,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #be1      
#bjah,mr4 ,grijalva 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,lynch1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,moulton1    
,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of             
,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1    
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4  
,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4       
,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4         
,cartwright1 ,ms4 ,clark of             
,massachusetts1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4     
,gutirrez1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of           
,california1 ,ms4 ,brownley of          
,california1 ,mrs4 ,davis of            
,california1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,beyer1  
and ,mr4 ,heck7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and  
in addition to the ,committees on       
,foreign ,affairs1 and ,ways and ,means1
 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  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,endangered ,species ,act of  
#aigc to prohibit import and export of  
any species listed or proposed to be    
listed under such ,act as a threatened  
species or endangered species1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,conserving    
,ecosystems by ,ceasing the ,importation
 of ,large ,animal ,trophies ,act or the
 ,,cecil ,act4  #b4 ,amendment to       
prohibited acts ,section #i7;a77#a7 of  
the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aech7;a77#a77 is amended
 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and      
inserting the following3  7,a7 import   
into or export from the ,united ,states 
any species listed or proposed to be    
listed under section #d7;c7 as a        
threatened species or endangered        
species2  4  #c4 ,imports of            
sport-hunted trophies ,section #aj7;a7  
of the ,endangered ,species ,act of     
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeci7;a77 is      
amended by adding at the end the        

following3  7#c7 ,before issuing any    
permit under this ,act authorizing      
import from any country of a            
sport-hunted trophy of a threatened     
species or endangered species1 the      
,secretary must make a finding after    
public notice and comment pursuant to   
section #eec of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 of whether hunting of the
 species in such country enhances the   
propagation or survival of the species4 
7#d7 ,notwithstanding sections #i7;b7   
and #i7;c77#b71 no permit may be issued 
by the ,secretary for the import of a   
sport-hunted trophy of an elephant or   
lion taken in ,tanzania1 ,zimbabwe1 or  
,zambia4  4  #d4 ,permit fees for       
sport-hunted trophy imports ,section    
#aj7;a77#b7 of the ,endangered ,species 
,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4            
#aeci7;a77#b77 is amended by            
redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as      
subparagraph 7,d71 and by inserting     
after subparagraph 7,b7 the following3  
7,c7 ,no permit may be issued by the    

,secretary under this ,act for import of
 a sport-hunted trophy unless the       
applicant pays to the ,secretary all    
administrative costs incurred by the    
,united ,states that are associated with
 processing the permit application4  4  
#e4 ,transparency of sports-hunted      
trophy import permits ,section #aj7;c7  
of the ,endangered ,species ,act of     
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeci7;c77 is      
amended by striking which is made under 
this section and inserting in its place 
under this ,act for an endangered       
species or threatened species4  #f4     
,termination of ,international ,wildlife
 ,conservation ,council ,the            
,international ,wildlife ,conservation  
,council of the ,united ,states ,fish   
and ,wildlife ,service is hereby        
abolished4  #g4 ,government             
,accountability ,office study  7a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #f months after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall conduct and submit to the

 ,congress a report on the results of a 
study of the effectiveness of trophy    
hunting in supporting international     
wildlife conservation efforts4  7b7     
,report ,the report shall-- 7#a7 include
 a detailed analysis of how permit fees 
and other payments from hunters to      
government entities and hunting guides  
in host countries are applied to        
tangible actions supporting the         
conservation of the target species and  
other wildlife in such countries2  7#b7 
identify data gaps and recommend        
information that hunters and host       
countries must submit to verify the     
impacts of trophy hunting on wildlife   
conservation efforts2 and  7#c7         
recommend actions that the ,department  
of the ,interior and the ,congress      
should take to ensure that trophy       
hunting contributes to conservation4