[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 137 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 137
To improve the administration of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 9, 2003
Mrs. Lincoln introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To improve the administration of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service of the Department of Agriculture, 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. ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the
Service.
(2) Service.--The term ``Service'' means the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of
Agriculture.
(b) Exemption.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
migratory bird management carried out by the Secretary shall be exempt
from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) (including regulations).
(c) Permits; Management.--An agent, officer, or employee of the
Service that carries out any activity relating to migratory bird
management may, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et
seq.)--
(1) issue a depredation permit to a stakeholder or
cooperator of the Service; and
(2) manage and take migratory birds.
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