,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bb1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 and ,mr4 ,moran7   
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   
require publication on the ,internet of 
the basis for determinations that       
species are endangered species or       
threatened species1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the #bast ,century     
,endangered ,species ,transparency ,act4
  #b4  ,requirement to publish on       
,internet basis for listings  ,section  
#d7;b7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;b77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7#i7  
,publication on ,internet of basis for  
listings ,the ,secretary shall make     
publicly available on the ,internet the 

best scientific and commercial data     
available that are the basis for each   
regulation1 including each proposed     
regulation1 promulgated under subsection
 7a77#a71 except that1 at the request of
 a ,governor or legislature of a ,state1
 the ,secretary shall not make available
 under this paragraph information       
regarding which the ,state has          
determined public disclosure is         
prohibited by a law of that ,state      
relating to the protection of personal  
information4  4