,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,december #aj 7legislative day1         
,december #i71 #bjaf4  ,amendment3      
,that the bill from the ,house of       
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #dbde7 entitled
 ,an ,act to exempt exportation of      
certain echinoderms and mollusks from   
licensing requirements under the        
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc41 do 
pass with the following ,strike all     
after the enacting clause and insert the
 following3 #a4 ,expedited exportation  
of certain species  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife
 ,service 7referred to in this section  
as the ,director7 shall issue a proposed
 rule to amend section #ad4ib of title  
#ej1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to 
establish expedited procedures relating 
to the export permission requirements of
 section #i7;d77#a7 of the ,endangered  
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aech7;d77#a77 for fish or wildlife     

described in subsection 7c74  7b7       
,exemptions  7#a7 ,in general ,as part  
of the rulemaking under subsection 7a71 
subject to paragraph 7#b71 the ,director
 may provide an exemption from the      
requirement to procure-- 7,a7 permission
 under section #i7;d77#a7 of the        
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aech7;d77#a772 or  7,b7 an   
export license under subpart ,i of part 
#ad of title #ej1 ,code of ,federal     
,regulations4  7#b7 ,limitations ,the   
,director shall not provide an exemption
 under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 unless the 
,director determines that the exemption 
will not have a significant negative    
impact on the conservation of the       
species that is the subject of the      
exemption2 or  7,b7 to an entity that   
has been convicted of a violation of a  
,federal law relating to the            
importation1 transportation1 or         
exportation of wildlife during a period 
of not less than #e years ending on the 
date on which the entity applies for    

exemption under paragraph 7#a74  7c7    
,covered fish or wildlife ,the fish or  
wildlife described in this subsection   
are the species commonly known as sea   
urchins and sea cucumbers 7including any
 product of a sea urchin or sea         
cucumber7 that-- 7#a7 do not require a  
permit under part #af1 #ag1 or #bc of   
title #ej1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations2 and  7#b7 are exported for
 purposes of human or animal            
consumption4  ,secretary