,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjai,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,paul7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the        
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc to   
include a prohibition on the listing of 
a living nonnative species as a         
threatened species or an endangered     
species1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,saving ,america's ,vulnerable and  
,endangered ,species ,act or the ,,saves
 ,act 4  #b4 ,prohibition on listing of 
living nonnative species as threatened  
species or endangered species  7a7      
,limitation ,the ,endangered ,species   
,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #ai4 ,prohibition on    
listing of living nonnative species as  
threatened species or endangered species

 ,notwithstanding any other provision of
 law1 the ,secretary shall not list     
under section #d7;c7 any living         
nonnative species4  4  7b7 ,conforming  
amendment ,the table of contents for the
 ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 prec4 #aeca7 is amended by   
inserting after the item relating to    
section #ag the following3  ,sec4 #ah4  
,annual cost analysis by the ,fish and  
,wildlife ,service4,sec4 #ai4           
,prohibition on listing of living       
nonnative species as threatened species 
or endangered species4  4