,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #efc #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbde ,report ,no4 #aaf-fhj1 ,part ,i ,,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 ,december #ba1 #bjbj;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,underwood1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,mucarsel-,powell1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,shalala1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,foster1 and ,mrs4 ,luria ,december #ba1 #bjbj,reported from the ,committee on ,natural ,resources with amendments,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,december #ba1 #bjbj;,committees on ,foreign ,affairs and ,ways and ,means discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,april #aj1 #bjai ,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;a7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aech7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,except as provided in section #aj of this ,act1 it is unlawful for any person to import into or export from the ,united ,states any sport-hunted trophy of a species listed or proposed to be listed under section #d7;c7 as a threatened species or endangered species4 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 species that is listed or proposed to be listed as an endangered or threatened 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 that-- 7,a7 a management plan for that species based on the best available science that-- 7i7 addresses existing threats to the species2 7ii7 provides a significant conservation benefit to the species2 7iii7 formally coordinates with adjacent countries to protect transboundary populations2 and 7iv7 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 7,d7 hunting of the species in such country enhances the propagation or survival of the species2 and 7,e7 the local community in which the trophy hunting occurs directly and substantially benefits from the hunting of the species4 7#d7 ,notwithstanding subsections 7b7 and 7c77#b7 of section #i1 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 inserting ,the ,secretary shall publish notice in the ,federal ,register of each application for an exemption or permit which is made under this ,act for a sport-hunted trophy of a species that is listed or proposed to be listed as an endangered species or threatened species4 after section4 #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 ,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill to amend the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc to strengthen protections for endangered and threatened species1 as well as species proposed to be listed1 by requiring certification by the ,fish and ,wildlife ,service that any international trophy hunting of those species enhances the conservation of the species before any import of the trophy would be permitted1 and for other purposes44 ,december #ba1 #bjbj,reported from the ,committee on ,natural ,resources with amendments,december #ba1 #bjbj;,committees on ,foreign ,affairs and ,ways and ,means discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed