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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act of 2018 or the RAWR Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize Department of State rewards for a person who assists in the arrest or conviction of wildlife traffickers. Wildlife trafficking is the poaching or other illegal taking of protected or managed species and the illegal trade in wildlife and their related parts and products.</p>]]></text>
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