,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dgig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #b1 #bjad ,mr4  
,duncan ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,buc%on1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,cram]1   
,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,johnson
 ( ,ohio1 & ,mrs4 ,black7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to update avian protection laws
 9 ord] to support an all-(-!-above     
dome/ic en]gy /rategy1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,cl>ification ( ,legal ,en=cem5t    
,aga9/ ,non-crim9al ,en]gy ,produc]s    
,act ( #bjad or ! ,,clean ,en]gy        
,produc]s ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
,migratory ,bird ,treaty ,act 7,,mbta7 0
 enact$ 9 #aiah to protect ! migratory  
bird population f ov]hunt+ & poa*+ & has
 n be5 updat$ to reflect ! societal     
*anges t h occurr$ 9 our ,nation ov] !  
la/ #ie ye>s4  7#b7 ,anyone involv$ 9 an
 o!rwise legal activity may be subject  

to crim9al liability = ! un9t5tional    
dea? ( any "o ( ov] #a1jjj species (    
birds protect$ "u ! ,,mbta4  7#c7 ,!    
,act ( ,june #h1 #aidj 7*apt] #bgh2 #af 
,u4,s4,c4 #ffh71 popul>ly kn[n z ! ,bald
 & ,gold5 ,eagle ,protection ,act       
7,,bgepa71 0 fir/ enact$ 9 #aidj to     
protect ! dw9dl+ population ( bald      
eagles & am5d$ 9 #aifb to cov] gold5    
eagles 9 ord] to provide additional     
protective measures = bald eagles & =   
o!r purposes4  7#d7 ,! ,,bgepa includes 
a program = ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to issue 
p]mits 9 ord] to protect companies f    
legal liability if eagles are           
un9t5tionally injur$ or kill$1 b !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has fail$ to issue     
p]mits issu$ "u ! program4  7#e7 ,among 
o!r goals1 ! ,,bgepa's p]mit program 0  
e/abli%$ to assure ! protection (       
int]e/s fundam5tal to ! basic op]ation (
 our society l agriculture & en]gy      
infra/ructure developm5t & ma9t5ance4   
7#f7 ,! ,,bgepa 0 successful 9 help+ !  
ov]all eagle population recov]1 lead+ to

 bald eagles be+ remov$ f ! li/ (       
?reat5$ & endang]$ species 9 #bjjg4     
7#g7 ,!re are diff]+ legal & judicial   
int]pretations reg>d+ ! scope (         
crim9ality 9 ^? /atutes4  7#h7 ,x appe>s
 crim9al prosecution "u ^? /atutes has  
be5 subjective1 selective1 & n appli$   
uni=mly & fairly across all sectors (   
society4  7#i7 ,^? /atutes ne$ to be    
updat$ to reflect significant *anges 9  
our ,nation ov] ! la/ half c5tury1      
includ+ ! urbanization ( rural areas &  
h[ dome/ic en]gy is produc$1 transmitt$1
 & di/ribut$4  7#aj7 ,protect+ ! avian  
population & its habitat is important4  
7#aa7 ,f$]al en=cem5t actions %\ld be   
appropriate1 uni=m1 nondiscrim9atory1 & 
j4  #c4 ,p]mits = incid5tal take        
,section #a ( ! ,act ( ,june #h1 #aidj  
7*apt] #bgh2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffh71       
popul>ly kn[n z ! ,bald & ,gold5 ,eagle 
,protection ,act1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7d7 ,p]mits = incid5tal  
take ,^u submission ( a sub/antially    
complet$ application1 ! ,secret>y %all  

issue or d5y an eagle take p]mit = no   
less ?an #cj ye>s "u section #bb4bf (   
title #ej1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
t au?orizes tak+ ( any bald eagle or    
gold5 eagle t is incid5tal to1 b n !    
purpose (1 an o!rwise lawful activity4  
,failure to issue or d5y su* a p]mit )9 
a reasonable "t 7:i* %all n exce$ "o    
ye>7 is deem$ issuance ( su* p]mit1 & ! 
applicant %all n be subject to liability
 = any incid5tal take ( a bald eagle or 
gold5 eagle t is 9 con=mity ) !         
in=mation submitt$ to ! ,secret>y z "p (
 ! application = ! p]mit4  4  #d4       
,migratory ,bird ,treaty ,act ,section  
#f7;a7 ( ! ,migratory ,bird ,treaty ,act
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gjg7;a77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ %all ! fir/ & second place
 x appe>s & ins]t+ %all ) int5t kn[+ly2 
&  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,= ! 
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ) int5t      
kn[+ly does n include any tak+1 kill+1  
or o!r h>m to any migratory bird t is   
accid5tal or incid5tal to ! pres5ce or  
op]ation ( an o!rwise lawful activity44