...conservation of endangered species and threatened species listed pursuant to section 4 of this Act. Each Federal agency shall, in consultation with and...in this section referred to as an 'agency action') does not jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species or threatened species or result...

...conservation of endangered species and threatened species listed pursuant to section 4 of this Act. Each Federal agency shall, in consultation with and...in this section referred to as an 'agency action') does not jeopardize the continued existence of any listed, proposed , or candidate [endangered species...

...Applicable to: All federal agencies in consultation with and with assistance of the secretary shall insure that any action authorized, funded, or carried out by such agency does not jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species or result in the...

...conservation of endangexvc species and threatened species listed pursuant to Section 4 of this Act. <2) f-tr* Federal agency shall, in consultation with and with...<hereinafter in this section referred to as an 'agency action1) is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species or threatened...

...any regulation pertaining to such species promulgated pursuant to authority provided by this Act. (3) Each federal agency shall, in consultation with and...that any action authorized, funded, or carried out by the agency is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any listed species or result in the...

...growth. 290 APPENDIX C We recommend that Section 7 (a) (2) [l6 USC S l536 (a) (2)] be amended as follows: (2) Each Federal agency, shall, in consultation with...with the assistance of the Secretary, [insure that] determine whether any action authorized, funded or carried out by such agency (hereinafter in this...

...Section 7(aX2) should be modified further to permit more flexibility and discretion by stating that: "Each Federal Agency shall, in consultation with and with the assistance of the Secretary, in so far as practical and consistent with their primary objective, insure that any action authorized,...

...of environmental planning statutes such as NEPA. Section 7 is a substantive statute which provides: Each federal agency shall, in consultation with and with the assistance of the Secretary [of the Interior or Commerce], insure that any action authorized, funded or carried out by such agency...

...the assistance of the Secretary, in so far as practical and consistent with their primary~objectivc, insure that any action authorized, funded, or carried out by such agency is not likely to jeopardize... (Added language emphasized.) CONCLUSION Dr. Nornan E. Borlaug, who received...

...amended. Appropriations authorized for FY 1985 are $27*000,000. Section 7 of Che Act reads In part: "Each Federal agency shall, in consultation with and with the assistance of the Secretary [of the Interior), Insure that any action authorized, funded, or carried out by such agency... is not...