,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #d1         
#bjba,mr4 ,biggs 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