Sec. 2. Purposes
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The purposes of this Act are to— direct Federal agencies to implement authorities under current law to reward whistleblowers who furnish information that leads to an arrest, criminal conviction, civil penalty assessment, or forfeiture of property for any wildlife trafficking violation; provide a standardized process for determining and adjudicating awards to whistleblowers under such authorities; amend the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 ( 16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) to make United States territories eligible for Federal funding and assistance and provide for the conservation of freshwater turtles and tortoises under such Act; direct any fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property from violations of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) to support marine mammal conservation; direct any fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property from shark finning violations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) to support shark conservation; authorize the International Wildlife Conservation Program to be administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; authorize the Secretary of the Interior to station United States Fish and Wildlife Service officials in high-intensity wildlife trafficking areas abroad; make wildlife trafficking a predicate offense under section 1892 of title 18, United States Code (popularly known as the Travel Act), and the racketeering prohibitions
(RICO)of chapter 96 of such title; direct any civil penalties, fines, forfeitures, and restitution from wildlife trafficking violations under section 1892 of title 18, United States Code (popularly known as the Travel Act), and the racketeering prohibitions
(RICO)of chapter 96 of such title to support wildlife conservation; make violations for illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) a predicate offense under the money laundering statute (section 1956 of title 18, United States Code); and direct any civil penalties, fines, forfeitures, and restitution from wildlife trafficking violations of money laundering statutes (including section 1956 of title 18, United States Code, as enacted by Public Law 114–231 ) to support wildlife conservation.
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