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Union Calendar No. 208 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 991 
[Report No. 112–308] 
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation 
of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date 
the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2011 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 1, 2011 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FLORES, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. 
CONAWAY, Mr. CARTER, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. BOREN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 
Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. PETER-
SON, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. KLINE, Mr. LANDRY, Mr. DUNCAN of 
Tennessee, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MARINO, Mr. LATTA, 
Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. LAB-
RADOR, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. COSTA, Mr. KIND, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. PITTS, Mr. HUNTER, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. 
HANNA, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. AUSTRIA, and Mr. FLEISCHMANN 
DECEMBER 1, 2011 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 9, 2011] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to 
allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport 
hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was 
determined to be a threatened species under the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Polar Bear Conservation 
and Fairness Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMITS FOR IMPORTATION OF POLAR BEAR TRO-
PHIES TAKEN IN SPORT HUNTS IN CANADA. 
Section 104(c)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)(D)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D)(i) The Secretary of the Interior shall, expe-
ditiously after the expiration of the applicable 30-day 
period under subsection (d)(2), issue a permit for the 
importation of any polar bear part (other than an in-
ternal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt 
in Canada to any person— 
‘‘(I) who submits, with the permit applica-
tion, proof that the polar bear was legally har-
vested by the person before February 18, 1997; or 
‘‘(II) who has submitted, in support of a 
permit application submitted before May 15, 
2008, proof that the polar bear was legally har-
vested by the person before May 15, 2008, from 
a polar bear population from which a sport- 
hunted trophy could be imported before that date 
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in accordance with section 18.30(i) of title 50, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall issue permits under 
clause (i)(I) without regard to subparagraphs (A) and 
(C)(ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d)(3), and sec-
tions 101 and 102. Sections 101(a)(3)(B) and 
102(b)(3) shall not apply to the importation of any 
polar bear part authorized by a permit issued under 
clause (i)(I). This clause shall not apply to polar bear 
parts that were imported before June 12, 1997. 
‘‘(iii) The Secretary shall issue permits under 
clause (i)(II) without regard to subparagraph (C)(ii) 
of this paragraph or subsection (d)(3). Sections 
101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the im-
portation of any polar bear part authorized by a per-
mit issued under clause (i)(II). This clause shall not 
apply to polar bear parts that were imported before 
the date of enactment of the Polar Bear Conservation 
and Fairness Act of 2011.’’. 
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