,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dbhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bd1 #bjad ,mr4  
,neugebau] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc to      
enc\rage great] ,/ate input & au?ority  
ov] species & habitat managem5t by all[+
 ,/ates to propose & implem5t ,/ate     
,protective ,action be=e species are    
li/$ "u t ,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,esa ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjad4  #b4    
,endang]$ & ?reat5$ species ,/ate       
,protective ,actions ,section #d7;c7 ( !
 ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;c77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+
 ,! ,secret>y %all & ins]t+ ,except z   
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 ! ,secret>y    
%all2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7#c7 ,/ate ,protective ,action  7,a7  
,exclusion f li/s ,! ,secret>y %all n   
include 9 a li/ "u ?is subsection any   

population ( a species 9 a ,/ate if !   
,secret>y has approv$ a ,/ate           
,protective ,action = su* population 9  
accordance ) ?is p>agraph4  7,b7        
,publication ( notice ,n lat] ?an #ij   
days be=e propos+ to add a species to a 
li/ "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all 
notify ea* ,/ate 9 :i* a population ( ! 
species occurs ( ! opportunity to submit
 to ! ,secret>y a propos$ ,/ate         
,protective ,action = ! species 9 t     
,/ate1 includ+ specification ( ! crit]ia
 = approval ( su* an action "u ?is      
p>agraph4  7,c7 ,submission by /ate ,ea*
 ,/ate notifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,b71 or  
gr\p ( su* ,/ates1 may submit to !      
,secret>y a propos$ ,/ate ,protective   
,action = ! species 9 su* ,/ate or      
,/ates )9 ! p]iod specifi$ by !         
,secret>y = ! submission ( public comm5t
 reg>d+ ! inclusion ( ! species 9 ! li/4
  7,d7 ,guidance to /ates ,dur+         
prep>ation ( a propos$ ,/ate ,protective
 ,action "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !         
,secret>y %all provide guidance to !    

,/ate reg>d+ su* prep>ation4  7,e7      
,approval or disapproval2 resubmission  
,! ,secret>y %all--  7i7 approve or     
disapprove a propos$ ,/ate ,protective  
,action by n lat] ?an #de days aft] !   
date x is submitt$2  7ii7 approve su* an
 action if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t x     
meets ! crit]ia specifi$ = approval 9 ! 
notification "u subp>agraph 7,b72  7iii7
 ^u disapprov+ su* an action--  7,i7    
provide ! writt5 comm5ts expla9+        
specifically :y ! action 0 n approv$2   
7,,ii7 all[ ! propos$ action to be      
resubmitt$ at any "t be=e ! end ( !     
#de-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date !       
,secret>y provides su* comm5ts2 &       
7,,iii7 by n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !   
end ( su* p]iod1 issue a f9al decision  
reg>d+ ! propos$ action4  7,f7          
,limitation on f9al li/+ ,! ,secret>y   
may n add a population ( a species to a 
li/ be=e ! date ! ,secret>y has made a  
f9al det]m9ation reg>d+ approval ( ea*  
,/ate ,protective ,action = su*         
population t has be5 submitt$ 9         

accordance ) ?is p>agraph4  7,g7        
,qualification = grants ,= purposes (   
subsection 7d71 a ,/ate ,protective     
,action approv$ by ! ,secret>y "u ?is   
p>agraph %all be treat$ z a coop]ative  
agreem5t ent]$ into pursuant to ?is     
subsection4  7,h7 ,review ( plans ,e #e 
ye>s aft] approv+ a ,/ate ,protective   
,action1 ! ,secret>y %all review !      
implem5tation & effectiv5ess ( ! action1
 & if necess>y provide guidance on      
improvem5ts or revisions t are requir$  
to ma9ta9 ! ,secret>y's approval ( !    
action4  7,i7 ,revocation ( ,approval ,!
 ,secret>y may revoke approval ( a ,/ate
 ,protective ,action = a population &   
propose add+ su* species to a li/ "u ?is
 subsection if at any "t aft] completion
 ( ! fir/ review "u subp>agraph 7,h7 !  
,secret>y det]m9es t--  7i7 ! ,/ate has 
fail$ to implem5t ! action2 or  7ii7 !  
action has fail$ to make measurable     
progress t[>d a*iev+ ! recov]y crit]ia =
 ! population4  7,j7 ,t]m9ation ,!      
,secret>y may t]m9ate ! effectiv5ess ( a

 ,/ate ,protective ,action approv$ "u   
?is p>agraph1 includ+ review reg>d+ !   
action "u subp>agraph 7,h71 if !        
,secret>y det]m9es t recov]y crit]ia = !
 population h be5 a*iev$4  4