,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1         
#bjai,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 fossilized ivory
 products1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,empowering ,rural ,economies       
,through ,alaska ,native ,sustainable   
,arts and ,handicrafts ,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 to read 
as follows3  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 wholly1 or in some significant 
respect1 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,c7 ,fossilized ivory ,the  
term fossilized ivory includes a        
fossilized tooth or tusk from a species 
of walrus1 mammoth1 mastodon1 narwhal1  
or whale4  7#b7 ,application ,except as 
provided in section #aji1 the provisions
 of this ,act shall not apply with      
respect to the taking of any marine     
mammal by any ,indian1 ,aleut1 or       
,eskimo who resides in ,alaska and who  
dwells on the coast of the ,north       

,pacific ,ocean or the ,arctic ,ocean if
 such taking--  7,a7 7i7 is for         
subsistence purposes2 or  7ii7 is done  
for purposes of creating and selling    
authentic native articles of handicrafts
 and clothing2 and  7,b7 in each case1  
is not accomplished in a wasteful       
manner4  7#c7 ,limitations              
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#b71 if1    
under this ,act1 the ,secretary         
determines any species or stock of      
marine mammal subject to taking by      
,indians1 ,aleuts1 or ,eskimos to be    
depleted1 the ,secretary may prescribe  
regulations upon the taking of such     
marine mammals by any ,indian1 ,aleut1  
or ,eskimo described in this subsection4
 ,such regulations may be established   
with reference to species or stocks1    
geographical description of the area    
included1 the season for taking1 or any 
other factors related to the reason for 
establishing such regulations and       
consistent with the purposes of this    
,act4 ,such regulations shall be        

prescribed after notice and hearing     
required by section #ajc of this title  
and shall be removed as soon as the     
,secretary determines that the need for 
their imposition has disappeared4 ,in   
promulgating any regulation or making   
any assessment pursuant to a hearing or 
proceeding under this subsection or     
section #aag7;b77#b71 or in making any  
determination of depletion under this   
subsection or finding regarding         
unmitigable adverse impacts under       
subsection 7a77#e7 that affects stocks  
or persons to which this subsection     
applies1 the ,secretary shall be        
responsible for demonstrating that such 
regulation1 assessment1 determination1  
or finding is supported by substantial  
evidence on the basis of the record as a
 whole4 ,the preceding sentence shall   
only be applicable in an action brought 
by one or more ,alaska ,native          
organizations representing persons to   
which this subsection applies4  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 ,mammoth1 mastodon1
 and walrus ivory1 marine mammal bones1 
teeth1 and baleen ,no ,state shall      
prohibit the importation1 sale1 offer   
for sale1 transfer1 trade1 barter1      
possession1 or possession with the      
intent to sell1 transfer1 trade1 or     
barter of mammoth1 mastodon1 or walrus  
ivory1 marine mammal bones1 teeth1 or   
baleen produced under this title by an  
,indian1 ,aleut1 or ,eskimo1 as an      
authentic native article of handicrafts 
and clothing4  7,b7 ,fossilized ivory   
,no ,state shall prohibit the           
importation1 sale1 offer for sale1      
transfer1 trade1 possession1 or         
possession with the intent to sell1     
transfer1 trade1 or barter1 of          

fossilized ivory4  4