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4.91. (...). The pandemic also delayed the implementation of the Lacey Act's Phase Six enforcement measures, originally scheduled for October 2020. USDA announced the implementation of the measures effective 1 October 2021. [79]
[79] The Lacey Act forbids the importation of illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold fish, plants, wildlife or wildlife. See: APHIS (2021), "APHIS Announces Phase Six Lacey Act Enforcement Schedule Effective Date of October 1, 2021", 21 July. Viewed at: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/stakeholder-messages/plant-health-news/six-lacey-act-enforcement-schedule#:~:text=Program%20Updates-,APHIS%20Announces%20Phase%20Six%20Lacey%20Act.

4.92. (...). The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) also provided funds for new forest programs and other forestry/wood funding measures, including: (i) mechanical thinning and timber harvesting in an ecologically appropriate manner (USD 500 million); (ii) loan guarantees or low interest loans for wood facilities that purchase by-products of restoration treatments (USD 400 million); (iii) reforestation (public and private lands) (USD 200 million); (iv) the REPLANT Act, which adds funds to the Reforestation Trust Fund for restoration ; and (v) wood innovation projects (USD 460 million).

4.93. The Forest Service has a section on International Programs that supports sustainable forest management and biodiversity internationally. The Forest Service works with other U.S. agencies, in particular USAID, to conduct various programs abroad. These programs include Sustainable Forestry & Natural Resource Management, Disaster Assistance & Preparedness, International Law Enforcement (e.g. to combat illegal logging), Migratory Species, and Invasive Species. The United States supports in-country forest programs through its foreign assistance agency. (...). Assistance is planned in cooperation with governments and local stakeholders and includes support for strengthening forest conservation, management, and restoration; (...); engaging the private sector to mobilize financing for sustainable activities; (...).

4.94. The Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division engages in bilateral programming to enhance the capacity of law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges to investigate and prosecute timber trafficking crimes.

4.95. (...). It [The United States ] is also a member of the 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTO) that supports sustainable management and conservation of tropical forests. (...). The United States announced its Plan to Conserve Global Forests, launched the Forest Investor Club and the Forest Finance Risk Consortium (FFRC), endorsed the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use, and joined the Global Forest Finance Pledge. The Plan to Conserve Global Forests pledges USD 9 billion for international climate funding, subject to Congressional appropriations.

4.97. (...) The United States has also taken a leadership role in many international initiatives, in particular to promote sustainable fishing; combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

4.102. The importation of fish or seafood is controlled at the border by CBP, but other government agencies also have a role, in particular the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), NMFS, and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). FWS regulates the importation, exportation, and transport of certain wildlife species through a licensing and declaration process. FWS also issues permits and certificates to ensure compliance with CITES and the Endangered Species Act. (...)

4.104. The United States implements the Tuna Tracking and Verification Program (TTVP) at the border to monitor imports of all processed and frozen tuna and tuna products (not fresh tuna) and certify the "dolphin safe" status in conformity with the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act. [97] The TTVP requires the submission of a Fisheries Certificate of Origin as part of the import process with CBP, along with attached certifications (i.e. Captain's Statement, Observer Statement, and/or International Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP) Member Nation Certification), so as to authenticate dolphin-safe claims. The IDCP Member Nation Certificate requirement applies to certain tuna harvested by purse seine vessels with a carrying capacity over 400 short tons in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP). All of these documents must be submitted to CBP prior to entry through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) interface (single window). In addition, for tuna products designated dolphin-safe, the importer of record must maintain recordkeeping information on the complete chain of custody and ensure that such information is readily available to the NMFS upon request. (...)
[97] Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act, 16 U.S.C. 1385.

4.107. Since 1991, the United States has maintained an import ban on wild-caught shrimp and prawns due to harvesting methods that may adversely affect sea turtles (P.L. 101 162, Section 609). Imports are limited to those from sources that have gone through an annual procedure that certifies their fishing environments do not pose a danger to sea turtles or that their sea turtle protection programs are comparable to that of the United States. (...) A similar measure is in place with respect to yellowfin tuna caught using purse seine fishing gear in the ETP. Importation is prohibited pursuant to the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), 16 U.S.C. 1371, from any nation that harvests yellowfin tuna in the ETP using purse seine vessels that have more than 400 short tons (363 metric tons) carrying capacity if that nation has not received an affirmative finding from the Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries regarding its membership in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and compliance with rules regarding dolphin protection under the IDCP. (...)

4.108. The provisions of the MMPA have generally wide-ranging requirements that prohibit importation of fish and fish products if the fishing technology results in the serious injury or death of marine mammals in excess of U.S. standards. (...)