,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,begich introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,marine ,mammal ,protection   
,act of #aigb to allow the transport1   
purchase1 and sale of pelts of1 and     
handicrafts1 garments1 and art produced 
from1 ,southcentral and ,southeast      
,alaska northern sea otters that are    
taken for subsistence purposes4  #a4    
,transport1 purchase1 and sale of pelts 
of1 and handicrafts1 garments1 and art  
produced from ,southcentral and         
,southeast ,alaska northern sea otters  
taken for subsistence purposes ,section 
#ajb of the ,marine ,mammal ,protection 
,act of #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #acgb7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7g7 ,sea otter pelts and    
products ,nothing in this ,act          
prohibits--  7#a7 the transport1        
purchase1 sale of1 or any offer to      

purchase or sell1 any pelt of an otter  
from the ,southcentral or ,southeast    
,alaska stock of northern sea otters    
that is taken for subsistence purposes  
in accordance with section #aja7;b77#a72
 or  7#b7 the transport1 purchase1 sale1
 export of1 or any offer to purchase1   
sell or export1 any handicraft1 garment1
 or art that is produced from the pelt  
of the ,southcentral or ,southeast      
,alaska stock of northern sea otters    
that is taken for subsistence purposes  
in accordance with section #aja7;b77#a71
 regardless of whether the handicraft1  
garment1 or art--  7,a7 is traditional  
or contemporary2 or  7,b7 is or is not  
altered significantly4  4