,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bb1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,migratory ,bird  
,treaty ,act to clarify the treatment of
 authentic ,alaska ,native articles of  
handicraft containing nonedible         
migratory bird parts1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,purpose ,the purpose of 
this ,act is to clarify the treatment of
 authentic ,alaska ,native articles of  
handicraft under-- 7#a7 the ,convention 
between the ,united ,states and ,great  
,britain for the ,protection of         
,migratory ,birds1 signed at ,washington
 ,august #af1 #aiaf 7,,usts #fbh7 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #gjc et seq472  7#b7 the      
,convention between the ,united ,states 
and ,mexico for the ,protection of      
,migratory ,birds and ,game ,mammals1   

signed at ,mexico ,city ,february #g1   
#aicf 7,,usts #iab7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc 
et seq472  7#c7 the ,convention between 
the ,united ,states and ,japan for the  
,protection of ,migratory ,birds and    
,birds in ,danger of ,extinction and    
,their ,environment1 signed at ,tokyo   
,march #d1 #aigd 7,,tias #giij7 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #gjc et seq472 and  7#d7 the  
,convention between the ,united ,states 
and the ,soviet ,union ,concerning the  
,conservation of ,migratory ,birds and  
,their ,environment1 signed at ,moscow  
,november #ai1 #aigf 7,,tias #ijgc7 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc et seq474  #b4          
,clarification for ,alaska ,native      
articles containing migratory bird parts
  7a7 ,in general ,section #b of the    
,migratory ,bird ,treaty ,act 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #gjc7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7c7             
,clarification for authentic ,alaska    
,native articles of handicraft  7#a7    
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,alaska ,native ,the term ,alaska       

,native means a member of any ,indian   
tribe 7as defined in section #d of the  
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd77 that is based in the  
,state of ,alaska4  7,b7 ,authentic     
,alaska ,native article of handicraft   
7i7 ,in general ,the term authentic     
,alaska ,native article of handicraft   
means any item that is-- 7,i7 composed1 
wholly or in a significant respect1 of  
natural materials2 and  7,,ii7 produced1
 decorated1 or fashioned by hand in     
significant part-- 7aa7 by an ,alaska   
,native2  7bb7 in the exercise of       
traditional ,alaska ,native handicrafts2
 and  7cc7 without the use of any mass  
copying device4  7ii7 ,inclusions ,the  
term authentic ,alaska ,native article  
of handicraft includes-- 7,i7 any       
weaving1 carving1 stitching1 sewing1    
lacing1 beading1 drawing1 or painting   
that meets the criteria described in    
clause 7i72 and  7,,ii7 any item1       
including clothing1 described in        

subclause 7,i7 that combines the        
techniques described in that subclause4 
7#b7 ,clarification for certain         
authentic ,alaska ,native articles of   
handicraft ,subject to paragraph 7#c7   
and notwithstanding any other provision 
of this ,act1 nothing in this ,act      
prohibits the possession1 offering for  
sale1 sale1 offering to barter1 barter1 
offering to purchase1 purchase1 delivery
 for shipment1 shipment1 causing to be  
shipped or delivered for transportation1
 transport1 causing to be transported1  
carrying1 causing to be carried1 or     
receiving for shipment1 transportation1 
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 part4  7#c7    
,limitation ,this subsection does not   
apply to an authentic ,alaska ,native   
article of handicraft containing a part 
of a migratory bird that was taken in a 
wasteful manner4  4  7b7 ,technical     

amendment ,section #b7;a7 of the        
,migratory ,bird ,treaty ,act 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #gjc7 is amended by inserting 
a comma after ,march #d1 #aigb4