1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Predation Reduction of Salmon Act . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) prevention of predation by sea lions, recovery of salmonid stocks listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and prevention of the future listings of fish stocks in the Columbia River under such Act are vital priorities; and (2) the Federal Government should continue to fund lethal and nonlethal removal of sea lions as well as measures for preventing such predation. 3. Taking of sea lions on the Columbia River and its tributaries to protect endangered and threatened species of salmon and other nonlisted fish species Section 120(f) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1389(f) ) is amended to read as follows: (f) Temporary marine mammal removal authority on the waters of the columbia river and its tributaries (1) Removal authority Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary may issue a permit to an eligible entity to authorize the intentional lethal taking on the waters of the Columbia River and its tributaries of individually identifiable sea lions that are part of a population or stock that is not categorized under this Act as depleted or strategic for the purpose of protecting— (A) species of salmon, steelhead, or eulachon that are listed as endangered species or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)