,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hacf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #af1 #bjbb,mr4 
,stauber 7for himself and ,mr4          
,westerman7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,endangered       
,species ,act of #aigc to provide for   
protective regulations when a species is
 listed as an endangered species4  #a4  
,protective regulations for endangered  
species  7a7 ,protective regulations    
,section #d7;d7 of the ,endangered      
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aecc7;d77 is amended to read as        
follows3  7d7 ,protective regulations   
7#a7 ,threatened species ,whenever any  
species is listed as a threatened       
species pursuant to subsection 7c71 the 
,secretary shall issue such regulations 
as the ,secretary deems necessary and   
advisable to provide for the            
conservation of such species4  7#b7     
,endangered species ,whenever any       

species is listed as an endangered      
species pursuant to subsection 7c71 the 
,secretary may issue such regulations as
 the ,secretary deems necessary and     
advisable to provide for the            
conservation of such species4  7#c7     
,prohibition on certain activities      
,except as provided in paragraph 7#d71  
the ,secretary may1 by regulation issued
 under this subsection1 prohibit with   
respect to any threatened or endangered 
species any act prohibited under section
 #i7;a77#a71 in the case of fish or     
wildlife1 or section #i7;a77#b7 in the  
case of plants4  7#d7 ,exception        
,regulations described by paragraph 7#c7
 shall apply in any ,state which has    
entered into a cooperative agreement    
pursuant to section #f7;c7 only to the  
extent that such regulations have also  
been adopted by such ,state4  4  7b7    
,exception to prohibited acts           
,paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of section    
#i7;a7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4      
#aech7;a77#a7 and 7#b77 are each amended

 by inserting by regulations issued     
under section #d7;d7 or after as        
provided4