,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjbf,ms4   
,p]ez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,m>9e  
,mammal ,protection ,act ( #aigb to     
au?orize int5tional le?al take by c]ta9 
,indian ,tribes ( ,cali=nia sea lions & 
,/ell] sea lions 9 a specifi$ portion ( 
! ,columbia ,riv]1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,protect+ ,columbia ,riv] ,salmon ,act
 ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,int5tional le?al take by
 c]ta9 ,indian ,tribes ( c]ta9 p9nip$s 9
 ,columbia ,riv]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section 
#abj ( ! ,m>9e ,mammal ,protection ,act 
( #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #achi7 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7k7         
,int5tional le?al take by c]ta9 ,indian 
,tribes ( c]ta9 p9nip$s 9 ,columbia     
,riv]  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r   
provision ( law1 a cov]$ ,indian ,tribe 
may int5tionally le?ally take cov]$     
p9nip$s on cov]$ wat]s4  7#b7           

,requirem5ts ,) respect to ! int5tional 
le?al take ( cov]$ p9nip$s on cov]$     
wat]s1 a cov]$ ,indian ,tribe--  7,a7   
may c>ry out su* take-- 7i7 )\t         
limitation on--  7,i7 ! numb] ( cov]$   
p9nip$s ! cov]$ ,indian ,tribe may take2
 or  7,,ii7 :5 ! cov]$ ,indian ,tribe   
may take cov]$ p9nip$s2 &  7ii7 not)/&+ 
:e!r ! cov]$ p9nip$s are individually   
id5tifiable2 &  7,b7 %all c>ry out su*  
take--  7i7 9 a mann] ! cov]$ ,indian   
,tribe det]m9es to be humane2 &  7ii7   
us+ me?ods ! cov]$ ,indian ,tribe       
det]m9es appropriate4  7#c7 ,designees  
,a cov]$ ,indian ,tribe may designate a 
p]son to int5tionally le?ally take cov]$
 p9nip$s on cov]$ wat]s 9 accordance ) !
 requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#b7 on behalf (
 ! cov]$ ,indian ,tribe4  7#d7 ,rule (  
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection may  
be con/ru$ to limit exi/+ ,tribal rights
 or au?orities "u treaties1 executive   
ord]s1 or o!r provisions ( law4  7#e7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7     
,cov]$ ,indian ,tribe ,! t]m cov]$      

,indian ,tribe means an ,indian ,tribe  
7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #ajb ( !  
,f$]ally ,recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe ,li/ 
,act ( #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eacj77 t   
has ance/ral ties to any "p ( cov]$     
wat]s4  7,b7 ,cov]$ p9nip$ ,! t]m cov]$ 
p9nip$ means a-- 7i7 ,cali=nia sea lion 
7,zalphus cali=nianus72 &  7ii7 ,/ell]  
sea lion 7,eumetopias jubatus7 t is "p (
 ! ,ea/]n ,di/9ct ,population ,segm5t ( 
,/ell] sea lions4  7,c7 ,cov]$ wat]s ,! 
t]m cov]$ wat]s means ! ma9/em &        
tribut>ies ( ! ,columbia ,riv] 9 !      
,/ates ( ,wa%+ton & ,oregon f ,riv]     
,mile #j to ! ,mc,nary ,dam4  4