[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4419]
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  SA 3100. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of 
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 125__. REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING OF DOUBLE-
                   CRESTED CORMORANTS.

       (a) Force and Effect.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), section 21.47 
     of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
     date of enactment of this Act), shall have the force and 
     effect of law.
       (2) Public notice.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service (referred to in this section as the ``Director''), 
     shall notify the public of the authority provided by 
     paragraph (1) in a manner determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       (b) Sunset.--The authority provided by subsection (a)(1) 
     shall terminate on the date that is the earlier of--
       (1) the effective date of a regulation promulgated by the 
     Director after the date of enactment of this Act to control 
     depredation of double-crested cormorant populations; or
       (2) 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section limits 
     the authority of the Director to promulgate regulations 
     relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants under any 
     other law.
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