To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for treatment of distinct population segments of the Eastern oyster as separate species.

H.R. 3110 would change how the Eastern oyster is classified under the Endangered Species Act by requiring that specific regional groups, known as "distinct population segments," be treated as separate species. This change would allow federal regulators to list or protect a specific group of oysters in one geographic area without applying those same restrictions to the entire species across its full range. For citizens, this could prevent broad, nationwide fishing or commercial regulations if only one specific local population of oysters is found to be at risk.