Sec. 8. Wildlife trafficking violations as predicate offenses under racketeering and money laundering statutes
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Section 1952 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b)— by striking or
(3)and inserting
(3); and by striking of this title and
(ii)and inserting the following: of this title, or
(4)any act that is a criminal violation of section 9(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( ; and 16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1) ), section 2203 of the African Elephant Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4223 ), or section 7(a) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 5305a(a) ), if the endangered or threatened species, products, items, or substances involved in the violation and relevant conduct, as applicable, have a total value of more than $10,000 and
(ii)by adding at the end the following: Any amounts received by the United States as fines, forfeitures of property or assets, or restitution to the Government for any violation under this section that involves an unlawful activity described in subsection (b)(i)(4) shall be transferred by the Secretary of the Treasury, to the extent practicable, to the Multinational Species Conservation Fund and used as provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the benefit of the species impacted by the applicable violation. . Section 1956 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (c)(7)— in subparagraph (E), by striking or at the end; in subparagraph (F), by adding or at the end; and by adding at the end the following: any act or acts constituting a criminal violation of section 9(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1) ), section 2203 of the African Elephant Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4223 ), or section 7(a) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 5305a(a) ), if the endangered or threatened species, products, items, or substances involved in the violation and relevant conduct, as applicable, have a total value of more than $10,000; ; and by adding at the end the following: Any amounts received by the United States as fines, forfeitures of property or assets, or restitution to the Government for any violation under this section that involves an unlawful activity described in subsection (c)(7)(G) shall be transferred by the Secretary of the Treasury, to the extent practicable, to the Multinational Species Conservation Fund and used as provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the benefit of the species impacted by the applicable violation. . Chapter 96 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in section 1961(1)— by striking or
(G)and inserting
(G); and by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , or
(H)any act constituting a criminal violation of section 9(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( ; and 16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1) ), section 2203 of the African Elephant Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4223 ), or section 7(a) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 5305a(a) ), if the endangered or threatened species, products, items, or substances involved in the violation and relevant conduct, as applicable, have a total value of more than $10,000 in section 1963, by adding at the end the following: Any amounts received by the United States as fines, forfeitures of property or assets, or restitution to the Government for any violation under section 1962 that is based on racketeering activity described in section 1961(1)(H) shall be transferred by the Secretary of the Treasury, to the extent practicable, to the Multinational Species Conservation Fund and used as provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the benefit of the species impacted by the applicable violation. . Section 1402(b)(1)(A) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 42 U.S.C. 10601(b)(1)(A) ) is amended— in clause (i), by striking and at the end; and by adding at the end the following: sections 1952(f), 1956(j), and 1963(n) of title 18, United States Code; and . Section 524(c)(4)(A) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting before or the Postmaster General the following: or section 1952(f), 1956(j), or 1963(n) of title 18, .
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