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H.R. 4245 — what changed

114 HR 4245 EAS:

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Section 1 Exemption of exportation of certain echinoderms and mollusks from permission and licensing requirements

(a)
changed Exemption— Notwithstanding section 9(d)(1) Not later than 30 days after the date of the Endangered Species Act enactment of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538(d)(1)) this Act, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall amend section 14.91 14.92 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, any person may engage in business as an importer or exporter of fish or wildlife described in subsection (b) of this section without procuring an import/export license under such section of that Act or subpart I of part 14 of such title.to clarify that—
(1)
added fish or wildlife described in subsection (b) are fishery products exempt from the export permission requirements of section 9(d)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538(d)(1)); and
(2)
added any person may engage in business as an exporter of such fish or wildlife without procuring permission under such section of that Act or an export license under subpart I of part 14 of such title.
(b)
changed Covered fish or wildlife— The fish or wildlife referred to in subsection (a) are members of the phylum Echinodermata that are commonly known as sea urchins and sea cucumbers, and members of the phylum Mollusca that are commonly known as squid, octopus, and cuttlefish, including products thereof, that—
(1)
changed do not require a permit under part 16, 17, or 23 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations; andRegulations;
(2)
added are harvested in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States or are processed in the United States; and
(3)
renumbered was (3)(4) are—
(A)
added exported for purposes of human or animal consumption; or
(A)
removed imported or exported for purposes of human or animal consumption; or
(B)
renumbered was (3)(4)(3) taken in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States or on the high seas for recreational purposes.