PREVENTION OF INTRODUCTION OF BROWN TREE SNAKES TO HAWAII FROM GUAM.

SEC. 1013. PREVENTION OF INTRODUCTION OF BROWN TREE SNAKES TO HAWAII FROM GUAM. (a) In General.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall, to the extent practicable, take such action as may be necessary to prevent the inadvertent introduction of brown tree snakes into other areas of the United States from Guam. (b) Introduction Into Hawaii.— The Secretary shall initiate a program to prevent, to the extent practicable, the introduction of the brown tree snake into Hawaii from Guam. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consider the use of sniffer or tracking dogs, snake traps, and other preventative processes or devices at aircraft and vessel loading facilities on Guam, Hawaii, or intermediate sites serving as transportation points that could result in the introduction of brown tree snakes into Hawaii. (c) Authority.— The Secretary shall use the authority provided under the Federal Plant Pest Act (7 U.S.C. 150aa et seq.) to carry out subsections (a) and (b). (d) Control of Brown Tree Snakes.— The Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468, chapter 370; 7 U.S.C. 426) is amended by inserting “brown tree snakes,” after “rabbits,”. (e) Importation of Brown Tree Snakes.— The first sentence of section 42(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting “brown tree snakes,” after “reptiles,”.