[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4441-S4442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3170. Mr. CRUZ 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON LISTING OF LIVING NONNATIVE SPECIES 
                   AS THREATENED SPECIES OR ENDANGERED SPECIES.

       (a) Limitation.--The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
     U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

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     ``SEC. 19. PROHIBITION ON LISTING OF LIVING NONNATIVE SPECIES 
                   AS THREATENED SPECIES OR ENDANGERED SPECIES.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     shall not list under section 4(c) any living nonnative 
     species.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. prec. 1531) is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 17 
     the following:

``Sec. 18. Annual cost analysis by the Fish and Wildlife Service.
``Sec. 19. Prohibition on listing of living nonnative species as 
              threatened species or endangered species.''.
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