,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #behg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aj1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,alexander introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,endangered       
,species ,act of #aigc to protect and   
conserve species and the lawful         
possession of certain ivory in the      
,united ,states1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,lawful ,ivory ,protection 
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,amendment to       
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc      
,section #aa7;f7 of the ,endangered     
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aedj7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 by         
inserting 7#a7 after the subsection     
heading2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7#b7 7,a7 ,except as    
provided in this paragraph1 regulations 
promulgated under paragraph 7#a71       
including policies1 orders1 or practices

 pursuant to such regulations1 may not--
 7i7 prohibit or restrict the           
possession1 sale1 delivery1 receipt1    
shipping1 or transportation1 within the 
,united ,states1 of elephant ivory that 
has been lawfully imported into the     
,united ,states2  7ii7 change any       
methods of1 or standards for1           
determining if such ivory has been      
lawfully imported that were in effect on
 ,february #bd1 #bjad1 including any    
applicable presumptions and burdens of  
proof with respect to such              
determinations2  7iii7 prohibit or      
restrict the importation of such ivory  
that was lawfully importable into the   
,united ,states on ,february #bd1 #bjad2
 or  7iv7 prohibit or restrict the      
possession of such ivory that was       
lawfully possessable in the ,united     
,states on ,february #bd1 #bjad4  7,b7  
,subparagraph 7,a7 does not apply to    
regulations1 including policies1 orders1
 or practices pursuant to such          
regulations1 that were in effect on     

,february #bd1 #bjad4  7,c7 ,regulations
 promulgated under paragraph 7#a71      
including policies1 orders1 or practices
 pursuant to such regulations1 that     
became effective during the period      
beginning on ,february #be1 #bjad1 and  
ending on the date of enactment of this 
paragraph1 shall be revised1 as         
necessary1 to comply with the           
requirements specified in subparagraph  
7,a7 for regulations promulgated after  
such date of enactment4  4