,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #baeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 
,fleming introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
exempt from the ,lacey ,act ,amendments 
of #aiha the expedited removal from the 
,united ,states of certain snake        
species1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,expedited ,departure of ,certain   
,snake ,species ,act4  #b4 ,compliance  
with ,lacey ,act  7a7 ,in general ,for  
purposes of the ,lacey ,act ,amendments 
of #aiha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ccga et seq471 
a qualified stop of a covered snake     
shall not be treated as occurring in    
interstate commerce4  7b7 ,definitions  
,in this section3  7#a7 ,covered snake  
,the term covered snake means any--     
7,a7 ,burmese python 7,python molurus   
bivittatus72  7,b7 ,indian python       
7,python molurus molurus72  7,c7        
,northern ,african python 7,python      

sebae72  7,d7 ,southern ,african python 
7,python natalensis72 and  7,e7 ,yellow 
anaconda 7,eunectes notaeus74  7#b7     
,designated airport ,the term designated
 airport means an airport located at a  
designated port as defined by the       
,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife     
,service under section #ad4ab of title  
#ej1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4    
7#c7 ,qualified stop ,the term qualified
 stop--  7,a7 except as provided in     
subparagraph 7,c71 means any            
intermediate stop in an airport of a    
covered snake in a secure container in  
the course of transport of such snake   
that--  7i7 begins in a designated      
airport2 and  7ii7 ends at a place      
outside of the ,united ,states not later
 than #dh hours after such transport    
begins2  7,b7 may include--  7i7 such a 
stop at an airport that is not a        
designated airport1 to refuel or take on
 additional cargo or passengers2 or     
7ii7 transfer of the secure container in
 an airport between aircraft used for   

such transport outside of the ,united   
,states2 and  7,c7 does not include any 
stop in ,hawaii4