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H. R. 263—2 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
it is unlawful for any person to— 
‘‘(A) import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, 
or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or in a 
manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign com-
merce; or 
‘‘(B) breed or possess; 
any prohibited wildlife species. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—Paragraph (1) does not 
apply to— 
‘‘(A) an entity exhibiting animals to the public under 
a Class C license from the Department of Agriculture, 
or a Federal facility registered with the Department of 
Agriculture that exhibits animals, if such entity or facility 
holds such license or registration in good standing and 
if the entity or facility— 
‘‘(i) does not allow any individual to come into 
direct physical contact with a prohibited wildlife spe-
cies, unless that individual is— 
‘‘(I) a trained professional employee or con-
tractor of the entity or facility (or an accompanying 
employee receiving professional training); 
‘‘(II) a licensed veterinarian (or a veterinary 
student accompanying such a veterinarian); or 
‘‘(III) directly supporting conservation pro-
grams of the entity or facility, the contact is not 
in the course of commercial activity (which may 
be evidenced by advertisement or promotion of 
such activity or other relevant evidence), and the 
contact is incidental to humane husbandry con-
ducted pursuant to a species-specific, publicly 
available, peer-edited population management and 
care plan that has been provided to the Secretary 
with justifications that the plan— 
‘‘(aa) reflects established conservation 
science principles; 
‘‘(bb) incorporates genetic and demo-
graphic analysis of a multi-institution popu-
lation of animals covered by the plan; and 
‘‘(cc) promotes animal welfare by ensuring 
that the frequency of breeding is appropriate 
for the species; and 
‘‘(ii) ensures that during public exhibition of a 
lion (Panthera leo), tiger (Panthera tigris), leopard 
(Panthera pardus), snow leopard (Uncia uncia), jaguar 
(Panthera onca), cougar (Puma concolor), or any hybrid 
thereof, the animal is at least 15 feet from members 
of the public unless there is a permanent barrier suffi-
cient to prevent public contact; 
‘‘(B) a State college, university, or agency, or a State- 
licensed veterinarian; 
‘‘(C) a wildlife sanctuary that cares for prohibited wild-
life species, and— 
‘‘(i) is a corporation that is exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 and described in sections 501(c)(3) and 
170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of such Code;
‘‘(v) does not allow the transportation 
and display of any prohibited wildlife spe-
cies off-site; 
‘‘(D) has custody of any prohibited wildlife 
species solely for the purpose of expeditiously 
transporting the prohibited wildlife species to a 
person described in this paragraph with respect 
to the species; or 
‘‘(E) an entity or individual that is in pos-
session of any prohibited wildlife species that 
was born before the date of the enactment of 
the Big Cat Public Safety Act, and— 
‘‘(i) not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of the such Act, the 
entity or individual registers each indi-
vidual animal of each prohibited wildlife 
species possessed by the entity or indi-
vidual with the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service; 
‘‘(ii) does not breed, acquire, or sell 
any prohibited wildlife species after the 
date of the enactment of such Act; and 
‘‘(iii) does not allow direct contact be-
tween the public and prohibited wildlife 
species.’’.
SEC. 4. PENALTIES. 
(a) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 4(a)(1) of the Lacey 
Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(e),’’ after ‘‘(d),’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, (e),’’ after ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
(b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 4(d) of the 
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘(e),’’ 
after ‘‘(d),’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘(e),’’ 
after ‘‘(d),’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(e),’’ after 
‘‘(d),’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) Any person who knowingly violates section 
3(e) shall be fined not more than $20,000, or im-
prisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. Each 
violation shall be a separate offense and the offense 
is deemed to have been committed in the district 
where the violation first occurred, and in any district 
in which the defendant may have taken or been in 
possession of the prohibited wildlife species.’’.
SEC. 5. FORFEITURE OF PROHIBITED WILDLIFE SPECIES. 
Section 5(a)(1) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘bred, possessed,’’ before ‘‘imported, exported,’’. 
SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 7(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
(16 U.S.C. 3376(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall, in consultation with 
other relevant Federal and State agencies, promul-
gate any regulations necessary to implement section 
3(e).’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 263 
AN ACT 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to 
clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife 
Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain 
wildlife species, and for other purposes.
H. R. 263 
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two 
An Act 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by 
the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife 
species, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Big Cat Public Safety Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (k) as sub-
sections (b) through (l), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) 
the following: 
‘‘(a) BREED.—The term ‘breed’ means to facilitate propagation 
or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or to fail 
to prevent propagation or reproduction.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT.— 
Section 349(a)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1997(a)(3)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 2(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘3371(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘3371’’. 
(2) LACEY ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1981.—Section 7(c) of the 
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3376(c)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 2(f)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2(g)(2)(A)’’. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3372) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘(1) through (3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(1) through (3) or subsection (e)’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) CAPTIVE WILDLIFE OFFENSE.—
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3486
AN ACT 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase 
penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter 
the United States after being removed, and for other 
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
H. R. 263—3 
‘‘(ii) does not commercially trade in any prohibited 
wildlife 
species, 
including 
offspring, 
parts, 
and 
byproducts of such animals; 
‘‘(iii) does not breed any prohibited wildlife species; 
‘‘(iv) does not allow direct contact between the 
public and any prohibited wildlife species; and 
‘‘(v) does not allow the transportation and display 
of any prohibited wildlife species off-site; 
‘‘(D) has custody of any prohibited wildlife species 
solely for the purpose of expeditiously transporting the 
prohibited wildlife species to a person described in this 
paragraph with respect to the species; or 
‘‘(E) an entity or individual that is in possession of 
any prohibited wildlife species that was born before the 
date of the enactment of the Big Cat Public Safety Act, 
and— 
‘‘(i) not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of the such Act, the entity or individual 
registers each individual animal of each prohibited 
wildlife species possessed by the entity or individual 
with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; 
‘‘(ii) does not breed, acquire, or sell any prohibited 
wildlife species after the date of the enactment of such 
Act; and 
‘‘(iii) does not allow direct contact between the 
public and prohibited wildlife species.’’. 
SEC. 4. PENALTIES. 
(a) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 4(a)(1) of the Lacey Act Amend-
ments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(e),’’ after ‘‘(d),’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, (e),’’ after ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
(b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 4(d) of the Lacey Act Amend-
ments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘(e),’’ after ‘‘(d),’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘(e),’’ after ‘‘(d),’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(e),’’ after ‘‘(d),’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) Any person who knowingly violates section 3(e) shall 
be fined not more than $20,000, or imprisoned for not more 
than 5 years, or both. Each violation shall be a separate offense 
and the offense is deemed to have been committed in the 
district where the violation first occurred, and in any district 
in which the defendant may have taken or been in possession 
of the prohibited wildlife species.’’. 
SEC. 5. FORFEITURE OF PROHIBITED WILDLIFE SPECIES. 
Section 5(a)(1) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3374(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘bred, possessed,’’ before 
‘‘imported, exported,’’. 
SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 7(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3376(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
H. R. 263—4 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall, in consultation with other relevant 
Federal and State agencies, promulgate any regulations nec-
essary to implement section 3(e).’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
‘‘(II) in the case of the Inspector General of 
the Central Intelligence Agency, a reference to 
section 17(b)(6) of the Central Intelligence Agen-
cy Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(b)(6)); 
‘‘(III) in the case of the Special Inspector 
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, a ref-
erence to section 1229(c)(6) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 378); 
‘‘(IV) in the case of the Special Inspector 
General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, a 
reference to section 121(b)(4) of the Emergency 
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 
5231(b)(4)); and 
‘‘(V) in the case of the Special Inspector 
General for Pandemic Recovery, a reference to 
section 4018(b)(3) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9053(b)(3)).’’; and 
(2) in section 8G(e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 
placement on non-duty status’’ after ‘‘a re-
moval’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3490 
AN ACT 
To require the Government Accountability Office to produce 
a report on esophageal cancer, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
241(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1231(b)); and 
(B)(i) to secure and analyze all documents 
within its control that could tend to identify the 
nationality of such individual; or 
(ii) to ensure that a government official ca-
pable of determining that such individual is a 
national of such country interviews such indi-
vidual and, if additional evidence is needed, 
such individual’s family; or 
(2) other factors indicate that the country sys-
tematically and unreasonably refuses or delays the 
repatriation of nationals of such country who are de-
scribed in subsection (a) and have been ordered re-
moved to such country by the United States. 
(c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Upon deter-
mining that a country systematically and unreasonably re-
fuses or delays repatriation of its nationals— 
(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
notify the Secretary of State of such determination 
in writing not later than 5 days after such deter-
mination; and 
(2) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall— 
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the requirements of clauses (i) and 
(ii) of that subparagraph. 
(2) 
ANNUAL
CHARGES
PAYABLE
BY
LI-
CENSEE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), any lease of power privilege issued 
by the Secretary for a project under subsection 
(b) shall contain conditions that require the les-
see of the project to make direct payments to 
the Tribes through reasonable annual charges 
in an amount that recompenses the Tribes for 
any adverse economic effect of the project iden-
tified in a study performed pursuant to the 
study plan agreement for the project. 
(B) AGREEMENT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the 
annual charges described in subparagraph 
(A) shall be established through agreement 
between the proposed lessee and the 
Tribes. 
(ii) 
CONDITION.—The 
agreement 
under clause (i), including any modifica-
tion of the agreement, shall be deemed to 
be a condition to the lease of power privi-
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lege issued by the Secretary for a project 
under subsection (b). 
(C) DISPUTE RESOLUTION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the proposed les-
see and the Tribes cannot agree to the 
terms of an agreement under subpara-
graph (B)(i), the proposed lessee and the 
Tribes shall submit notice of the dispute to 
the Director. 
(ii) RESOLUTION.—The Director shall 
resolve the dispute described in clause (i) 
not later than 180 days after the date on 
which the Director receives notice of the 
dispute under that clause. 
(3) ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 
may include in any lease of power privilege issued by 
the Secretary for a project under subsection (b) 
other conditions determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary, on the condition that the conditions shall be 
consistent with the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 
(43 U.S.C. 485 et seq.). 
(4) CONSULTATION.—In establishing conditions 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult 
with the Tribes. 
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(f) DEADLINES.—The Secretary or any officer of the 
Office of Hearing and Appeals before whom a proceeding 
is pending under this section may extend any deadline or 
enlarge any timeframe described in this section— 
(1) at the discretion of the Secretary or the of-
ficer; or 
(2) on a showing of good cause by any party. 
(g) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any final action of the Sec-
retary or the Director made pursuant to this section shall 
be subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 
7 of title 5, United States Code. 
(h) EFFECT ON OTHER PROJECTS.—Nothing in this 
section establishes any precedent or is binding on any Bu-
reau of Reclamation lease of power privilege, other than 
for a project. 
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(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
Committees on Armed Services and on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committees on 
Armed Services and on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives and to other appropriate committees 
or subcommittees of Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘the appropriate congressional committees, 
including the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘committees or subcommittees of the Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘congressional commit-
tees’’; 
(4) in section 8D— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittees on Governmental Affairs and Finance of 
the Senate and the Committees on Government 
Operations and Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives, and to other appropriate com-
mittees or subcommittees of the Congress’’ and 
inserting ‘‘appropriate congressional committees, 
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(A) meet concurrently with representatives 
of the foreign government in the United States 
and in the foreign country about such deter-
mination; and 
(B) notify such representatives that the 
United States may discontinue issuance of visas 
to nationals of such country under section 
243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1253(d)). 
(d) DISCONTINUANCE OF VISAS.—In furtherance of 
section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1253) and except as provided under subsection (e), 
if a country described in subsection (c) continues to sys-
tematically and unreasonably refuse or delay the repatri-
ation of its nationals described in subsection (a) after re-
ceiving notification under subsection (c)(2)(B)— 
(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
notify the Secretary of State that the country meets 
the criteria described in section 243(d) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)); and 
(2) the Secretary of State shall discontinue the 
issuance of visas in accordance with such section. 
(e) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity determines that it is not in the interests of the 
United States to discontinue the issuance of visas to na-
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in the event an owner files for bankruptcy. Such fee shall 
be no less than— 
(1) $10,000 per mile for such pipelines in water 
with a depth of 500 feet or greater; and 
(2) $1,000 per mile for pipelines in water depth 
of under 500 feet. 
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO EXPOSED SEGMENTS 
OF OFFSHORE PIPELINES. 
If the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforce-
ment identifies any exposed segment of any active or de-
commissioned pipeline, the Bureau shall either remove the 
pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommis-
sioned and does not pose a threat. If a segment of any 
active pipeline is exposed or shifts, the Bureau shall re- 
secure such segment to the sea floor. 
SEC. 5. COMPLETION OF STUDY RELATING TO ENVIRON-
MENT RISKS OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS USED 
IN OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS. 
(a) COMPLETION OF STUDY.—The Bureau of Safety 
and Environmental Enforcement shall complete a study 
addressing the risks to the environment of chemical prod-
ucts used in oil and gas operations including umbilical 
lines. In conducting the study, the Bureau shall seek input 
from chemical suppliers and the oil and gas industry. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Bureau shall transmit a re-
port of the findings and determinations in such study to 
Congress, including any recommendations for legislation. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 456 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2643 
[Report No. 117–633] 
To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further 
develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil 
and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability 
to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental 
risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2021 
Ms. BROWNLEY (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Mr. LOWENTHAL) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 14, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Ms. PORTER, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. COHEN, Ms. 
LEE of California, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. LIEU, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. ROSS, 
and Ms. MATSUI 
DECEMBER 14, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 19, 2021] 
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A BILL 
To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforce-
ment to further develop, finalize, and implement updated 
regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address 
long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure 
active pipeline integrity and address safety and environ-
mental risks associated with decommissioning, and for 
other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Offshore Pipeline Safety 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINALIZATION OF REGULATIONS RELATED TO OFF-
SHORE PIPELINES. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental En-
forcement, shall issue final regulations relating to Oil and 
Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental 
Shelf—Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (72 Fed. Reg. 
56,442 (Oct. 3, 2007)). Such regulations shall require own-
ers of oil and gas pipelines subject to such regulations— 
(1) to provide for internal and external inspec-
tions of pipelines by a third-party no less frequently 
than every two years, unless the Director of the Bu-
reau determines that any such inspection is not re-
quired; and 
(2) to equip such pipelines with a leak detection 
system or device that provides continuous volumetric 
comparison between the pipeline’s product input and 
output and includes alarms and adequate sensitivity 
to detect variations between input and discharge vol-
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