,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bc1        
#bjai,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 and ,mr4
 ,king of ,new ,york7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,endangered    
,species ,act of #aigc to prohibit the  
taking for a trophy of any endangered or
 threatened species of fish or wildlife 
in the ,united ,states and the          
importation of endangered and threatened
 species trophies into the ,united      
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,prohibiting ,threatened and        
,endangered ,creature ,trophies ,act of 
#bjai or the ,pro,t,e,c,t ,act of #bjai4
  #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the
 following3  7#a7 ,trophy hunting of    
imperiled species undermines efforts to 
conserve wildlife populations because   
trophy hunters routinely target the     

biggest1 strongest males1 and removing  
those individuals from the population   
can decrease genetic variation1 decrease
 reproduction1 alter social structures1 
increase infanticide1 and cause         
unnatural evolutionary impacts4  7#b7   
,when trophy hunting of imperiled       
species is sanctioned1 poaching activity
 increases1 further threatening the     
survival of wildlife populations4  7#c7 
,legal trade in wildlife parts and      
products can provide cover for markets  
for illegal trade in wildlife products1 
which is worth up to #bj1jjj1jjj1jjj    
annually and run by professional        
criminal networks linked to other       
transnational organized criminal        
activities1 including trafficking in    
narcotics1 weapons1 and humans4  7#d7   
,while the ,endangered ,species ,act of 
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47     
currently prohibits the take and import 
of species listed under that ,act as    
endangered species1 it does not         
automatically extend those protections  

to species listed as threatened species4
  #c4 ,prohibitions regarding taking and
 importing of endangered species and    
threatened species trophies  7a7        
,prohibition of taking or importing     
,section #i of the ,endangered ,species 
,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aech7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7h7 ,trophies ,it is        
unlawful for any person subject to the  
jurisdiction of the ,united ,states--   
7#a7 to take for a trophy within the    
,united ,states or the territorial sea  
of the ,united ,states any species of   
fish or wildlife listed under section #d
 as a threatened species2 or  7#b7 to   
import into the ,united ,states any     
trophy of any species of fish or        
wildlife listed under section #d as a   
threatened species4  4  7b7 ,prohibition
 of permits ,section #aj7;a7 of the     
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeci7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,the     
,secretary may permit and inserting     

,except as otherwise provided in this   
subsection1 the ,secretary may permit2  
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#c7 ,the ,secretary may not
 permit or otherwise allow--  7,a7      
taking for a trophy any species of fish 
or wildlife listed under section #d2 or 
7,b7 importing into the ,united ,states 
any trophy of any species of fish or    
wildlife listed under section #d1       
notwithstanding section #i7;b74  4  7c7 
,antiques ,section #aj7;h77#a7 of the   
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeci7;h77#a77 is amended by  
striking ,sections #d7;d71 #i7;a71 and  
#i7;c7 do not apply and inserting       
,sections #d7;d71 #i7;a71 #i7;c71 and   
#i7;h77#b7 do not apply4  7d7           
,definition ,section #c of the          
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aecb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
redesignating paragraph 7#ba7 as        
paragraph 7#bb72 and  7#b7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#bj7 the following3    
7#ba7 ,the term trophy means a whole    

dead animal1 or a readily recognizable  
part or derivative of an animal1 that-- 
7,a7 is raw1 processed1 or manufactured2
 and  7,b7 was obtained under a hunting 
license or other authorization issued by
 any ,state1 foreign government1 or     
private landowner4  4