3.0.0 3262 2020-02-12T18:57:52Z 2020-02-12T18:57:52Z Senate S S 2012-06-05 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-06-05T15:43:43Z Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2012 112 5898 HR 2012-06-05 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2012-06-05 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2012-06-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2012-06-05 True Animals Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alaska Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Animal protection and human-animal relationships Department of Commerce Indian lands and resources rights Mammals Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Animals 00 2012-06-05 Introduced in Senate 2012-08-28T19:57:47Z Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends the Whaling Convention Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Commerce to authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling if it: (1) is for subsistence purposes (including the sale of authentic native articles of handicrafts and clothing); (2) does not include the striking, taking, or killing of calves or any whale accompanied by a calf; and (3) is not accomplished in a wasteful manner.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish catch limits for the Alaska Native aboriginal subsistence hunt of bowhead whales for any year or set of years if: (1) the International Whaling Commission has failed to adopt applicable catch limits; and (2) the biological status of the affected bowhead stock or stocks is such that, based on the most recent review of their status by the Scientific Committee of the Commission, the aboriginal subsistence needs statement submitted to the Commission by the United States for that year or set of years is sustainable.

]]> Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2012 Display Title Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Whaling Convention Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling as permitted by the regulations of the International Whaling Commission and to set aboriginal subsistence catch limits for bowhead whales in the event the Commission fails to adopt such limits, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-06-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3262is/xml/BILLS-112s3262is.xml 2012-06-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.