[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 55 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 55

 To prohibit the export of American black bear viscera, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

  Mrs. Bentley (for herself, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
Machtley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Lewis of Florida) 
   introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the 
Committees on Foreign Affairs, Merchant Marine and Fisheries, and Ways 
                               and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the export of American black bear viscera, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Black Bear Protection Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF AMERICAN BLACK BEAR VISCERA.

    The Secretary of Commerce shall exercise the authorities the 
Secretary has under the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit 
the export from the United States of American black bear viscera.

SEC. 3. REPORT BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

    The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Treasury, shall prepare and submit to the Congress, not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report 
that describes--
            (1) the effectiveness of the computerized information 
        system or any other system of the Fish and Wildlife Service or 
        the United States Customs Service that records data on the 
        importation or exportation of wildlife body parts, specifically 
        of the American black bear, to and from the United States; and
            (2) any plans of the Fish and Wildlife Service to monitor 
        the illegal movement of, or commercial activity in, American 
        black bear viscera or other American black bear body parts.

SEC. 4. UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE.

    The United States Trade Representative shall discuss the issues 
involving trade in American black bear viscera with the appropriate 
representatives of those countries trading with the United States who 
are determined jointly by the Secretaries of Commerce and Interior to 
be the leading importers of American black bear viscera.

SEC. 5. DEFINITION.

    As used in this Act, the term ``American black bear viscera'' means 
the gall bladder or any internal organs of an American black bear 
(Ursus Americanus).

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