[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3233. Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Risch) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. 
Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) 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 part II of subtitle F of title VIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 86____. FOREST PLAN AMENDMENTS.

       Section 6(d) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(d)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Consultation with secretaries of the interior and 
     commerce.--
       ``(A) Definition of new, significant information.--In this 
     paragraph, the term `new, significant information' means new, 
     significant information relevant to the listing of a species 
     as threatened or endangered, or the designation of critical 
     habitat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
     U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) on a unit of the National Forest System 
     covered by a land management plan under this section.
       ``(B) Consultation.--If appropriate or on request of the 
     Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as 
     appropriate, if new, significant information becomes 
     available to the Secretary, the Secretary, in accordance with 
     applicable regulations, shall consult with the Secretary of 
     the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as applicable, for 
     the sole purpose of assessing whether the new, significant 
     information indicates that the applicable land management 
     plan should be amended or revised.
       ``(C) Application.--The consultation under subparagraph (B) 
     shall not be subject to--
       ``(i) section 7(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     (16 U.S.C. 1536(d)); or
       ``(ii) judicial review.''.
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