,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fcef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ab1 #bjah,mr4  
,biggs 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,utah1 
,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( 
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,gian=te1 ,mr4       
,mull91 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,pe>ce1 ,mr4 
,smi? ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mr4      
,abraham1 ,mr4 ,luetkemey]1 ,mr4 ,smi? (
 ,miss\ri1 ,mr4 ,banks ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 
,/ew>t1 ,mrs4 ,noem1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4  
,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1  
,mr4 ,e/es ( ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 ,mr4
 ,ne:\se1 & ,mrs4 ,lesko7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,endang]$ ,species   
,act ( #aigc to provide = improv$       
precision 9 ! li/+1 deli/+1 & d[nli/+ ( 
endang]$ species & pot5tially endang]$  
species4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,less ,imprecision 9        
,species ,treatm5t ,act ( #bjah or !    
,,li/ ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,requirem5t to 
initiate deli/+  7a7 ,requirem5t 9 case 

( recov]y ,section #d7;b7 ( ! ,endang]$ 
,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aecc7;b77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#i7  7,a7 ,! ,secret>y %all   
initiate ! proc$ures 9 accordance )     
subsection 7a77#a7 to remove a species f
 a li/ publi%$ "u subsection 7c7 if--   
7i7 ! goals ( a recov]y plan = ! species
 develop$ "u subsection 7f7 h be5 met2  
or  7ii7 ! goals = recov]y ( ! species h
 n be5 develop$ "u subsection 7f71 & !  
,secret>y det]m9es t ! species has      
recov]$ suffici5tly to no long] require 
! protection ( ! ,act4  7,b7 ,not)/&+ ! 
requirem5t ( subsection 7c77#b7 t ea*   
det]m9ation "u subp>agraph 7,b7 ( t     
subsection %all be made 9 accordance ) !
 provisions ( subsections 7a7 & 7b71 !  
,secret>y %all remove a species f any   
li/ publi%$ "u subsection 7c7 if !      
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior has produc$ or   
receiv$ sub/antial sci5tific or         
comm]cial in=mation demon/rat+ t !      
species is recov]$ or t recov]y goals   
set = ! species "u subsection 7f7 h be5 

met4  7,c7 ,9 ! case ( a species remov$ 
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 f a li/ publi%$ "u  
subsection 7c71 ! publication & notice  
"u subsection 7b77#e7 %all consi/ solely
 ( a notice ( su* removal4  4  7b7      
,requirem5t 9 case errone\sly or        
wrongfully li/$ ,section #d7;b77#c7 ( ! 
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7;a771 z am5d$ by        
subsection 7a71 is fur!r am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7,h7  7i7 ,n lat]   
?an #ij days aft] ! date ! ,dep>tm5t ( !
 ,int]ior receives or produces "u ?is   
subsection in=mation describ$ 9 clause  
7ii7 reg>d+ a species includ$ 9 a li/ "u
 subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y %all to !  
maximum ext5t practicable f9d :e!r !    
inclusion ( su* species 9 su* li/ 0 less
 ?an likely to h occurr$ 9 ! abs5ce ( ! 
sci5tific or comm]cial in=mation ref]r$ 
to 9 clause 7ii74  7ii7 ,in=mation      
ref]r$ to 9 clause 7i7 is any in=mation 
demon/rat+ t ! li/+ 0 det]m9$ on ! basis
 ( sci5tific or comm]cial in=mation     
available to1 or receiv$ or produc$ by1 

! ,dep>tm5t "u p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#c7 (  
subsection 7b7 t at ! "t ! sci5tific or 
comm]cial in=mation 0 available to or   
receiv$ or produc$ by ! ,dep>tm5t x 0-- 
7,i7 inaccurate beyond sci5tifically    
reasonable m>g9s ( error2  7,,ii7       
fraudul5t2 or  7,,iii7 misrepres5tative4
  7iii7 ,not)/&+ ! requirem5t "u        
subsection 7c77#b77;,b7 t ea*           
det]m9ation "u subp>agraph 7,b7 %all be 
made 9 accordance ) ! provisions (      
subsections 7a7 & 7b71 ! ,secret>y      
%all--  7,i7 remove f any li/ publi%$ "u
 subsection 7c7 any species = :i* a     
positive f9d+ is made "u clause 7i72 &  
7,,ii7 promptly publi% 9 ! ,f$]al       
,regi/] notice ( su* f9d+ t includes su*
 in=mation z 0 receiv$ or produc$ by !  
,dep>tm5t "u su* clause4  7iv7 ,any     
positive f9d+ by ! ,secret>y "u clause  
7i7 %all n be subject to judicial       
review4  7v7 ,any negative f9d+ by !    
,secret>y "u clause 7i7 %all be subject 
to judicial review4  7vi7 ,9 ! case ( a 
species remov$ "u clause 7iii7 f a li/1 

! publication & notice "u subsection    
7b77#e7 %all consi/ solely ( a notice ( 
su* removal4  7vii7 ,if ! ,secret>y f9ds
 t a p]son submitt$ a petition t is !   
subject ( a positive f9d+ "u clause 7i7 
kn[+ t x conta9$ sci5tific or comm]cial 
in=mation describ$ 9 clause 7ii71 !n    
dur+ ! #aj-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( 
! f9d+ "u ?is clause ! p]son %all n be  
consid]$ an int]e/$ p]son = purposes (  
subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect to any       
petition submitt$ by ! p]son aft] ! date
 ! p]son submitt$ su* sci5tific or      
comm]cial in=mation4  4  #c4 ,exp&$     
consid]ation dur+ five-ye> review       
,section #d7;c7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4          
#aecc7;c77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#c7 ,ea* det]m9ation "u       
p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 %all consid] "o ( !  
foll[+3  7,a7 ,except z provid$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b7 ( ?is p>agraph1 !      
crit]ia requir$ "u subsection           
7f77#a77;,b7 9 ! recov]y plan = !       
species4  7,b7 ,if ! objective1         
measurable crit]ia "u subsection        

7f77#a77;,b77ii7 are n e/abli%$1 !      
factors = ! det]m9ation t a species is  
an endang]$ species or a ?reat5$ species
 set =? 9 subsections 7a77#a7 & 7b77#a74
  7,c7 ,a f9d+ ( error 9 ! det]m9ation t
 ! species is an endang]$ species1 a    
?reat5$ species1 or ext9ct4  7,d7 ,a    
det]m9ation t ! species is no long] an  
endang]$ species or ?reat5$ species or 9
 dang] ( ext9ction1 bas$ on an analysis 
( ! factors t are ! basis = li/+ 9      
subsections 7a77#a7 & 7b77#a74  4