish or wildlife or
 plants imported into or exported from  
the ,united ,states1 the ,secretary1 may
 issue subpoenas for the attendance and 
testimony of witnesses and the          
production of any papers1 books1 or     
other records relevant to the subject   
matter under investigation4  7,b7 ,fees 
and mileage for witnesses ,a witness    
summoned under subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
be paid the same fees and mileage that  
are paid to witnesses in the courts of  

the ,united ,states4  7,c7 ,refusal to  
obey subpoenas  7i7 ,in general ,in the 
case of a contumacy or refusal to obey a
 subpoena served on any person pursuant 
to this paragraph1 the district court of
 the ,united ,states for any judicial   
district in which the person is found1  
resides1 or transacts business1 on      
application by the ,united ,states and  
after notice to that person1 shall have 
jurisdiction to issue an order requiring
 that person to appear and give         
testimony before the ,secretary1 to     
appear and produce documents before the 
,secretary1 or both4  7ii7 ,failure to  
obey ,any failure to obey an order      
issued by a court under clause 7i7 may  
be punished by that court as a contempt 
of that court4  4  7b7 ,lacey ,act      
,amendments of #aiha ,section #f of the 
,lacey ,act ,amendments of #aiha 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #ccge7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7e7 ,issuance  
of subpoenas  7#a7 ,in general ,for the 
purposes of any inspection or           

investigation relating to the import    
into1 or the export from1 the ,united   
,states of any fish or wildlife or      
plants covered under the ,lacey ,act of 
#aijj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccga et seq47 or  
relating to the transport1 sale1        
receipt1 acquisition1 or purchase in    
interstate or foreign commerce of any   
such fish or wildlife or plants imported
 into or exported from the ,united      
,states1 the ,secretary may issue       
subpoenas for the attendance and        
testimony of witnesses and the          
production of any papers1 books1 or     
other records relevant to the subject   
matter under investigation4  7#b7 ,fees 
and mileage for witnesses ,a witness    
summoned under paragraph 7#a7 shall be  
paid the same fees and mileage that are 
paid to witnesses in the courts of the  
,united ,states4  7#c7 ,refusal to obey 
subpoenas  7,a7 ,in general ,in the case
 of a contumacy or refusal to obey a    
subpoena served on any person pursuant  
to this subsection1 the district court  

of the ,united ,states for any judicial 
district in which the person is found1  
resides1 or transacts business1 on      
application by the ,united ,states and  
after notice to that person1 shall have 
jurisdiction to issue an order requiring
 that person to appear and give         
testimony before the ,secretary1 to     
appear and produce documents before the 
,secretary1 or both4  7,b7 ,failure to  
obey ,any failure to obey an order      
issued by a court under subparagraph    
7,a7 may be punished by that court as a 
contempt of that court4  4  7c7 ,bald   
and ,golden ,eagle ,protection ,act     
7#a7 ,civil penalties ,subsection 7b7 of
 the first section of the ,act of ,june 
#h1 #aidj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffh7;b77      
7commonly known as the ,bald and ,golden
 ,eagle ,protection ,act71 is amended-- 
7,a7 by striking 7b7 ,whoever1 within   
the and inserting the following3  7b7   
,civil penalties  7#a7 ,in general      
,whoever1 within the  2 and  7,b7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7#b7  

,hearings2 issuance of subpoenas  7,a7  
,hearings ,hearings held during         
proceedings for the assessment of civil 
penalties under paragraph 7#a7 shall be 
conducted in accordance with section    
#eed of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7,b7 ,issuance of subpoenas  7i7 ,in  
general ,for purposes of any hearing    
held during proceedings for the         
assessment of civil penalties under     
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary may issue
 subpoenas for the attendance and       
testimony of witnesses and the          
production of relevant papers1 books1   
and documents1 and may administer oaths4
  7ii7 ,fees and mileage for witnesses  
,a witness summoned pursuant to clause  
7i7 shall be paid the same fees and     
mileage that are paid to witnesses in   
the courts of the ,united ,states4      
7iii7 ,refusal to obey subpoenas  7,i7  
,in general ,in the case of a contumacy 
or refusal to obey a subpoena served on 
any person pursuant to this             
subparagraph1 the district court of the 

,united ,states for any judicial        
district in which the person is found1  
resides1 or transacts business1 on      
application by the ,united ,states and  
after notice to that person1 shall have 
jurisdiction to issue an order requiring
 that person to appear and give         
testimony before the ,secretary1 to     
appear and produce documents before the 
,secretary1 or both4  7,,ii7 ,failure to
 obey ,any failure to obey an order     
issued by a court under subclause 7,i7  
may be punished by that court as a      
contempt of that court4  4  7#b7        
,investigatory subpoenas ,section #c of 
the ,act of ,june #h1 #aidj 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #ffh;b7 7commonly known as the
 ,bald and ,golden ,eagle ,protection   
,act71 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7d7 ,issuance of        
subpoenas  7#a7 ,in general ,for the    
purposes of any inspection or           
investigation relating to the import    
into or the export from the ,united     
,states of any bald or golden eagles    

covered under this ,act1 or any parts1  
nests1 or eggs of any such bald or      
golden eagles1 the ,secretary may issue 
subpoenas for the attendance and        
testimony of witnesses and the          
production of any papers1 books1 or     
other records relevant to the subject   
matter under investigation4  7#b7 ,fees 
and mileage for witnesses ,a witness    
summoned under paragraph 7#a7 shall be  
paid the same fees and mileage that are 
paid to witnesses in the courts of the  
,united ,states4  7#c7 ,refusal to obey 
subpoenas  7,a7 ,in general ,in the case
 of a contumacy or refusal to obey a    
subpoena served on any person pursuant  
to this subsection1 the district court  
of the ,united ,states for any judicial 
district in which the person is found1  
resides1 or transacts business1 on      
application by the ,united ,states and  
after notice to that person1 shall have 
jurisdiction to issue an order requiring
 that person to appear and give         
testimony before the ,secretary1 to     

appear and produce documents before the 
,secretary1 or both4  7,b7 ,failure to  
obey ,any failure to obey an order      
issued by a court under subparagraph    
7,a7 may be punished by that court as a 
contempt of that court4  4