3.0.0 5064 2023-01-11T13:40:31Z 2023-01-11T13:40:31Z House HR 2018-02-15 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:H.R. 5064.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H1213]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-02-15T14:04:25Z Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018 115 2369 S 2018-12-11 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 728. Related bill CRS 2018-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2018-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N Animals Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alaska Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Animal protection and human-animal relationships Department of Commerce Hunting and fishing Indian lands and resources rights Mammals Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Animals 00 2018-02-15 Introduced in House 2018-10-19T21:52:33Z Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018

This bill amends the Whaling Convention Act of 1949 to require the Department of Commerce to authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling if the whaling: (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 a whale accompanied by a calf; and (3) is not accomplished in a wasteful manner.

Commerce must establish catch limits for subsistence whaling by Alaska Natives if: (1) the International Whaling Commission (IWC) fails to establish the limits, and (2) Commerce determines that subsistence whaling is sustainable based on IWC's most recent review of the status of the affected whale.

The bill exempts actions taken under the Act with respect to a stock of a whale species from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 if Commerce determines that the action is sustainable based on the most recent review of the status of the stock by the IWC's Scientific Committee.

]]> Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018 Display Title Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling pursuant to the regulations of the International Whaling Commission and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5064ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5064ih.xml 2018-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.