,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjai,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,migratory   
,bird ,treaty ,act to establish ,january
 #ca of each year as the ,federal       
framework closing date for the duck     
hunting season and to establish special 
duck hunting days for youths1 veterans1 
and active military personnel1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,migratory     
,bird ,framework and ,hunting           
,opportunities for ,veterans ,act4  #b4 
,federal closing date for hunting of    
ducks1 mergansers1 and coots ,section #c
 of the ,migratory ,bird ,treaty ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gjd7 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7c7   
,federal framework closing date for     
hunting of ducks1 mergansers1 and coots 
7#a7 ,in general ,in promulgating       

regulations under subsection 7a7        
relating to the ,federal framework for  
outside dates within which the ,states  
may select seasons for migratory bird   
hunting1 except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 the ,secretary shall1 with       
respect to the hunting season for ducks1
 mergansers1 and coots--  7,a7 adopt the
 recommendation of each respective      
flyway council 7as defined in section   
#bj4aeb of title #ej1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations7 for the ,federal framework
 if considered by the ,secretary to be  
consistent with science-based and       
sustainable adaptive harvest management1
 but the framework closing date shall be
 ,january #ca of each year2 and  7,b7   
allow the ,states to establish the      
closing date for the hunting season in  
accordance with the ,federal framework4 
7#b7 ,special duck hunting days for     
youths1 veterans1 and active military   
personnel  7,a7 ,in general             
,notwithstanding the closing date under 
paragraph 7#a7 and subject to           

subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 the        
,secretary shall allow ,states to select
 #b days for youths and #b days for     
veterans 7as defined in section #aja of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code71 and  
members of the ,armed ,forces on active 
duty1 including members of the ,national
 ,guard and ,reserves on active duty    
7other than for training71 to hunt      
ducks1 mergansers1 and coots4 ,such days
 shall be treated as an addition to the 
regular hunting season lengths selected 
by the ,states4  7,b7 ,requirements ,in 
selecting days under subparagraph 7,a71 
a ,state shall ensure that-- 7i7 the    
days selected--  7,i7 do not fall within
 the regular hunting season for ducks1  
mergansers1 and coots2  7,,ii7 with     
regard to youth days1 are on a weekend1 
holiday or other day in which schools   
are not in session2 and  7,,iii7 are not
 more than #ad days before or after the 
hunting season for duck1 mergansers1 and
 coots2 and  7ii7 the total number of   
days in a hunting season for ducks1     

mergansers and coots1 including any days
 selected under subparagraph 7,a71 is   
not more than #ajg days4  7,c7          
,limitation ,a ,state may combine the #b
 days allowed for youths with the #b    
days allowed for veterans and members of
 the ,armed ,forces on active duty under
 subparagraph 7,a71 but in no           
circumstance may a ,state have more than
 a total of #d additional days added to 
its regular hunting season for any      
purpose4  7#c7 ,regulations ,the        
,secretary shall promulgate regulations 
in accordance with this subsection for  
the ,federal framework for migratory    
bird hunting for the #bjbj-bjba hunting 
season and each hunting season          
thereafter4  4