To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes.

This bill changes how the Endangered Species Act treats wild animals versus animals bred in captivity. Currently, the law may treat these two groups differently, but this bill requires the government to treat them the same way when making decisions about which species are endangered or threatened and where their protected habitats are. The bill also requires wildlife agencies to use captive breeding programs when they need to help restore endangered species. These changes would apply to all species that are already listed as endangered or threatened, not just future ones.

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