To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following species are removed from the lists of threatened species and endangered species, as applicable, that are published pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533):

(1) Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx).

(2) Banteng (Bos javanicus).

(3) Eld’s brow-antlered deer (Cervus eldi).

(4) Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi).

(5) Red lechwe (Kobus leche).

(6) Seledang (Bos gaurus).

(7) Swamp deer (Cervus duvauceli).

Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary shall by regulation and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall by regulation; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

The Secretary may not make a determination under this subsection that the Bukharan markhor (Capra falconeri heptneri) is a threatened species or an endangered species.