,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #biaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjae ,mr4 
,gos> 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4    
,franks ( ,arizona1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4
 ,pe>ce1 ,mr4 ,pet]son1 ,mr4 ,salmon1   
,mr4 ,s*weik]t1 ,mr4 ,z9ke1 & ,mr4      
,gro?man7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice's
 ,mexican wolf noness5tial exp]im5tal   
population #aj7;j7 rule has no =ce or   
effect1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,mexican
 ,wolf ,transp>5cy & ,acc\ntability     
,act4  #b4 ,no =ce or effect  7a7 ,f9d+s
 ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!   
,mexican wolf population has increas$ by
 #aj p]c5t 9 rec5t ye>s1 includ+        
increases 9 population 9 ea* ( ! la/ #e 
ye>s4  7#b7 ,at ! end ( #bjad1 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice docum5t$
 a pres5ce ( a m9imum ( #aji ,mexican   
wolves on ! l&scape4 ,! ,s]vice fur!r   

/at$ on a conf]5ce call on ,janu>y #ag1 
#bjae t !re are an additional #bej      
,mexican wolves 9 captivity4  7#c7 ,!   
,mexican wolf population n 9 captivity  
increas$ #ca p]c5t 9 #bjad4  7#d7 ,ne>ly
 #ij p]c5t ( ! ,mexican wolf's orig9al  
habitat 0 )9 ! bord]s ( ,mexico4  7#e7  
,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife       
,s]vice1 "u ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( 
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 has
 be5 us+ ! same recov]y plan = !        
,mexican wolf s9ce ! e>ly #aihjs4  7#f7 
,t plan is n bas$ on ! be/ available    
sci5ce & is significantly out ( date4   
7#g7 ,(ficials h be5 call+ = ye>s = an  
updat$ recov]y plan t includes metrics  
t1 if met1 w all[ = deli/+ ( ! ,mexican 
wolf4  7#h7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &     
,wildlife ,s]vice has fail$ to issue &  
comply ) an updat$ recov]y plan despite 
ackn[l$g+ t ! curr5t plan is n 9        
compliance ) t ,act4  7#i7 ,new rules   
issu$ = ! ,mexican wolf dramatically    
exp& to p>ts ( ,new ,mexico & ,arizona1 
! bord] ( ,mexico1 & ! bord] ( ,texas ! 

area = an exp]im5tal program4  7#aj7 ,! 
#aj7;j7 noness5tial exp]im5tal          
population program = ! ,mexican wolf    
fail$ to secure fund+ be=e be+          
implem5t$4  7#aa7 ,any future recov]y   
plan = ! ,mexican wolf mu/ incorporate !
 recov]y "w und]way 9 ,mexico4  7b7 ,no 
=ce or effect ,! det]m9ation by ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice ( !    
endang]$ /atus = ! ,mexican wolf 7,canis
 lupus baileyi7 "u ! ,endang]$ ,species 
,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et    
seq471 publi%$ ,janu>y #af1 #bjae 7#hj  
,f$4 ,reg4 #bdhh71 & ! li/+ ( su*       
species z an endang]$ species "u t ,act 
pursuant to su* det]m9ation1 %all h no  
=ce or effect4  7c7 ,t]m9ation ( rule ,!
 f9al rule entitl$ ,endang]$ & ,?reat5$ 
,wildlife & ,plants2 ,revision to !     
,regulations = ! ,noness5tial           
,exp]im5tal ,population ( ! ,mexican    
,wolf1 publi%$ ,janu>y #af1 #bjae 7#hj  
,f$4 ,reg4 #beab7 %all also h no =ce or 
effect4