PRrBILOF ISLANDS COMMISSION 



Sec. 404. The President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint 

 a Commission to help in the transfer of the Pribilof Islands from a place of killing 

 into a preserve, to help promote tourism, and to develop an economy on the Island 

 for the Aleuts to take the place of their participation in the slaughter of the seals. 



The commission shall be comprised of a number of Pribilof Aleut natives, and 

 it shall include the Secretaries or their designates from the Departments of State, 

 Treasury, Commerce, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 

 the Governor of Alaska, and two independent scientists in the fields of ocean 

 biology and ecology. 



RF.P RAT.F.R 



Sec. 405. Such provisions of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 which are inconsistent 

 herewith are hereby rei)ealed. 



[H.R. 6804, 92d Cong., first sess.] 



A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to mai^e a comprehensive study of the 

 polar bear, seal, walrus, and cetaceans for the purpose of developing adequate conser- 

 vation measures 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States 

 of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior, in coopera- 

 tion with the States, shall make a comprehensive study of the polar bear, seal, 

 walrus, and cetaceans, taking into consideration, among other things, the distri- 

 bution, migrations, and population of these mammals and the effects of hunting, 

 disease, pesticides and other chemicals, and food shortages on them, for the 

 purpose of developing adequate and effective measures, including appropriate 

 laws and regulations, to conserve such mammals on the high seas or on land, and 

 to insure humane treatment in all cases. The Secretary of the Interior shall sub- 

 mit, through the President, a report on the study, together with such recommen- 

 dations, including suggested legislation, that he deems appropriate, to the Con- 

 gress no later than January 1, 1976. 



Sec. 2. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, there is hereby 

 authorized to be appropriated the sum of $100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 

 30, 1972, and for each of the three succeeding fiscal years. 



[H.R. 7463, H.R. 76S8, 92d Cong., first sess.] 

 BILLS To protect seals from being pursued, harassed, or killed ; and for other purposes 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States 

 of America in Congress assembled, That the following Act may be cited as the 

 "Seal Protection Act of 1971". 



Title I — Findings and Declarations of Policy 



FINDINGS 



Sec. 101. The Congress finds that seals are being ruthlessly pursued, harassed, 

 and killed, both at sea and on land by hunters of many nations of the world. The 

 Congress further finds that seals may become rare, if not extinct, unless steps are 

 taken to stop their slaughter. 



DECLARATIONS OF POLICY 



Sec. 102. (a) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the United States 

 to protect seals from harassment or slaughter. 



(b) It is hereby declared to be the further public policy of the United States 

 that negotiations should be undertaken with foreign governments and through 

 interested international organizations with a view to obtaining a worldwide ban 

 on the further slaughter of seals. 



Title II — General Prohibitions 



DEFINITIONS 



Sbx;. 201. For the purpose of this title. 



(a) "Person" includes individual, partnership, corporation, association, 

 and Federal and State agencies ; and 

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