,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #a1 #bjag,mr4 
,newhouse 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gosar1    
,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4 ,harper1 ,mr4        
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,chaffetz1
 and ,mr4 ,tipton7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,endangered    
,species ,act of #aigc to require       
publication of the basis for            
determinations that species are         
endangered species or threatened        
species1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the #bast ,century ,endangered ,species 
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,requirement to
 publish on the ,internet the basis for 
listings ,section #d7;b7 of the         
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;b77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#i7  
,the ,secretary shall make publicly     
available on the ,internet the best     

scientific and commercial data available
 that are the basis for each regulation1
 including each proposed regulation1    
promulgated under subsection 7a77#a71   
except that1 at the request of a        
,governor or legislature of a ,state1   
the ,secretary shall not make available 
under this paragraph information        
regarding which the ,state has          
determined public disclosure is         
prohibited by a law of that ,state      
relating to the protection of personal  
information4  4