1. Definitions Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1532 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating— (A) paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; (B) paragraphs (5) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (12), respectively; and (C) paragraphs (12) through (21) as paragraphs (13) through (22), respectively; (2) by adding before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: (1) Affected parties The term affected party means any person, including a business entity, or any State, tribal government, or local subdivision the rights of which may be affected by a determination made under section 4(a) in a suit brought under section 11(g)(1)(C). ; and (3) by adding after paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) the following: (6) Covered settlement The term covered settlement means a consent decree or a settlement agreement in an action brought under section 11(g)(1)(C). . 2. Intervention; approval of covered settlement Section 11(g) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1540 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: (C) Publishing complaint