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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1866 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to promote sustainable- 
use conservation, to harmonize that Act with the Convention on Inter-
national Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2013 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to promote 
sustainable-use conservation, to harmonize that Act with 
the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhancement of Spe-
cies Survival Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 
Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1532) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (7) 
through (10) as paragraphs (8) through (11), and insert-
ing after paragraph (6) the following: 
‘‘(7) The term ‘enhancement of propagation or 
survival’ means directly or indirectly improving a 
species’ sustainability in the wild, including any 
measure that— 
‘‘(A) benefits the species’ population num-
bers, health, or habitat; 
‘‘(B) reduces a threat to the species; or 
‘‘(C) increases the social tolerance of the 
species.’’. 
SEC. 3. ENHANCEMENT FINDING. 
Section 10(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘ may permit’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘shall permit’’ before 
‘‘any act’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at 
the end; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
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vention and all relevant resolutions and 
quotas adopted by the Convention Con-
ference of the Parties; and 
‘‘(III) in the case of a ranched or cap-
tive bred specimen, all commercial trade in 
such specimen is in accordance with clause 
4 of Article VII of the Convention and 
with all relevant clarifying resolutions and 
quotas adopted by the Convention Con-
ference of the Parties; and 
‘‘(D) shall permit under subparagraphs 
(A) and (C), notwithstanding sections 3(1)(C) 
and 101(a)(1) of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1362(1)(C), 
1371(a)(1)), importation of a sport-hunted tro-
phy or other specimen of a marine mammal 
that has been legally taken from a population 
that is depleted under such Act solely by reason 
of section 3(1)(C) of that Act.’’. 
SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION. 
The Secretary, as that term is used in the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), shall, 
by not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, promulgate regulations implementing the 
amendments made by this Act, including criteria for the 
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issuance of permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of such Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)), as amended by this Act. 
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