16 U.S.C. § 7621
Not later than one year after October 7, 2016, and biennially thereafter by June 1 of each year in which a report is required, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to Congress a report that lists each country determined by the Secretary of State to be a focus country within the meaning of this chapter.
In each report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, shall also list each country determined by the Secretary of State to be a country of concern within the meaning of this chapter1
Concurrently with the first report required under this section and submitted after December 23, 2022, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, shall publish in the Federal Register a procedure for removing from the list described in subsection (b) any country that no longer meets the definition of country of concern under section 7601(4) of this title.
This section shall cease to have force or effect on September 30, 2028.
1So in original. Probably should be followed by a period.
16 U.S.C. § 7621
Termination of Section For termination of section on Sept. 30, 2028, see subsec. (d) of this section.
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 114-231, 130 Stat. 949, known as the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note under section 7601 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117-263, §5943(c)(1)(A), substituted "biennially thereafter by June 1 of each year in which a report is required" for "annually thereafter".Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117-263, §5943(c)(1)(B), substituted "shall also list each country determined by the Secretary of State to be a country of concern within the meaning of this chapter" for "shall identify each country of concern listed in the report the government of which has actively engaged in or knowingly profited from the trafficking of endangered or threatened species."Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 117-263, §5943(c)(1)(C), added subsecs. (c) and (d) and struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (c) read as follows: "This section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after October 7, 2016."
- country of concern
- The term "country of concern" means a foreign country specially designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 7621(b) of this title as a major source of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, a major transit point of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, or a major consumer of wildlife trafficking products, in which-(A) the government has actively engaged in, or knowingly profited from, the trafficking of protected species; or(B) the government facilitates such trafficking through conduct that may include a persistent failure to make serious and sustained efforts to prevent and prosecute such trafficking.
- focus country
- The term "focus country" refers to a foreign country determined by the Secretary of State to be a major source of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, a major transit point of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, or a major consumer of wildlife trafficking products.
- wildlife trafficking
- The term "wildlife trafficking" refers to the poaching or other illegal taking of protected or managed species and the illegal trade in wildlife and their related parts and products.