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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 102 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prevent a species that |
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| 6 | 6 | | is not native to the United States from being listed as an endangered |
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| 7 | 7 | | species or a threatened species, to prohibit certain types of financial |
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| 8 | 8 | | assistance, and for other purposes. |
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| 9 | 9 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 10 | 10 | | JANUARY3, 2025 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Mr. B |
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| 12 | 12 | | IGGSof Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the |
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| 13 | 13 | | Committee on Natural Resources |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL |
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| 15 | 15 | | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prevent |
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| 16 | 16 | | a species that is not native to the United States from |
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| 17 | 17 | | being listed as an endangered species or a threatened |
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| 18 | 18 | | species, to prohibit certain types of financial assistance, |
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| 19 | 19 | | and for other purposes. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 21 | 21 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 23 | 23 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Sovereignty 4 |
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| 24 | 24 | | and Species Protection Act of 2025’’. 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | •HR 102 IH |
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| 28 | 28 | | SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON LISTING OF NONNATIVE SPECIES 1 |
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| 29 | 29 | | AND PROVISION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL AS-2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | SISTANCE. 3 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (a) L |
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| 32 | 32 | | IMITATION ONLISTING OFNONNATIVESPE-4 |
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| 33 | 33 | | CIES.—Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 5 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)) is amended by adding at the 6 |
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| 35 | 35 | | end the following: 7 |
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| 36 | 36 | | ‘‘(4) N |
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| 37 | 37 | | ONNATIVE SPECIES.—The Secretary may 8 |
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| 38 | 38 | | not determine that a species is an endangered spe-9 |
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| 39 | 39 | | cies or a threatened species pursuant to this section 10 |
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| 40 | 40 | | if such species is not native to the United States.’’. 11 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (b) L |
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| 42 | 42 | | IMITATION ONPROVISION OFCERTAINFINAN-12 |
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| 43 | 43 | | CIALASSISTANCE.—Section 8(a) of the Endangered Spe-13 |
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| 44 | 44 | | cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1537(a)) is amended— 14 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (1) by striking ‘‘As a demonstration of’’ and in-15 |
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| 46 | 46 | | serting the following: 16 |
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| 47 | 47 | | ‘‘(1) I |
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| 48 | 48 | | N GENERAL.—As a demonstration of’’; 17 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (2) by striking ‘‘(which includes, but is not lim-18 |
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| 50 | 50 | | ited to, the acquisition, by lease or otherwise, of 19 |
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| 51 | 51 | | lands, waters, or interests therein)’’; and 20 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (3) by adding at the end the following: 21 |
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| 53 | 53 | | ‘‘(2) P |
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| 54 | 54 | | ROHIBITION ON PURCHASING LAND IN A 22 |
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| 55 | 55 | | FOREIGN COUNTRY .—No financial assistance pro-23 |
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| 56 | 56 | | vided under paragraph (1) may be used to acquire, 24 |
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| 60 | 60 | | by lease or otherwise, lands, waters, or other inter-1 |
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| 61 | 61 | | ests in a foreign country.’’. 2 |
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