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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 548 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to vest in the Secretary 
of the Interior functions under that Act with respect to species of 
fish that spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and migrate to ocean 
waters, and species of fish that spawn in ocean waters and migrate 
to fresh waters. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2019 
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. 
RODGERS of Washington, and Mr. MCCLINTOCK) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to vest 
in the Secretary of the Interior functions under that 
Act with respect to species of fish that spawn in fresh 
or estuarine waters and migrate to ocean waters, and 
species of fish that spawn in ocean waters and migrate 
to fresh waters. 
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 ‘‘Federally Integrated 
Species Health Act’’ or the ‘‘FISH Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
ANADROMOUS SPECIES AND CATADROMOUS 
SPECIES. 
(a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All functions with 
respect to anadromous species and catadromous species 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.) that were vested in the Secretary of Com-
merce or the National Marine Fisheries Service imme-
diately before the enactment of this Act are transferred 
to the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 is amended— 
(1) in section 3(15) (16 U.S.C. 1532(15))— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(15)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
with respect to anadromous species and 
catadromous species, the term ‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior.’’; and 
(2) in section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1532) by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(22) The term ‘anadromous species’ means a 
species of fish that spawn in fresh or estuarine 
waters and that migrate to ocean waters. 
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‘‘(23) The term ‘catadromous species’ means a 
species of fish that spawn in ocean waters and mi-
grate to fresh waters.’’. 
SEC. 3. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any other Fed-
eral law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation 
of authority, or any document of or pertaining to a depart-
ment or office from which a function is transferred by this 
Act— 
(1) to the head of such department or office is 
deemed to refer to the Secretary of the Interior; or 
(2) to such department or office is deemed to 
refer to the Department of the Interior. 
(b) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.—Except as other-
wise provided by law, the Secretary of the Interior may, 
for purposes of performing the functions transferred by 
this Act, exercise all authorities under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 that were available with respect to 
the performance of that function immediately before the 
effective date of the transfer of the function under this 
Act. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 
(1) LEGAL
DOCUMENTS.—All orders, deter-
minations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, 
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contracts, agreements, certificates, licenses, and 
privileges— 
(A) that have been issued, made, granted, 
or allowed to become effective by the Secretary 
of Commerce, any officer or employee of the 
Department of Commerce, or any other Govern-
ment official in the performance of any function 
that is transferred by this Act, or by a court of 
competent jurisdiction with respect to such per-
formance; and 
(B) that are in effect on the effective date 
of this Act (or become effective after such date 
pursuant to their terms as in effect on such ef-
fective date), 
shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or re-
voked in accordance with law by the President, any 
other authorized official, a court of competent juris-
diction, or operation of law. 
(2) PROCEEDINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—This Act shall not af-
fect any proceedings or any application for any 
benefits, service, license, permit, certificate, or 
financial assistance pending on the date of the 
enactment of this Act before an office trans-
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(1) ANADROMOUS SPECIES AND CATADROMOUS 
SPECIES.—Each of the terms ‘‘anadromous species’’ 
and ‘‘catadromous species’’ has the meaning that 
term has under section 3 of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, as amended by section 3 of this Act. 
(2) FUNCTION.—The term ‘‘function’’ includes 
any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, 
right, privilege, activity, or program. 
(3) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘office’’ includes any 
office, administration, agency, bureau, institute, 
council, unit, organizational entity, or component 
thereof. 
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