,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ag1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,udall 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 
,mr4 ,book]1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,ms4        
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,ms4 ,hirono1  
,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 &
 ,ms4 ,w>r57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to t]m9ate c]ta9    
rules issu$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 
& ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce relat+ to      
endang]$ & ?reat5$ species1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect ,am]ica's         
,wildlife & ,fi% 9 ,ne$ ( ,cons]vation  
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 t--  7#a7 global wildlife populations h
 fall5 by #fj p]c5t ov] #d decades due  
to habitat loss1 pollution1 de=e/ation1 
climate *ange1 & o!r an?ropog5ic        
factors2  7#b7 curr5t rates ( species   
ext9ction are up to #a1jjj times great] 
?an ! natural rate ( ext9ction2 &  7#c7 

! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47 is "o ( ! mo/  
popul> & successful environm5tal laws ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,t]m9ation (      
regulations relat+ to endang]$ & ?reat5$
 species & re/oration ( prior           
regulations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! am5dm5ts to
 p>ts #ag1 #djb1 & #dbd ( title #ej1    
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 made by !  
foll[+ f9al rules are void3  7#a7 ,!    
f9al rule promulgat$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,int]ior entitl$ ,endang]$ & ,?reat5$   
,wildlife & ,plants2 ,regulations =     
,prohibitions to ,?reat5$ ,wildlife &   
,plants 7#hd ,f$4 ,reg4 #ddgec 7,augu/  
#bg1 #bjai774  7#b7 ,! f9al rule        
promulgat$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior &
 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce entitl$         
,endang]$ & ,?reat5$ ,wildlife &        
,plants2 ,regulations = ,int]ag5cy      
,coop]ation 7#hd ,f$4 ,reg4 #ddigf      
7,augu/ #bg1 #bjai774  7#c7 ,! f9al rule
 promulgat$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 
& ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce entitl$        
,endang]$ & ,?reat5$ ,wildlife &        

,plants2 ,regulations = ,li/+ ,species &
 ,designat+ ,critical ,habitat 7#hd ,f$4
 ,reg4 #dejbj 7,augu/ #bg1 #bjai774  7b7
 ,effectiv5ess ,p>ts #ag1 #djb1 & #dbd (
 title #ej1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1
 %all be 9 effect z if ! am5dm5ts void$ 
"u subsection 7a7 _h n be5 made4  7c7   
,promulgation ( new rules ,any rule     
propos$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior or !
 ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act to am5d "p #ag1     
#djb1 or #dbd ( title #ej1 ,code (      
,f$]al ,regulations 7o!r ?an any rule t 
is necess>y to c>ry out subsections 7a7 
& 7b77--  7#a7 %all analyze &           
incorporate ! impacts ( climate *ange1  
includ+ long-t]m impacts1 on-- 7,a7     
species li/$ z ?reat5$ species or       
endang]$ species "u ! ,endang]$ ,species
 ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et   
seq47 & species t are c&idates to be s  
li/$2 &  7,b7 ! habitats ( species      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72  7#b7 may  
analyze & incorporate alt]natives =     
provid+ automatic protections "u section

 #i7;a7 ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act (   
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aech7;a77 9 ! case
 ( species li/$ z ?reat5$ species "u t  
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 &   
7#c7 may n-- 7,a7 analyze or incorporate
 any positive or negative economic      
impacts associat$ ) ! decision ( :e!r to
 li/ a species z a ?reat5$ species or an
 endang]$ species "u ! ,endang]$        
,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aeca et seq472  7,b7 limit ! au?ority (
 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior or ! ,secret>y
 ( ,comm]ce to consid] ! impacts (      
climate *ange1 includ+ ! long-t]m       
impacts2 or  7,c7 int]f]e 9 any mann] ) 
! be/ available sci5ce4  #d4 ,s5se (    
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 ,congress recognizes ! pot5tial    
b5efit ( cl>ify+ inconsi/5cies 9-- 7,a7 
! pa/ practices ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &
 ,wildlife ,s]vice & ! ,national ,m>9e  
,fi%]ies ,s]vice "u ! ,endang]$ ,species
 ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et   
seq472 &  7,b7 int]pretations by ^?     
ag5cies ( regulations "u t ,act1        

especially "u section #g ( t ,act 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #aecf72 &  7#b7 ,congress     
ackn[l$ges ! importance ( provid+       
inc5tives = l&[n]s to cons]ve species1  
especially by rew>d+ ! l&[n]s =--  7,a7 
help+ to prev5t ! ne$ to add species to 
! li/ ( ?reat5$ species or endang]$     
species "u t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca  
et seq472 &  7,b7 successfully cons]v+  
species li/$ z endang]$ species "u t    
,act to ! po9t t ! species c be d[nli/$ 
to ! li/ ( ?reat5$ species "u t ,act4