,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #becb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjai,mr4    
,grijalva 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,mr4 
,huffman1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 & ,mr4 ,khanna7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect grizzly 
be> populations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,tribal ,h]itage & ,grizzly ,be>        
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9   
?is ,act3  7#a7 ,grizzly be> ,! t]m     
grizzly be> means a memb] ( ! subspecies
 ,ursus arctos horribilis4  7#b7        
,hi/orical range ( ! grizzly be> ,! t]m 
hi/orical range ( ! grizzly be> means ! 
range det]m9$ by ! ,committee us+ ! be/ 
available sci5tific & hi/orical         
in=mation4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m       

,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior4  7#d7 ,take ,! t]m take means 
to h>ass1 h>m1 pursue1 hunt1 %oot1 w\nd1
 kill1 trap1 capture1 or collect1 or to 
attempt to engage 9 any su* conduct4    
7#e7 ,tribal l& ,! t]m ,tribal l&       
means-- 7,a7 l& locat$ )9 ! b\nd>ies (  
an ,indian res]vation1 pueblo1 or       
ran*]ia2  7,b7 l& n locat$ )9 ! b\nd>ies
 ( an ,indian res]vation1 pueblo1 or    
ran*]ia1 title to :i* is held--  7i7 9  
tru/ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates = b5efit ( an   
,indian ,tribe or an individual ,indian2
  7ii7 by an ,indian ,tribe or an       
individual ,indian1 subject to          
re/riction aga9/ ali5ation "u laws ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7iii7 by a dep5d5t   
,indian community2  7,c7 l& t is own$ by
 an ,indian ,tribe & 0 convey$ by !     
,unit$ ,/ates to a ,native ,corporation 
pursuant to ! ,alaska ,native ,claims   
,settlem5t ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et 
seq47 or t 0 convey$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to a ,native ,corporation 9 ex*ange =   
su* l&2 &  7,d7 areas :]e ,indian       

,tribes h res]v$ treaty rights l&s4     
7#f7 ,committee ,! t]m ,committee means 
! ,grizzly ,be> ,sci5tific ,committee4  
#c4 ,protection ( grizzly be>s  7a7     
,prohibit$ acts ,except z provid$ 9     
section #e1 x is unlawful = any p]son-- 
7#a7 to take1 possess1 or transport a   
grizzly be>1 or any "p !re(2  7#b7 to   
violate any condition ( a p]mit issu$ "u
 section #e2 or  7#c7 to violate any    
regulation issu$ by ! ,secret>y pursuant
 to ?is ,act4  7b7 ,nonapplication ,?is 
,act %all n apply to-- 7#a7 a grizzly   
be>1 or any "p !re(1 9 a population t is
 li/$ z a ?reat5$ species or an endang]$
 species "u section #d ( ! ,endang]$    
,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aecc72  7#b7 a grizzly be>1 or any "p  
!re(1 tak51 possess$1 or transport$ 9 ! 
,/ate ( ,alaska2 or  7#c7 a tak+ t is   
imm95tly necess>y = self-def5se or to   
save ! life ( a p]son 9 imm$iate dang]4 
7c7 ,civil p5alty  7#a7 ,kn[+ violation 
,any p]son :o kn[+ly violates subsection
 7a7 may be assess$ a civil p5alty by ! 

,secret>y describ$ 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce (    
section #aa7;a77#a7 ( ! ,endang]$       
,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aedj7;a77#a77 z if su* p]son kn[+ly    
violat$ a provision ( su* ,act4  7#b7   
,unkn[+ violation ,any p]son :o1 o!r ?an
 kn[+ly1 violates subsection 7a7 may be 
assess$ a civil p5alty by ! ,secret>y   
describ$ 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce ( section      
#aa7;a77#a7 ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act 
( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aedj7;a77#a77 z 
if su* p]son o!rwise violat$ a provision
 ( su* ,act4  7d7 ,crim9al p5alty ,any  
p]son :o kn[+ly violates subsection 7a7 
%all1 ^u conviction1 be puni%$ 9 ! same 
mann] z a p]son :o commits a violation  
puni%able "u ! fir/ s5t5ce ( section    
#aa7;b77#a7 ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act 
( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aedj7;b77#a774  
7e7 ,cancellation ( graz+ au?orizations 
,any lease1 lic5se1 p]mit1 or agreem5t  
issu$ by ! head ( any ,f$]al ag5cy to a 
p]son au?oriz+ ! graz+ ( dome/ic        
live/ock on ,f$]al l&s %all h no =ce or 
effect ^u ! conviction ( su* p]son ( a  

violation ( subsection 7a74 ,! ,unit$   
,/ates %all n be liable = ! paym5t ( any
 comp5sation1 reimbursem5t1 or damages 9
 connection ) ! cancellation ( any      
lease1 lic5se1 p]mit1 or agreem5t       
pursuant to ?is subsection4  #d4        
,e/abli%m5t ( ,grizzly ,be> ,sci5tific  
,committee  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an 
#ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !   
,tribal ,h]itage & ,grizzly ,be>        
,protection ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all      
e/abli% ! ,grizzly ,be> ,sci5tific      
,committee 7! ,committee71 9 accordance 
) subsection 7b7 bel[1 to c>ry out !    
exp]t consultations & sci5tific /udies  
specifi$ by ?is ,act4 ,! ,secret>y %all 
e/abli% #f regions )9 ! ,grizzly ,be>   
,sci5tific ,committee z foll[s3  7#a7 ,!
 ,nor? ,cascades ,ecosy/em ,region %all 
consi/ ( ,wa%+ton4  7#b7 ,! ,selkirk    
,m\nta9s ,ecosy/em ,region %all consi/ (
 ,idaho & ,wa%+ton4  7#c7 ,! ,cab9et    
,yaak ,ecosy/em ,region %all consi/ (   
,montana & ,idaho4  7#d7 ,! ,nor!rn     
,cont95tal ,divide ,ecosy/em ,region    

%all consi/ ( ,montana4  7#e7 ,!        
,bitt]root ,recov]y ,ecosy/em ,region   
%all consi/ ( ,idaho & ,montana4  7#f7  
,! ,great] ,yell[/one ,ecosy/em ,region 
%all consi/ ( ,wyom+1 ,idaho1 &         
,montana4  7b7 ,memb]%ip ,! ,committee  
%all be compos$ ( ! foll[+ memb]s3 7#a7 
,regional repres5tation ,ea* ( ! regions
 li/$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#f7 (     
subsection 7a7 %all be repres5t$ on !   
,committee by #b memb]s--  7,a7 :o are  
appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y2  7,b7 :o reside 
9 a ,/ate or t]ritory 9 ! region t !    
memb] w repres5t2 &  7,c7 ( :om-- 7i7 "o
 %all be a ,tribal repres5tative2 &     
7ii7 "o %all be an individual :o        
repres5ts ! sci5tific community4  7#b7  
,at-l>ge memb]s ,! ,secret>y %all appo9t
 z at-l>ge memb]s ( ! ,committee at lea/
 "o sci5tific exp]t repres5tative f ea* 
( ! foll[+ designat$ by ! exp]t's own   
ag5cy3  7,a7 ,! ,fi% & ,wildlife        
,s]vice4  7,b7 ,! ,national ,p>k        
,s]vice4  7,c7 ,! ,=e/ ,s]vice4  7,d7 ,!
 ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t4  7,e7 ,!     

,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs4  7,f7 ,!    
,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey4  7c7 
,det]m9ations ,to be made on basis ( be/
 available sci5ce ,det]m9ations by !    
,committee pursuant to ?is ,act %all be 
made solely on ! basis ( ! be/ available
 sci5ce4  7d7 ,no replacem5t ( exi/+    
entities  7#a7 ,! e/abli%m5t ( !        
,committee %all n replace any exi/+     
,f$]al or int]ag5cy committee1 task =ce1
 or /udy team4  7#b7 ,! functions ( !   
,committee %all be limit$ to ^? m&at$ by
 ?is ,act & %all n replace1 repeal1 or  
subsume any au?ority or function        
delegat$ to any o!r ,f$]al or int]ag5cy 
entity4  #e4 ,p]mitt$ tak+ ( grizzly    
be>s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may     
issue a p]mit 9 accordance ) ?is section
 au?oriz+ ! tak+1 possession1 or        
transportation ( a grizzly be>1 or any  
"p !re(1 t is o!rwise prohibit$ by      
section #c4  7b7 ,conditions ,!         
,secret>y may issue a p]mit "u ?is      
section only if ! ,secret>y has-- 7#a7  
inve/igat$ ! circum/ances t gave rise to

 ! p]mit application2  7#b7 det]m9$ t   
su* tak+1 possession1 or transportation 
is compatible ) ! protection ( ! grizzly
 be> species or a population ( grizzly  
be>s occupy+ a geographically di/9ct    
area2 &  7#c7 det]m9$ t su* tak+1       
possession1 or transportation is an     
all[able tak+1 possession1 or           
transportation "u subsection 7c74  7c7  
,all[able tak+s1 possessions1 or        
transports ,= ! purpose ( subsection    
7b77#c71 an all[able tak+1 possession1  
or transportation is any ( ! foll[+3    
7#a7 ,sci5tific or exhibition purposes  
,tak+1 possess+1 or transport+ a grizzly
 be>1 or any "p !re(1 = ! sci5tific or  
exhibition purposes ( a--  7,a7 public  
museum2  7,b7 sci5tific society2 or     
7,c7 zoological p>k t is accr$it$ by !  
,association ( ,zoos & ,aqu>iums4  7#b7 
,religi\s purposes ( f$]ally recogniz$  
,indian ,tribe ,tak+1 possess+1 or      
transport+ a grizzly be>1 or any "p     
!re(1 = ! religi\s purposes ( a f$]ally 
recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4  7#c7         

,protection ( agricultural int]e/s or   
public safety  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to
 subp>agraph 7,b71 tak+1 possess+1 or   
transport+ a grizzly be>1 or any "p     
!re(1 dur+ su* "t p]iod & 9 su* location
 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be necess>y  
to protect agricultural int]e/s or      
public safety 9 su* location4  7,b7     
,requirem5ts = tak+ ,be=e mak+ a        
det]m9ation "u subp>agraph 7,a7 )       
respect to a tak+-- 7i7 ! ,gov]nor ( !  
,/ate 9 :i* ! tak+ w occur mu/ reque/1 9
 writ+1 t ! ,secret>y make su*          
det]m9ation2  7ii7 ! ,secret>y mu/      
conclude t nonle?al det]r5ts h be5 us$ 9
 su* location & prov5 ineffective to    
mitigate ! ?reat ( ! grizzly be> to     
agricultural int]e/s or public safety2 &
  7iii7 ! ,secret>y mu/ det]m9e1 9      
consultation ) ! ,committee & ea*       
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe        
id5tifi$ 9 ! report requir$ "u section  
#h7;a77#b71 t ! grizzly be> _c be       
relocat$ to support--  7,i7 ef=ts "u    
section #h to re9troduce grizzly be>s on

 ,tribal l&2 or  7,,ii7 recov]y ef=ts = 
a grizzly be> population li/$ z a       
?reat5$ species or an endang]$ species  
"u section #d ( ! ,endang]$ ,species    
,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc74  7d7
 ,no p]mits = tak+s t w\ld exce$        
mortality limit ,! ,secret>y may n issue
 a p]mit "u ?is section = ! tak+ ( a    
grizzly be> if su* tak+ w\ld cause !    
total mortality = any population or     
subpopulation ( grizzly be>s to exce$ ! 
sci5tifically recomm5d$ limit det]m9$ by
 ! ,int]ag5cy ,grizzly ,be> ,/udy ,team1
 ! ,int]ag5cy ,grizzly ,be> ,committee1 
or any relevant subcommittee !re(4  7e7 
,sport hunt+ ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be 
con/ru$ to all[ sport hunt+ ( grizzly   
be>s4  7f7 ,nonali5ability ,a p]son :o  
has be5 issu$ a p]mit "u ?is section may
 n sell1 transf]1 assign1 or o!rwise    
ali5ate ! au?ority grant$ to su* p]son  
by su* p]mit4  7g7 ,conduct requirem5ts 
,tak+1 possess+1 or transport+ a grizzly
 be>1 or any "p !re(1 "u ?is ,act %all  
be conduct$ 9 a mann] consi/5t )--  7#a7

 ! conditions ( ! p]mit au?oriz+ su*    
tak+1 possession1 or transportation2 &  
7#b7 ! provisions ( ?is ,act4  #f4      
,live/ock loss prev5tion ,! ,omnibus    
,public ,l& ,managem5t ,act ( #bjji     
7,public ,law #aaa-aa2 #g ,u4,s4,c4     
#hcea note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section   
#fbjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcea note7--  7,a7 
9 ! head+ ( su* section1 by ins]t+ &    
grizzly be> aft] wolf2  7,b7 9          
subsection 7a7--  7i7 by /rik+ #e-ye>2 &
  7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ &     
grizzly be>s aft] wolves2 &  7,c7 9     
subsection 7b77#b77;,a71 by ins]t+ &    
grizzly be>s aft] wolves2 &  7#b7 9     
section #fbjc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcea note71
 by /rik+ #a1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjji 
& ins]t+ #e1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbj4 
#g4 ,consultation ) ,indian ,tribes  7a7
 ,consultation requir$ be=e issu+ p]mit 
,be=e issu+ a p]mit "u ?is ,act t       
au?orizes an activity to be c>ri$ out on
 ! ,tribal l& ( a f$]ally recogniz$     
,indian ,tribe1 ! ,secret>y %all consult
 ) su* f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4

  7b7 ,consultation requir$ be=e tak+   
major ,f$]al action ,be=e tak+ any      
,f$]al action t may negatively impact   
grizzly be> habitat or increase grizzly 
be> mortality ! ,secret>y or ! ,secret>y
 ( ,agriculture1 respectively1 %all     
consult )--  7#a7 ! ,committee2 &  7#b7 
any relevant f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian  
,tribe4  7c7 ,requirem5t ,any           
consultation conduct$ ) a f$]ally       
recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe "u ?is         
section-- 7#a7 %all be mean+ful & be    
conduct$ )9 a framework develop$ ) !    
free1 prior1 & in=m$ cons5t ( su*       
,indian ,tribe2  7#b7 %all be c>ri$ out 
?r\gh coop]ative managem5t agreem5ts    
betwe5 ! ,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture1 & su* ,indian ,tribe2 &   
7#c7 may1 at ! option ( su* ,indian     
,tribe1 be ent]$ into "u ! ,indian      
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et 
seq474  #h4 ,re9troduction ( grizzly    
be>s on ,tribal l&  7a7 ,public report  
requir$  7#a7 ,/udy ,! ,committee1 9    

consultation ) ea* f$]ally recogniz$    
,indian ,tribe ^: ,tribal l& is locat$  
)9 ! hi/orical range ( ! grizzly be>1   
%all conduct a /udy to id5tify ,tribal  
l& t is locat$ )9 ! hi/orical range ( ! 
grizzly be> & is suitable to support    
grizzly be> populations4  7#b7 ,report  
,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,committee %all  
make publicly available on ! ,dep>tm5t's
 website a report conta9+ ! results ( ! 
/udy conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7b7    
,notification ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] 
! report is made available "u subsection
 7a77#b71 ! ,secret>y %all notify ea*   
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe ^:     
,tribal l& 0 id5tifi$ 9 ! report requir$
 "u subsection 7a77#a7 t grizzly be>s   
may be re9troduc$ on ! id5tifi$ ,tribal 
l& 9 accordance ) ?is ,act4 ,! ,secret>y
 %all notify ! ,gov]nor ( any ,/ate t is
 cont]m9\s ) any su* ,tribal l& at ! "t 
su* notice is provid$ to su* ,indian    
,tribe4  7c7 ,re9troduction ,if a       
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe notifi$

 "u subsection 7b7 notifies ! ,secret>y 
t x agrees to h grizzly be>s re9troduc$ 
on its ,tribal l&1 ! ,secret>y %all     
coord9ate ) su* f$]ally recogniz$       
,indian ,tribe to re9troduce grizzly    
be>s to su* ,tribal l&4  7d7 ,mann] (   
relocation ,! relocation ( grizzly be>s 
"u subsection 7c7 %all be c>ri$ out by !
 ,secret>y 9 a mann] t is consi/5t )--  
7#a7 ! sci5tific advice ( ! ,committee2 
7#b7 ! traditional ecological k ( !     
respective f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian    
,tribe2 &  7#c7 ,secret>ial ,ord] #ccdb1
 issu$ by ! ,secret>y on ! ,int]ior on  
,octob] #ba1 #bjaf4  7e7 ,protection (  
public safety ,a grizzly be> t has be5  
id5tifi$ by ! ,secret>y z a ?reat to    
public safety %all n be eligible =      
re9troduction "u ?is section4  7f7 ,o!r 
re9troduction ef=ts ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act    
%all affect any ef=t by ! ,secret>y to  
re9troduce a grizzly be> on l&s o!r ?an 
! l&s specifi$ 9 ?is ,act4  #i4         
,miscellane\s  7a7 ,limitation on use ( 
pr$ator control measures ,! ,secret>y or

 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1            
respectively1 %all prohibit on l&s "u   
su* ,secret>y's jurisdiction ! use (    
pr$ator control measures t ! ,int]ag5cy 
,grizzly ,be> ,/udy ,team or !          
,committee has det]m9$ may result 9 !   
inadv]t5t tak+ ( grizzly be>s4  7b7     
,meet+ & advisem5t ,! ,int]ag5cy        
,grizzly ,be> ,committee & ! ,int]ag5cy 
,grizzly ,be> ,/udy ,team %all meet ) & 
advise ,/ate & ,f$]al wildlife manag]s &
 affect$ f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian      
,tribes4  7c7 ,inclusion ( memb]s (     
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribes on    
int]ag5cy grizzly be> committee ,!      
,int]ag5cy ,grizzly ,be> ,committee %all
 include n less ?an #a memb] ( ea*      
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe ^:     
,tribal l& is--  7#a7 inhabit$ by       
grizzly be>s2  7#b7 locat$ )9 !         
hi/orical range ( ! grizzly be>         
pre-,lewis & ,cl>k ,exp$ition2 &  7#c7  
id5tifi$ 9 ! report requir$ "u section  
#h7;a77#b7 z suitable to support grizzly
 be> populations4  7d7 ,p>tn]%ip ,!     

,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 &
 relevant f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian     
,tribes %all manage grizzly be>s        
re9troduc$ on ,tribal l& "u ?is ,act us+
 ! be/ available sci5ce & consi/5t ) !  
cultural imp]atives ( ^? f$]ally        
recogniz$ ,indian ,tribes1 z def9$ 9 ,! 
,grizzly3 ,a ,treaty ( ,coop]ation1     
,cultural ,revitalization & ,re/oration4