Sec. 4. Framework for interagency response and reporting
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Section 201 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 ( 16 U.S.C. 7621 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking annually thereafter and inserting biennially thereafter by June 1 of each year in which a report is required ; and by amending subsection
(c)to read as follows: A country may be designated as a country of concern under subsection
(b)regardless of such country’s status as a focus country. . Section 301(a) of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 ( 16 U.S.C. 7631(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph
(5)as paragraph (10); and by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following: pursue programs— to expand the role of technology for anti-poaching and anti-trafficking efforts, in partnership with the private sector, foreign governments, academia, and nongovernmental organizations (including technology companies and the transportation and logistics sectors); and to enable local governments to develop and use such technologies; consider programs and initiatives that address the expansion of the illegal wildlife trade to digital platforms, including the use of digital currency and payment platforms for transactions by collaborating with the private sector, academia, and nongovernmental organizations, including social media, e-commerce, and search engine companies, as appropriate; 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 2(4); include details about such procedure in the next report required under section 201; implement interventions to address the drivers of poaching, trafficking, and demand for illegal wildlife and wildlife products in focus countries and countries of concern; set benchmarks for measuring the effectiveness of such interventions; and consider alignment and coordination with indicators developed by the Task Force; consider additional opportunities to increase coordination between law enforcement and financial institutions to identify trafficking activity; and . Section 301 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 ( 16 U.S.C. 7631 ), as amended by subsection (b), is further amended— in subsection (d)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking annually and inserting biennially ; in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: an analysis of the indicators developed by the Task Force, and recommended by the Government Accountability Office, to track and measure inputs, outputs, law enforcement outcomes, and the market for wildlife products for each focus country listed in the report, including baseline measures, as appropriate, for each indicator in each focus country to determine the effectiveness and appropriateness of such indicators to assess progress and whether additional or separate indicators, or adjustments to indicators, may be necessary for focus countries. ; and by striking subsection (e).
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