110 HR 7171 IH: Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar U.S. House of Representatives 2008-09-26 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7171 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2008 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2008.

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Permits for importation of polar bear trophies

The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 is amended— (1)in section 101(a)(3)(B) (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(3)(B)), by inserting or under section 104(c)(5) of this title after paragraph (5) of this subsection ; and (2)in section 102(b)(3) (16 U.S.C. 1372(b)(3)), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , except that this paragraph does not prohibit the importation of polar bear parts under a permit issued under section 104(c)(5) of this title.