,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc1      
#bjag,mr4 ,king 7for himself and ,ms4   
,collins7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure   
fair treatment in licensing requirements
 for the export of certain echinoderms4 
#a4 ,exemption of exportation of certain
 echinoderms from permission and        
licensing requirements  7a7 ,exemption  
,not later than #cj days after the date 
of 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   
fish or wildlife described in subsection
 7b7 without procuring--  7,a7          
permission under section #i7;d77#a7 of  
the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aech7;d77#a772 or  7,b7 
an export license under subpart ,i of   
part #ad of title #ej1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations 7or successor             
regulations74  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 cucumbers  
7including any products of those members
 of the phylum ,echinodermata7 that--   
7#a7 do not require a permit under part 
#af1 #ag1 or #bc of title #ej1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations 7or successor     
regulations72  7#b7 7,a7 are harvested  
in waters under the jurisdiction of the 
,united ,states2 or  7,b7 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