,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #be1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,mc,clintock 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 that  
artificially propagated animals shall be
 treated the same under that ,act as    
naturally propagated animals1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,treatment of      
artificially propagated animals ,section
 #d of the ,endangered ,species ,act of 
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7j7 ,treatment of          
artificially propagated animals ,the    
,secretary shall not distinguish between
 naturally propagated animals and       
artificially propagated animals in      
making any determination under this     
,act4  4  #b4 ,artificial propagation   
for mitigation purposes  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #ad of the ,endangered        

,species ,act of #aigc 7relating to     
repeals of provisions of law1 which have
 executed7 is amended to read as        
follows3  #ad4 ,artificial propagation  
for mitigation purposes ,the ,secretary 
shall authorize the use of artificial   
propagation of animals of a species for 
purposes of any mitigation required     
under this ,act with respect to such    
species4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment  
,the table of contents in the first     
section of such ,act is amended by      
striking the item relating to such      
section and inserting the following3    
,sec4 #ad4 ,artificial propagation for  
mitigation purposes4  4  #c4            
,application ,the amendments made by    
this ,act shall apply with respect to a 
species without regard to whether the   
species was determined to be an         
endangered species or threatened species
 under the ,endangered ,species ,act of 
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47     
before1 on1 or after the date of        
enactment of this ,act4