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Union Calendar No. 570 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 224 
[Report No. 115–735] 
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, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
JUNE 12, 2018 
Additional sponsor: Mr. SMUCKER 
JUNE 12, 2018 
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 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, and for other purposes. 
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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 Conserva-
tion and Fairness Act’’. 
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, ex-
peditiously 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 internal 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- 
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hunted trophy could be imported before that 
date 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 
sections 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 
importation of any polar bear part authorized by a 
permit issued under clause (i)(II). This clause shall 
not apply to polar bear parts that were imported be-
fore the date of enactment of the Polar Bear Con-
servation and Fairness Act.’’. 
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