Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Saving America’s Vulnerable and Endangered Species Act” or the “SAVES Act” .
Saving America’s Vulnerable and Endangered Species Act
A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to include a prohibition on the listing of a living nonnative species as a threatened species or an endangered species, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on listing of living nonnative species as threatened species or endangered species
Limitation— The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“19. Prohibition on listing of living nonnative species as threatened species or endangered species
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not list under section 4(c) any living nonnative species.”
Conforming amendment— The table of contents for the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. prec. 1531) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 17 the following: