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Union Calendar No. 520 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4069 
[Report No. 115–675] 
To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic 
Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird 
parts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
MAY 15, 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 Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the 
treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handi-
craft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for 
other purposes. 
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SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION FOR ALASKA NATIVE ARTICLES 
CONTAINING MIGRATORY BIRD PARTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(c) CLARIFICATION FOR AUTHENTIC ALASKA NA-
TIVE ARTICLES OF HANDICRAFT.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ALASKA NATIVE.—The term ‘Alaska 
Native’ means a member of any Indian tribe (as 
defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304)) that is based in the State of 
Alaska. 
‘‘(B) AUTHENTIC ALASKA NATIVE ARTICLE 
OF HANDICRAFT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘authen-
tic Alaska Native article of handicraft’ 
means any item that is— 
‘‘(I) composed, wholly or in a sig-
nificant respect, of natural materials; 
and 
‘‘(II) produced, decorated, or 
fashioned by hand in significant 
part— 
‘‘(aa) by an Alaska Native; 
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‘‘(bb) in the exercise of tra-
ditional Alaska Native handi-
crafts; and 
‘‘(cc) without the use of any 
mass copying device. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘authen-
tic Alaska Native article of handicraft’ in-
cludes— 
‘‘(I) any weaving, carving, stitch-
ing, sewing, lacing, beading, drawing, 
or painting that meets the criteria de-
scribed in clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) any item, including cloth-
ing, described in subclause (I) that 
combines the techniques described in 
that subclause. 
‘‘(2) CLARIFICATION FOR CERTAIN AUTHENTIC 
ALASKA NATIVE ARTICLES OF HANDICRAFT.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (3) and notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, nothing in this Act prohibits 
the possession, offering for sale, sale, offering to 
barter, barter, offering to purchase, purchase, deliv-
ery for shipment, shipment, causing to be shipped or 
delivered for transportation, transport, causing to be 
transported, carrying, causing to be carried, or re-
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ceiving for shipment, transportation, or carriage of 
any authentic Alaska Native article of handicraft on 
the basis that the authentic Alaska Native article of 
handicraft contains a nonedible migratory bird part. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—This subsection does not 
apply to an authentic Alaska Native article of handi-
craft containing a part of a migratory bird that was 
taken in a wasteful manner.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2(a) of the 
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703) is amended 
by inserting a comma after ‘‘March 4, 1972’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 520 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4069 
[Report No. 115–675] 
A BILL 
To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify 
the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles 
of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird 
parts, and for other purposes. 
MAY 15, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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