,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #dbde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #g1 
#bjaf,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to exempt  
exportation of certain echinoderms and  
mollusks from licensing requirements    
under the ,endangered ,species ,act of  
#aigc4  #a4 ,exemption of exportation of
 certain echinoderms and mollusks from  
permission and licensing requirements   
7a7 ,exemption ,not later than #cj days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,director of the ,united      
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service    
shall amend section #ad4ib of title #ej1
 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to     
clarify that--  7#a7 fish or wildlife   
described in subsection 7b7 are fishery 
products exempt from the export         
permission requirements of section      
#i7;d77#a7 of the ,endangered ,species  
,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4            
#aech7;d77#a772 and  7#b7 any person may
 engage in business as an exporter of   
such fish or wildlife without procuring 

permission under such section of that   
,act or an export license under 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 and members of the   
phylum ,mollusca that are commonly known
 as squid1 octopus1 and cuttlefish1     
including products thereof1 that--  7#a7
 do not require a permit under part #af1
 #ag1 or #bc of title #ej1 ,code of     
,federal ,regulations2  7#b7 are        
harvested in waters under the           
jurisdiction of the ,united ,states or  
are processed in the ,united ,states2   
and  7#c7 are-- 7,a7 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  ,passed the ,house of        
,representatives ,september #f1         
#bjaf4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk