,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aa1 #bjae 
,ms4 ,pingree 7for herself and ,mr4     
,poliquin7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and  
in addition to the ,committees on ,ways 
and ,means and ,foreign ,affairs1 for a 
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
exempt importation and exportation of   
sea urchins and sea cucumbers from      
licensing requirements under the        
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc4  #a4
 ,exemption of importation and          
exportation of sea urchins and sea      
cucumbers from licensing requirement    
7a7 ,exemption ,notwithstanding section 
#i7;d77#a7 of the ,endangered ,species  
,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4            
#aech7;d77#a77 and section #ad4ia of    

title #ej1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 any person may engage in  
business as an importer or exporter of  
fish or wildlife described in subsection
 7b7 of this section without procuring  
an import_/export license under such    
section of that ,act or subpart ,i of   
part #ad of such title4  7b7 ,covered   
fish or wildlife ,the fish or wildlife  
referred to in subsection 7a7 are       
members of the phylum ,echinodermata    
that are commonly known as sea urchins  
and sea cucumbers1 including products   
thereof1 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--  7,a7     
imported or exported for purposes of    
human or animal consumption2 or  7,b7   
taken in waters under the jurisdiction  
of the ,united ,states or on the high   
seas for recreational purposes4