[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 137 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 137

To improve the administration of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
   Service of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 9, 2003

 Mrs. Lincoln introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To improve the administration of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
   Service of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the 
        Service.
            (2) Service.--The term ``Service'' means the Animal and 
        Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of 
        Agriculture.
    (b) Exemption.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
migratory bird management carried out by the Secretary shall be exempt 
from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) (including regulations).
    (c) Permits; Management.--An agent, officer, or employee of the 
Service that carries out any activity relating to migratory bird 
management may, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et 
seq.)--
            (1) issue a depredation permit to a stakeholder or 
        cooperator of the Service; and
            (2) manage and take migratory birds.
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