To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes.

Subjects: Animals, Animal protection and human-animal relationships, Endangered and threatened species

Summary:  <p>This bill requires naturally propagated animals (i.e., wild animals) and artificially propagated animals to be treated the same under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). </p> <p>Specifically, distinctions between naturally propagated animals and artificially propagated animals may not be made when the federal government makes determinations under the ESA, such as determinations to designate endangered species, threatened species, or critical habitats. </p> <p>In addition, the bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to authorize the use of artificial propagation of animals of a species when mitigation is required under the ESA.</p> <p>This bill applies to all endangered or threatened species regardless of when they were listed as endangered or threatened.</p>

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 520 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 520

      To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that 
 artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that 
      Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 2023

Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that 
 artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that 
      Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF ARTIFICIALLY PROPAGATED ANIMALS.

    Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Treatment of Artificially Propagated Animals.--The Secretary 
shall not distinguish between naturally propagated animals and 
artificially propagated animals in making any determination under this 
Act.''.

SEC. 2. ARTIFICIAL PROPAGATION FOR MITIGATION PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 14 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(relating to repeals of provisions of law, which have executed) is 
amended to read as follows:

            ``artificial propagation for mitigation purposes

    ``Sec. 14. The Secretary shall authorize the use of artificial 
propagation of animals of a species for purposes of any mitigation 
required under this Act with respect to such species.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
section of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to such 
section and inserting the following:

``Sec. 14. Artificial propagation for mitigation purposes.''.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to a 
species without regard to whether the species was determined to be an 
endangered species or threatened species under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) before, on, or after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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