Section 1. Exemption from prohibitions for Alaska Native articles containing migratory bird parts
Section 2 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(1) Definitions
In this subsection:
(A) Alaska Native
The term Alaska Native means a person who is a member of any Native village, Village Corporation, or Regional Corporation, as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).
(i) In general
The term Alaska Native handicraft means any handicraft or clothing item that—
(I) is composed, wholly or in a significant respect, of natural materials; and
(II) is produced, decorated, or fashioned—
(aa) by an Alaska Native;
(bb) in the exercise of traditional Alaska Native handicrafts; and
(cc) without the use of any pantograph or other mass copying device.
(ii) Inclusions
The term Alaska native handicraft includes—
(I) any weaving, carving, stitching, sewing, lacing, beading, drawing, or painting that meet the criteria described in clause (i); or
(II) an item that combines the techniques described in subclause (I).
(2) Exemption for certain Alaska Native handicrafts
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act and subject to paragraph (3), nothing in this Act prohibits the possession, offering for sale, sale, offering to barter, barter, offering to purchase, purchase, delivery for shipment, shipment, causing to be shipped or delivered for transportation, transport, causing to be transported, carrying, causing to be carried, or receiving for shipment, transportation, or carriage of any Alaska Native handicraft on the basis that the Alaska Native handicraft contains a nonedible migratory bird part.
(3) Limitation
This subsection does not apply to any Alaska Native handicraft containing a part of a migratory bird that was taken in a wasteful manner.