,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,grijalva 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,brendan  
,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4       
,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4    
,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mrs4          
,napolitano1 and ,mr4 ,moulton7         
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 of any 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 the   

country where the animal was killed     
adequately provides for the conservation
 and monitoring for that species1       
including--  7,a7 a management plan for 
that species based on the best available
 science that-- 7i7 addresses existing  
threats to the species2 provides a      
significant conservation benefit to the 
species2  7ii7 formally coordinates with
 adjacent countries to protect          
transboundary populations2 and  7iii7   
ensures that any take is sustainable and
 does not contribute to the species'    
decline in either the short-term or     
long-term according to current          
population estimates derived through the
 use of the best available science2     
7,b7 such management plan is being      
actively implemented2  7,c7 the country 
where the animal was killed demonstrates
 transparency1 accountability1 and      
verifiability in governance to ensure   
that any benefits of trophy hunting1    
including revenue from such taking1     
materially1 directly and substantially  

benefits the conservation of that       
species2 and  7,d7 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