On the recordMay 18, 2018
I have an amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle F of title XI, insert the following: SEC. 116__. CONSIDERATION OF THE TOTALITY OF CONSERVATION MEASURES. Section 7(b)(3) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(C) In determining whether a Federal agency action is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of the critical habitat of a species, the Secretary shall consider the offsetting effects of all avoidance, minimization, and other species- protection or conservation measures that are already in place or proposed to be implemented as part of the action, including the development, improvement, protection, or management of species habitat whether or not it is designated as critical habitat of such species.''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 900, the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Johnson) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Louisiana.
