,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bc1 #bjai,ms4
 ,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu
 ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new ,york7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,endang]$ ,species   
,act ( #aigc to prohibit ! tak+ = a     
trophy ( any endang]$ or ?reat5$ species
 ( fi% or wildlife 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !
 importation ( endang]$ & ?reat5$       
species trophies into ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,prohibit+ ,?reat5$
 & ,endang]$ ,creature ,trophies ,act ( 
#bjai or ! ,pro,t,e,c,t ,act ( #bjai4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,trophy hunt+ ( imp]il$ species    
und]m9es ef=ts to cons]ve wildlife      
populations because trophy hunt]s       
r\t9ely t>get ! bigge/1 /ronge/ males1 &
 remov+ ^? individuals f ! population c 
decrease g5etic v>iation1 decrease      
reproduction1 alt] social /ructures1    

increase infanticide1 & cause unnatural 
evolution>y impacts4  7#b7 ,:5 trophy   
hunt+ ( imp]il$ species is sanction$1   
poa*+ activity increases1 fur!r ?reat5+ 
! survival ( wildlife populations4  7#c7
 ,legal trade 9 wildlife p>ts & products
 c provide cov] = m>kets = illegal trade
 9 wildlife products1 :i* is wor? up to 
#bj1jjj1jjj1jjj annually & run by       
pr(essional crim9al networks l9k$ to o!r
 transnational organiz$ crim9al         
activities1 includ+ traffick+ 9         
n>cotics1 weapons1 & humans4  7#d7 ,:ile
 ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47 curr5tly       
prohibits ! take & import ( species li/$
 "u t ,act z endang]$ species1 x does n 
automatically ext5d ^? protections to   
species li/$ z ?reat5$ species4  #c4    
,prohibitions reg>d+ tak+ & import+ (   
endang]$ species & ?reat5$ species      
trophies  7a7 ,prohibition ( tak+ or    
import+ ,section #i ( ! ,endang]$       
,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aech7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      

foll[+3  7h7 ,trophies ,x is unlawful = 
any p]son subject to ! jurisdiction ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to take = a trophy 
)9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates or ! t]ritorial sea (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates any species ( fi% or   
wildlife li/$ "u section #d z a ?reat5$ 
species2 or  7#b7 to import into !      
,unit$ ,/ates any trophy ( any species (
 fi% or wildlife li/$ "u section #d z a 
?reat5$ species4  4  7b7 ,prohibition ( 
p]mits ,section #aj7;a7 ( ! ,endang]$   
,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aeci7;a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph   
7#a71 by /rik+ ,! ,secret>y may p]mit & 
ins]t+ ,except z o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is  
subsection1 ! ,secret>y may p]mit2 &    
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,!
 ,secret>y may n p]mit or o!rwise all[--
  7,a7 tak+ = a trophy any species ( fi%
 or wildlife li/$ "u section #d2 or     
7,b7 import+ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates any   
trophy ( any species ( fi% or wildlife  
li/$ "u section #d1 not)/&+ section     
#i7;b74  4  7c7 ,antiques ,section      
#aj7;h77#a7 ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act 

( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeci7;h77#a77 is
 am5d$ by /rik+ ,sections #d7;d71       
#i7;a71 & #i7;c7 d n apply & ins]t+     
,sections #d7;d71 #i7;a71 #i7;c71 &     
#i7;h77#b7 d n apply4  7d7 ,def9ition   
,section #c ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act 
( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecb7 is am5d$--
 7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#ba7 z    
p>agraph 7#bb72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
p>agraph 7#bj7 ! foll[+3  7#ba7 ,! t]m  
trophy means a :ole dead animal1 or a   
readily recognizable "p or d]ivative (  
an animal1 t--  7,a7 is raw1 process$1  
or manufactur$2 &  7,b7 0 obta9$ "u a   
hunt+ lic5se or o!r au?orization issu$  
by any ,/ate1 =eign gov]nm5t1 or private
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