program for the conservation of endangered species and 
threatened species. 
‘‘(B) Any cooperative agreement entered into by the 
Secretary under this subsection may also provide for moni-
toring or assistance in monitoring the status of candidate 
species pursuant to section 4(b)(3)(C)(iii) or recovered 
species pursuant to section 5(i). 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall periodically review each co-
operative agreement under this subsection and seek to 
make changes the Secretary considers necessary for the 
conservation of endangered species and threatened species 
to which the agreement applies. 
‘‘(4) Any cooperative agreement entered into by the 
Secretary under this subsection that provides for the en-
rollment of private lands or water rights in any program 
established by the agreement shall ensure that the decision 
to enroll is voluntary for each owner of such lands or water 
rights.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘pursuant to subsection (c) 
of this section’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or to assist’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘section 4(g)’’ and inserting 
‘‘pursuant to subsection (c)(1) and (2) or to ad-
dress candidate species or other species at risk
and recovered species pursuant to subsection 
(c)(3)’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘monitoring the status of candidate species’’ 
and inserting ‘‘developing a conservation pro-
gram for, or monitoring the status of, candidate 
species or other species determined to be at risk 
pursuant to subsection (c)(3)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before the first sen-
tence; 
(B) in paragraph (1), as designated by 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking 
‘‘at no greater than annual intervals’’ and in-
serting ‘‘every 3 years’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Any cooperative agreement entered into by the 
Secretary under subsection (c) shall be subject to section 
7(a)(2) through (d) and regulations implementing such 
provisions only before— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary enters into the agreement; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary approves any renewal of, or 
amendment to, the agreement that—
‘‘(i) addresses species that are determined 
to be endangered species or threatened species, 
are not addressed in the agreement, and may be 
affected by the agreement; or 
‘‘(ii) new information about any species ad-
dressed in the agreement that the Secretary de-
termines— 
‘‘(I) constitutes the best available sci-
entific data; and 
‘‘(II) indicates that the agreement 
may have adverse effects on the species 
that had not been considered previously 
when the agreement was entered into or 
during any revision thereof or amendment 
thereto. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may suspend any cooperative 
agreement established pursuant to subsection (c), after 
consultation with the Governor of the affected State, if 
the Secretary finds during the periodic review required by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection that the agreement no 
longer constitutes an adequate and active program for the 
conservation of endangered species and threatened species. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary may terminate any cooperative 
agreement entered into by the Secretary under subsection
(c), after consultation with the Governor of the affected 
State, if— 
‘‘(A) as result of the procedures of section 
7(a)(2) through (d) undertaken pursuant to para-
graph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary deter-
mines that continued implementation of the coopera-
tive agreement is likely to jeopardize the continued 
existence of endangered species or threatened spe-
cies, and the cooperative agreement is not amended 
or revised to incorporate a reasonable and prudent 
alternative offered by the Secretary pursuant to sec-
tion 7(b)(3); or 
‘‘(B) the cooperative agreement has been sus-
pended under paragraph (3) of this subsection and 
has not been amended or revised and found by the 
Secretary to constitute an adequate and active pro-
gram for the conservation of endangered species and 
threatened species within 180 days after the date of 
the suspension.’’. 
SEC. 12. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND CONSULTA-
TION. 
(a) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 7(a) 
(16 U.S.C. 1536(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘endangered species’’ and all that follows