[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3324 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3324

    To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to reduce burdensome 
                   paperwork, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 23, 2013

Mr. Harris (for himself and Mr. Fleming) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to reduce burdensome 
                   paperwork, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``The Lacey Act Paperwork Reduction Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO LACEY ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1981.

    Section 3(f) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3372(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by--
                    (A) striking ``files'' and inserting ``possesses 
                and has available for inspection by the Secretary, 
                acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                Service, if so requested,''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), striking clause (i) and 
                inserting the following:
                            ``(i) the declared value of the plant or 
                        the merchandise containing the plant;''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
            ``(6) Regulations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through 
                the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and in 
                consultation with the Animal and Health Inspection 
                Service, may issue, in accordance with section 553 of 
                title 5, United States Code, such regulations as may be 
                necessary to carry out this subsection.
                    ``(B) Distinction; limitation on applicability.--In 
                promulgating such regulations, the Secretary may--
                            ``(i) distinguish among different species; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) limit the applicability of this 
                        subsection to a particular class or type of 
                        species if the Secretary determines that 
                        application of this subsection would not be 
                        feasible, practicable, or effective.''.
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