Sec. 302. Anti-trafficking programs
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The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in collaboration with the heads of other relevant United States agencies and communities, regions, and governments in countries of concern, may design and implement programs in countries of concern to carry out the recommendations made in the strategic plan required by section 201(a)(3), among other goals, with clear and measurable targets and indicators of success, to increase the capacity of wildlife law enforcement and customs and border security officers in countries of concern to improve their ability to conduct— professional investigations, including using law enforcement techniques such as controlled deliveries, undercover investigations, and the development of informer networks and actionable intelligence; market inspections and associated enforcement actions; border inspections, including the use of sniffer dogs and other detection equipment to identify elephant ivory, rhinoceros horn, and products made from such ivory or horn, as well as other illegal wildlife and wildlife products; shipment and trafficking risk analyses and associated targeting of high-risk shipments; assessments of technology needs in countries of concern and promotion of the use of technology to improve investigation and prosecution of wildlife crimes, while taking into account the limitations of technology and appropriateness of using technology in each country of concern;
DNA-based and forensic identification of wildlife products in trade, including assistance with advanced techniques for determining the age and origin of ivory and ivory products and rhinoceros horn; and training for law enforcement personnel in complex investigations that have not traditionally included wildlife crime, but could in the future, including with respect to international matters, financial issues, government corruption, electronic evidence, and computer forensics.
The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in collaboration with other relevant United States agencies, nongovernmental partners, and international bodies, and in collaboration with communities, regions, and governments in countries of concern, may design and implement programs in countries of concern to carry out the recommendations made in the strategic plan required by section 201(a)(3), among other goals, to better understand and combat the transnational trade in illegal wildlife, including programs that— improve understanding of the status of and trends in transnational wildlife trafficking, poaching locations, ports of entry and exit, and trade routes; increase and institutionalize the capacity, coordination, and technical expertise of governments and regional law enforcement bodies to disrupt illegal wildlife trafficking routes and cartels, including through enhanced investigation techniques and informant networks; identify linkages to other transnational criminal activities and organizations and other forms of illegal trade and utilize existing resources, enforcement tools, and legal authorities to coordinate efforts; identify and make transparent the role of money laundering, shell companies, and other illegal financial practices in international organized wildlife crime that help link source, transit, and demand countries; help to elevate and sustain the priority and importance placed on wildlife trafficking issues by community, national, regional and international law enforcement and security bodies; and may place, as feasible and appropriate, United States wildlife law enforcement officers in countries of concern.