,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aife  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ag1  
#bjag ,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,marine      
,mammal ,protection ,act of #aigb to    
protect the cultural practices and      
livelihoods of producers of ,alaska     
,native handicrafts and traditional     
mammoth ivory products1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,allowing ,alaska to
 ,improve ,vital ,opportunities in the  
,rural ,economy ,act or the ,allowing   
,alaska ,,ivory ,act4  #b4 ,alaska      
,native ,handicrafts ,section #aja7;b7  
of the ,marine ,mammal ,protection ,act 
of #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #acga7;b77 is   
amended--  7#a7 by striking paragraph   
7#a7 and all that follows through is    
done in the first sentence of paragraph 

7#b7 and inserting the following3  7,a7 
7i7 is for subsistence purposes2 or     
7ii7 is done  2  7#b7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#c7 as subparagraph 7,b71 and
 indenting appropriately2  7#c7 in the  
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a77i7   
7as redesignated by paragraph 7#a771 by 
striking 7b7 ,except as and inserting   
the following3  7b7 ,application to     
certain ,alaska ,natives  7#a7          
,definitions ,in this subsection3  7,a7 
,authentic native article of handicrafts
 and clothing ,the term authentic native
 article of handicrafts and clothing    
means an item composed wholly or in some
 significant respect of natural         
materials that is produced1 decorated1  
or fashioned in the exercise of         
traditional native handicrafts without  
the use of a pantograph1 multiple       
carvers1 or any other mass copying      
device4  7,b7 ,traditional native       
handicrafts ,the term traditional native
 handicrafts includes weaving1 carving1 
stitching1 sewing1 lacing1 beading1     

drawing1 and painting4  7#b7            
,application ,except as  2  7#d7 in     
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 of paragraph 7#b7 
7as redesignated by paragraph 7#a771 by 
striking and clothing3 and all that     
follows through painting and inserting  
and clothing2  7#e7 in the flush text   
following subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph
 7#b7 7as redesignated by paragraph     
7#b771 by striking ,notwithstanding the 
preceding provisions of this subsection1
 when and inserting the following3  7#c7
 ,limitations  ,notwithstanding         
paragraph 7#b71 if  2  and  7#f7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,special ,rules  7,a7 ,interstate       
,commerce ,only authentic native        
articles of handicrafts and clothing may
 be sold in interstate commerce4  7,b7  
,edible portions of marine mammals ,any 
edible portion of a marine mammal may be
 sold in a native village or town in    
,alaska or for native consumption4  7#e7
 ,prohibitions  7,a7 ,walrus ivory or   
whale bone ,no ,state shall prohibit the

 importation1 sale1 offer for sale1     
transfer1 trade1 barter1 possession or  
possession with the intent to sell1     
transfer1 trade1 or barter of walrus    
ivory or whale bone produced under this 
title by an ,indian1 ,aleut1 or ,eskimo 
as an authentic native article of       
handicrafts and clothing4  7,b7 ,mammoth
 ivory ,no ,state shall prohibit the    
importation1 sale1 offer for sale1      
transfer1 trade1 possession or          
possession with the intent to sell1     
transfer1 trade1 or barter of mammoth   
ivory or a mammoth ivory product4  4