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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3526 

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend the import- and 

export-related provision of that Act to species proposed for listing as 

threatened or endangered under that Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 

Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HONDA, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. TITUS, Ms. BORDALLO, 

Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. COHEN, 

Mr. CONYERS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. FARR, Ms. 

NORTON, Mr. KEATING, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. LOEBSACK, 

Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RANGEL, 

Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SHERMAN, and Ms. JUDY CHU of California) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs 

and Ways and Means, 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 

A BILL 

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend 

the import- and export-related provision of that Act to 

species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered 

under that Act. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Conserving Ecosystems 

3 by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies 

4 Act’’ or the ‘‘CECIL Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 

6 1973. 

7 Section 9(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 

8 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1)) is amended by striking sub9 paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) for any such species listed, or proposed to 

11 be listed, under section 4, import the species into, or 

12 export the species from, the United States;’’. 

13 SEC. 3. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

16 of the United States shall conduct and submit to Congress 

17 a report on the results of a study of the effectiveness of 

18 trophy hunting in supporting international wildlife con19 servation efforts. 

20 (b) APPLICATION OF REVENUES TO TANGIBLE AC21 TIONS.—The study shall include a detailed analysis of how 

22 permit fees and other payments from hunters to govern23 ment entities and hunting guides in host countries are ap24 plied to tangible actions supporting the conservation of the 

25 target species and other wildlife in such countries. 

26 (c) REPORT.—The report shall— 


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1 (1) identify data gaps and recommend informa2 tion that hunters and host countries must submit to 

3 verify the impacts of trophy hunting on wildlife con4 servation efforts; and 

5 (2) recommend actions that the Department of 

6 the Interior and the Congress should take to ensure 

7 that trophy hunting contributes to conservation. 

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