,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ah1 #bjbj   
,mr4 ,cook 7for himself and ,mr4 ,gosar7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit the ,secretaries of ,commerce  
and of the ,interior from issuing grants
 for the conservation of a species that 
is listed as endangered under a ,state  
law that is not consistent with certain 
,federal standards1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protect            
,conservation ,funds ,act of #bjbj4  #b4
 ,restrictions on conservation grants   
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 the ,secretary  
of ,commerce and the ,secretary of the  
,interior may only issue a grant for the
 conservation of a species or the       
habitat of a species that is listed as  
threatened or endangered under ,state   
law if--  7#a7 such listing meets the   

requirements described for listing a    
species in section #dbd4aa7;d7 of title 
#ej1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations2 or 
7#b7 such species is listed as          
threatened or endangered under the      
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq474  7b7          
,certification ,the ,secretary of       
,commerce and the ,secretary of the     
,interior shall require the recipient of
 any grant subject to subsection 7a7 to 
submit a certification that such        
recipient will not use funds received   
from such grant to conserve a species or
 the habitat of a species if such       
species does not meet the requirements  
described in such subsection4  7c7      
,misuse of funds ,a grant recipient that
 uses funds in a manner inconsistent    
with the certification described in     
subsection 7b7 shall be required to     
return funds used in such manner to the 
,federal ,government4