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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 Cali-
fornia, 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Conserving Ecosystems 
by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies 
Act’’ or the ‘‘CECIL Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 
1973. 
Section 9(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1)) is amended by striking sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) for any such species listed, or proposed to 
be listed, under section 4, import the species into, or 
export the species from, the United States;’’. 
SEC. 3. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct and submit to Congress 
a report on the results of a study of the effectiveness of 
trophy hunting in supporting international wildlife con-
servation efforts. 
(b) APPLICATION OF REVENUES TO TANGIBLE AC-
TIONS.—The study shall include a detailed analysis of how 
permit fees and other payments from hunters to govern-
ment entities and hunting guides in host countries are ap-
plied to tangible actions supporting the conservation of the 
target species and other wildlife in such countries. 
(c) REPORT.—The report shall— 
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(1) identify data gaps and recommend informa-
tion that hunters and host countries must submit to 
verify the impacts of trophy hunting on wildlife con-
servation efforts; and 
(2) recommend actions that the Department of 
the Interior and the Congress should take to ensure 
that trophy hunting contributes to conservation. 
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