,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #i1 #bjbe,mr4   
,gray 7= himself & ,mr4 ,co/a7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,endang]$ ,species   
,act ( #aigc to exp& ! exemption process
 "u section #g ( t ,act ) respect to    
national security & significant adv]se  
national or regional economic impacts4  
#a4 ,expansion ( exemption process "u   
section #g ( ,endang]$ ,species ,act (  
#aigc ,section #g ( ! ,endang]$ ,species
 ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecf7 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7g7--  7,a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 to read z foll[s3  7#a7  
7,a7 ,a ,f$]al ag5cy1 ! ,gov]nor ( !    
,/ate 9 :i* an ag5cy action w occur1 if 
any1 or a p]mit or lic5se applicant may 
apply to ! ,secret>y = an exemption = an
 ag5cy action ( su* ag5cy if1 aft]      
consultation "u subsection 7a77#b71 !   
,secret>y's op9ion "u subsection 7b7    
indicates t--  7i7 ! ag5cy action w\ld  

violate subsection 7a77#b72 or  7ii7 a  
modification or reasonable & prud5t     
alt]native necess>y = ! ag5cy action to 
comply ) subsection 7a77#b7 may--  7,i7 
impair national security2 or  7,,ii7    
result 9 significant adv]se national or 
regional economic impacts4  7,b7 ,an    
application = an exemption %all be      
consid]$ initially by ! ,secret>y 9 !   
mann] provid$ = 9 ?is subsection1 & %all
 be consid]$ by ! ,committee = a f9al   
det]m9ation "u subsection 7h7 aft] a    
report is made pursuant to p>agraph     
7#e74  7,c7 ,! applicant = an exemption 
%all be ref]r$ to z ! exemption         
applicant 9 ?is section4  2  7,b7 9     
p>agraph 7#c7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
to read z foll[s3  7,a7 det]m9e-- 7i7 t 
! ,f$]al ag5cy conc]n$ & ! exemption    
applicant h--  7,i7 c>ri$ out !         
consultation responsibilities describ$ 9
 subsection 7a7 9 good fai? & made a    
reasonable & responsible ef=t to develop
 & fairly consid] modifications or      
reasonable & prud5t alt]natives to !    

propos$ ag5cy action :i* w\ld n violate 
subsection 7a77#b72  7,,ii7 conduct$ any
 biological assessm5t requir$ by        
subsection 7c72 &  7,,iii7 to ! ext5t   
det]m9able )9 ! "t provid$ h]e91 refra9$
 f mak+ any irrev]sible or irretrievable
 commitm5t ( res\rces prohibit$ by      
subsection 7d72 &  7ii7 if ! exemption  
applicant submitt$ to ! ,secret>y !     
application = exemption pursuant to     
p>agraph 7#a77;,a77ii71 :e!r a          
modification or reasonable & prud5t     
alt]native necess>y = ! propos$ ag5cy   
action to comply ) subsection 7a77#b7   
may--  7,i7 impair national security2 or
  7,,ii7 result 9 significant adv]se    
national or regional economic impacts2  
or  2 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by    
/rik+ 7i71 7ii71 & 7iii72  7,c7 9       
p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ 7i71 7ii7 &     
7iii72 &  7,d7 9 p>agraph 7#e7-- 7i7 by 
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,b7 ?r\gh 7,d7 
z subp>agraphs 7,c7 ?r\gh 7,e71         
respectively2 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subp>agraph 7,a7 ! foll[+3  7,b7 if !   

exemption applicant submitt$ to !       
,secret>y ! application = exemption     
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a77;,a77ii71 aft]
 consultation ) ! ,national ,security   
,c\ncil reg>d+ pot5tial impacts to      
national security & ! ,director ( !     
,national ,economic ,c\ncil reg>d+      
pot5tial significant adv]se national &  
regional economic impacts1 any impairm5t
 to national security or significant    
adv]se national or regional economic    
impacts t w\ld result f a modification  
or reasonable & prud5t alt]native       
necess>y = ! ag5cy action to comply )   
subsection 7a77#b71 includ+ a           
description ( ! analysis & conclusions  
produc$ by ! ,national ,security ,c\ncil
 & ! ,director ( ! ,national ,economic  
,c\ncil z a result ( ea* su*            
consultation2  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection   
7h77#a77;,a77i71 to read z foll[s3  7i7 
7,i7 !re are no reasonable & prud5t     
alt]natives to ! ag5cy action2 or       
7,,ii7 ) respect to an ag5cy action !   
application = exemption ( :i* 0 submitt$

 to ! ,secret>y pursuant to subsection  
7g77#a77;,a77ii71 a modification or     
reasonable & prud5t alt]native necess>y 
= ! ag5cy action to comply ) subsection 
7a77#b7 may-- 7aa7 impair national      
security2 or  7bb7 result 9 significant 
adv]se national or regional economic    
impacts2  4