[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 4245 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 551
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4245

                      [Report No. 114-712, Part I]

To exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers 
 from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 11, 2015

  Ms. Pingree (for herself and Mr. Poliquin) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

                           September 6, 2016

    Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with amendments
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           September 6, 2016

   The Committees on Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs discharged; 
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           December 11, 2015]


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                                 A BILL


 
To exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers 
 from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.


 


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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF EXPORTATION OF CERTAIN ECHINODERMS AND MOLLUSKS 
              FROM PERMISSION AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Exemption.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service shall amend section 14.92 of title 50, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to clarify that--
            (1) fish or wildlife described in subsection (b) are 
        fishery products exempt from the export permission requirements 
        of section 9(d)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
        U.S.C. 1538(d)(1)); and
            (2) any person may engage in business as an exporter of 
        such fish or wildlife without procuring permission under such 
        section of that Act or an export license under subpart I of 
        part 14 of such title.
    (b) Covered Fish or Wildlife.--The fish or wildlife referred to in 
subsection (a) are members of the phylum Echinodermata that are 
commonly known as sea urchins and sea cucumbers, and members of the 
phylum Mollusca that are commonly known as squid, octopus, and 
cuttlefish, including products thereof, that--
            (1) do not require a permit under part 16, 17, or 23 of 
        title 50, Code of Federal Regulations;
            (2) are harvested in waters under the jurisdiction of the 
        United States or are processed in the United States; and
            (3) are--
                    (A) exported for purposes of human or animal 
                consumption; or
                    (B) taken in waters under the jurisdiction of the 
                United States or on the high seas for recreational 
                purposes.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to exempt 
        exportation of certain echinoderms and mollusks from licensing 
        requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 551

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4245

                      [Report No. 114-712, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers 
 from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 6, 2016

    Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with amendments

                           September 6, 2016

   The Committees on Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs discharged; 
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed