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Union Calendar No. 429 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3109 

[Report No. 113–578] 

To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan Native 

articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

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A BILL 

To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain 

Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale 

of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and 

for other purposes. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM PROHIBITIONS FOR ALAS4 KAN NATIVE ARTICLES CONTAINING MIGRA5 TORY BIRD PARTS. 

6 Section 2 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 

7 U.S.C. 703) is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(c) EXEMPTION FOR AUTHENTIC ALASKAN NATIVE

10 ARTICLES OF HANDICRAFT OR CLOTHING.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

12 provisions of this Act, nothing in this Act prohibits 

13 possession, offering for sale, sale, offering to barter, 

14 barter, offering to purchase, purchase, delivery for 

15 shipment, shipment, causing to be shipped, delivered 

16 for transportation, transport or causing to be trans17 ported, carrying or causing to be carried, or receiv18 ing for shipment, transportation, or carriage, any 

19 authentic Alaskan Native article of handicraft or 

20 clothing on the basis that it contains a nonedible mi21 gratory bird part. 

22 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—This subsection shall not 

23 apply with respect to any handicraft or clothing con24 taining any part of a migratory bird that was taken 

25 in a wasteful manner. 

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1 ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

2 ‘‘(A) ALASKAN NATIVE.—The term ‘Alas3 kan Native’ means any Indian, Aleut, or Es4 kimo who resides in Alaska. 

5 ‘‘(B) AUTHENTIC ALASKAN NATIVE ARTI6 CLE OF HANDICRAFT OR CLOTHING.—The term 

7 ‘authentic Alaskan Native article of handicraft 

8 or clothing’— 

9 ‘‘(i) means any item that is— 

10 ‘‘(I) composed wholly or in some 

11 significant respect of natural mate12 rials; and 

13 ‘‘(II) produced, decorated, or 

14 fashioned by an Alaskan Native, in 

15 the exercise of traditional Alaskan 

16 Native handicrafts, without the use of 

17 any pantograph or other mass copying 

18 device; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) includes any weaving, carving, 

20 stitching, sewing, lacing, beading, drawing, 

21 or painting described in clause (i), or any 

22 combination thereof.’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 429 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3109 

[Report No. 113–578] 

A BILL 

To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt 

tory bird parts, and for other purposes. against sale of items containing nonedible migracertain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS