I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1055 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2009 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 2009.

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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.