Alaska Native Access Card Act

Bill: 114-s-2728
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2016-03-17
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Licensing and registrations

Mammals

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Trade restrictions

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Alaska Native Access Card Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the National Marine Fisheries Serviceand the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop and implement a process for issuing an Alaska Native Access Card.</p> <p>The Alaska Native Access Card authorizes Alaska Natives to import marine mammal products into the United States for noncommercial purposes.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2728 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2016 Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To facilitate the import of marine mammal products into the United States by Alaska Natives.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alaska Native Access Card Act . 2. Definition of Alaska Native (a) Definition Section 3 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1362 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (29) as paragraphs (7), (5), (8), (11), (12), (14), (15), (17), (19), (20), (21), (24), (26), (29), (30), (9), (4), (10), (25), (22), (23), (3), (2), (27), (28), (18), (16), (13), and (6), respectively; (2) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking Indians, Aleuts, or Eskimos and inserting Alaska Natives ; (3) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (24) (as so redesignated), by striking in section and inserting In section ; and (4) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: (1) Alaska Native (A) In general The term Alaska Native has the meaning given the term Native in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1602 ). (B) Inclusion The term Alaska Native includes any Tsimishian Indian, regardless of whether the Tsimishian Indian is enrolled in the Metlakatla Indian Community. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 101 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1371 ) is amended— (A) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo each place it appears and inserting Alaska Native ; (B) in subsection (a)(5)(D)(iv), by striking clauses and inserting clause ; and (C) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (2), by striking native each place it appears and inserting Alaska Native ; and (ii) in the undesignated matter following paragraph (3), in the first sentence, by striking Indians, Aleuts, or Eskimos and inserting Alaska Natives . (2) Section 109 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1379 ) is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(3)(B)(i), by striking section 3(14)(B) and inserting section 3(29)(B) ; (B) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), by striking section 3(14)(B) each place it appears and inserting section 3(29)(B) ; and (C) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by striking Alaskan Natives and inserting Alaska Natives . (3) Section 202(a)(7) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1402(a)(7) ) is amended by striking Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts and inserting Alaska Natives . (4) Section 408(g)(2) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1421f–1(g)(2) ) is amended by striking section 3(12)(A) and inserting section 3(24)(A) . (5) Section 508(a)(1) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1423g(a)(1) ) is amended by striking Alaskan natives and inserting Alaska Natives . 3. Alaska Native access cards Section 101(a)(6) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(6) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (ii), by striking or after the semicolon; (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (iv) is imported into the United States for noncommercial purposes by an Alaska Native presenting an Alaska Native Access Card issued under subparagraph (C). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) Establishment of Alaska Native access cards (i) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Alaska Native Access Card Act , the Secretary shall develop and implement a process for issuing an access card, to be known as an Alaska Native Access Card (referred to in this subparagraph as an access card ) to any Alaska Native who applies for an access card. (ii) Authorization An access card issued under this subparagraph shall authorize the import by Alaska Natives of marine mammal products. (iii) Deadline Not later than 30 days after receipt of an application under clause (i), the Secretary shall issue the access card to the applicant. .