,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eea  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#dbde  ,report ,no4 #aad-gab1 ,part ,i  
,,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  ,september #f1     
#bjaf ,reported from the ,committee on  
,natural ,resources with amendments     
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic  ,september #f1 #bjaf,the        
,committees on ,ways and ,means and     
,foreign ,affairs discharged2 committed 
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 

to be printed,for text of introduced    
bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on 
,december #aa1 #bjae  ,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 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  ,amend the title so as to    
read3 ,a bill to exempt exportation of  
certain echinoderms and mollusks from   

licensing requirements under the        
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc44    
,september #f1 #bjaf ,reported from the 
,committee on ,natural ,resources with  
amendments,september #f1 #bjaf,the      
,committees on ,ways and ,means and     
,foreign ,affairs discharged2 committed 
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed