,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,biggs 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,gosar1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,ms4 ,cheney1   
,mr4 ,crawford1 and ,mr4 ,gianforte7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,endangered ,species ,act to prevent a  
species that is not native to the       
,united ,states from being listed as an 
endangered species or a threatened      
species1 to prohibit certain types of   
financial assistance1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,american           
,sovereignty and ,species ,protection   
,act4  #b4 ,limitation on listing of not
 native species and provision of certain
 financial assistance  7a7 ,limitation  
on listing of not native species        
,section #d7;a77#b7 of the ,endangered  
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aecc7;a77#b77 is amended by adding at  

the end the following3  7,d7 ,not native
 species ,the ,secretary may not        
determine that a species is an          
endangered species or a threatened      
species pursuant to section #d if such  
species is not native to the ,united    
,states4  4  7b7 ,limitation on         
provision of certain financial          
assistance ,section #h7;a7 of the       
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aecg7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7  
by striking ,as a demonstration of and  
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in      
general ,as a demonstration of  2  7#b7 
by striking 7which includes1 but is not 
limited to1 the acquisition1 by lease or
 otherwise1 of lands1 waters1 or        
interests therein72 and  7#c7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#b7         
,prohibition on purchasing land in a    
foreign country ,no financial assistance
 provided under paragraph 7#a7 may be   
used to acquire1 by lease or otherwise1 
lands1 waters1 or other interests in a  
foreign country4  4