; or (B) under section 4(b)(3)(H) following the declaration of a 12-month petition backlog. (5) Petitioned-for species The term petitioned-for species means a species that has been identified in a petition presented under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 4(b)(3). . 4. Backlog declaration and procedures (a) In general Section 4(b)(3) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) (i) The Secretary shall— (I) declare a 90-day petition backlog at any time the total number of species for which a petition is presented to the Secretary under subparagraph (A) that has not been the subject of a finding by the Secretary within the timeframe established under such subparagraph exceeds 5 percent of the number of species for which such petitions have been presented during the preceding 15 years; (II) submit a backlog schedule for such backlog to— (aa) the President; (bb) the Chairman and ranking minority Member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and (cc) the Chairman and ranking minority Member of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (III) comply with backlog procedures under subparagraph (G) during the period such backlog is in effect. (ii) The Secretary shall— (I) declare a 12-month petition backlog at any time the total number of species for which a petition is being considered by the Secretary under subparagraph (B) that has not been the subject of a finding by the Secretary within the timeframe established under such subparagraph exceeds 5 percent of the number of species for which such petitions have been presented during the preceding 15 years; (II) submit a backlog schedule for such backlog to— (aa) the President; (bb) the Chairman and ranking minority Member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and (cc) the Chairman and ranking minority Member of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives