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Alaska's Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition ActSection 2 › Proposal

The subsection may not be read to cut into Tribal rights or consultation

To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

The subsection may not be read to cut into Tribal rights or consultation

The document says “may not be construedWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says

“impact the rights of any Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) in effect on the date of enactment of the Alaska's Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act”

To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, and for other purposes, Sec. 2

Two things the new subsection may not be construed to do. The first is quoted here: to impact the rights of any Indian Tribe, as that term is defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304), that were in effect on the date of enactment. The Act was approved June 12, 2026, so that is the date the rights are measured at. The second, at subparagraph (B), is to undermine any government-to-government consultation or engagement.

What the document actually says

“impact the rights of any Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) in effect on the date of enactment of the Alaska's Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act”

To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, and for other purposes, Sec. 2
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This part does not touch the rights a Tribe already had. The rights counted are the ones in place the day this law passed.

What this is about

The law points to another law for what a Tribe is. That law is the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. This law passed on June 12, 2026. A second line says it does not weaken talks between a Tribe and the government.

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