,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjac ,mr4  
,young of ,alaska introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,endangered    
,species ,act of #aigc to promote       
sustainable-use conservation1 to        
harmonize that ,act with the ,convention
 on ,international ,trade in ,endangered
 ,species of ,wild ,fauna and ,flora1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,enhancement of ,species ,survival ,act4
  #b4 ,definition ,section #c of the    
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aecb7 is amended by          
redesignating paragraphs 7#g7 through   
7#aj7 as paragraphs 7#h7 through 7#aa71 
and inserting after paragraph 7#f7 the  
following3  7#g7 ,the term enhancement  
of propagation or survival means        
directly or indirectly improving a      
species' sustainability in the wild1    

including any measure that--  7,a7      
benefits the species' population        
numbers1 health1 or habitat2  7,b7      
reduces a threat to the species2 or     
7,c7 increases the social tolerance of  
the species4  4  #c4 ,enhancement       
finding ,section #aj7;a77#a7 of the     
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeci7;a77#a77 is amended--   
7#a7 in the matter preceding            
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking may      
permit2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,a7--    
7,a7 by inserting shall permit before   
any act2 and  7,b7 by striking or after 
the semicolon at the end2  7#c7 in      
subparagraph 7,b7--  7,a7 by inserting  
may permit before any act2 and  7,b7 by 
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#d7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
shall permit importation of a           
sport-hunted trophy or other specimen   
that was legally taken from a population
 of a species that is not native to the 
,united ,states 7including a domestic   

population of such a species71 if--  7i7
 7,i7 the population is listed as an    
endangered species or threatened species
 under section #d and is listed under   
,appendix ,,ii to the ,convention2 and  
7,,ii7 all trade in the trophy or       
specimen is in accordance with all      
requirements in ,article ,,iv of the    
,convention and any relevant resolutions
 adopted by the ,convention ,conference 
of the ,parties2 or  7ii7 7,i7 the      
population is listed in ,appendix ,i to 
the ,convention2  7,,ii7 in the case of 
a sport-hunted trophy or other specimen1
 all trade in the trophy or specimen is 
in accordance with all requirements of  
,article ,,iii of the ,convention and   
all relevant resolutions and quotas     
adopted by the ,convention ,conference  
of the ,parties2 and  7,,iii7 in the    
case of a ranched or captive bred       
specimen1 all commercial trade in such  
specimen is in accordance with clause #d
 of ,article ,,vii of the ,convention   
and with all relevant clarifying        

resolutions and quotas adopted by the   
,convention ,conference of the ,parties2
 and  7,d7 shall permit under           
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,c71            
notwithstanding sections #c7a77;,c7 and 
#aja7;a77#a7 of the ,marine ,mammal     
,protection ,act of #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #acfb7a77;,c71 #acga7;a77#a771         
importation of a sport-hunted trophy or 
other specimen of a marine mammal that  
has been legally taken from a population
 that is depleted under such ,act solely
 by reason of section #c7a77;,c7 of that
 ,act4  4  #d4 ,implementation ,the     
,secretary1 as that term is used in the 
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 shall1 by not 
later than #abj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 promulgate      
regulations implementing the amendments 
made by this ,act1 including criteria   
for the issuance of permits under       
section #aj7;a77#a77;,a7 of such ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeci7;a77#a771 as       
amended by this ,act4