,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1 #bjae,mr4
 ,thune introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the use 
of funds by the ,secretary of the       
,interior to make a final determination 
on the listing of the northern          
long-eared bat under the ,endangered    
,species ,act of #aigc4  #a4 ,northern  
long-eared bat  7a7 ,prohibition ,the   
,secretary of the ,interior shall not   
use any funds otherwise available to the
 ,secretary to make a final             
determination on the listing of the     
northern long-eared bat 7,myotis        
septentrionalis7 pursuant to section #d 
of the ,endangered ,species ,act of     
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc74  7b7       
,relationship to other law ,the         
,secretary of the ,interior shall not be
 considered to be in violation of       
section #d7;b77#f7 of the ,endangered   

,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aecc7;b77#f771 for failure to publish a
 final regulation in accordance with    
this section4