text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Yukon-Arctic International 
  Wildlife Refuge Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AREA.
  
      (a) Establishment.--
              (1) In general.--Effective as of the date the conditions 
          described in subsection (b) are met, there is established an 
          international wildlife refuge area to be known as the 
          ``Northern Yukon-Arctic International Wildlife Refuge'', which 
          shall include the entire Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 
          administered under the National Wildlife Refuge System 
          Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.).
              (2) Purposes of establishment.--The Northern Yukon-Arctic 
          International Wildlife Refuge is established--
                      (A) for the purpose of permanently commemorating 
                  the long-existing relationship of peace and good will 
                  between the people and Governments of Canada and the 
                  United States;
                      (B) for the purpose of permanently protecting in an 
                  undisturbed condition the only remaining complete 
                  spectrum of Arctic ecosystems in North America;
                      (C) in fulfillment of the serious responsibility of 
                  humans as stewards of the land, the resources of the 
                  land, and the life that depends on the land;
                      (D) for the purpose of permanently protecting all 
                  wild bird resources native to North America that are in 
                  an unconfined state and that are protected under the 
                  Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.), 
                  including--
                              (i) ducks, geese, and swans of the family 
                          Anatidae;
                              (ii) bird resources listed as threatened or 
                          endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 
                          1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
                              (iii) birds that are nongame fish and 
                          wildlife (as defined in section 3(6) of the 
                          Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980 (16 
                          U.S.C. 2902(6))); and
                              (iv) wetlands listed as protected under the 
                          Convention on Wetlands of International 
                          Importance, Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, 
                          done at Ramsar on February 2, 1971 (TIAS 
                          11084);
                      (E) for the purpose of maintaining a commitment to 
                  the permanent protection of marine mammals, including--
                              (i) seals, walruses, and whales, and the 
                          Beaufort Sea population of polar bears that are 
                          protected under the Agreement on the 
                          Conservation of Polar Bears, done at Oslo on 
                          November 15, 1973 (27 U.S.T. 3918); and
                              (ii) mammals listed as threatened or 
                          endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 
                          1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
                      (F) for the purpose of maintaining a commitment to 
                  the principles of caribou management as prescribed 
                  under the Agreement on the Conservation of the 
                  Porcupine Caribou Herd, signed at Ottawa on July 17, 
                  1987 (TIAS 11259);
                      (G) for the purpose of continued international 
                  cooperation and commitment to the protection of marine 
                  and anadromous fish species that inhabit the coastal 
                  waters of the Beaufort Sea, whose nearshore waters and 
                  brackish lagoon system provide for the fish--
                              (i) eastward and westward migration routes;
                              (ii) feeding areas; and
                              (iii) important spawning and overwintering 
                          areas; and
                      (H) for the purpose of continuing the opportunity, 
                  consistent with sound management principles, for 
                  subsistence uses by--
                              (i) rural residents of Alaska, including 
                          Alaska Natives and other individuals, of public 
                          lands; and
                              (ii) Alaska Natives of native lands that 
                          are essential to native physical, economic, 
                          traditional, and social existence;
                  which uses should cause the least adverse impact 
                  practicable on other rural residents who depend on 
                  subsistence uses of the resources of the lands.
      (b) Conditions.--The establishment of the Northern Yukon-Arctic 
  International Wildlife Refuge and the inclusion in the refuge of the 
  Arctic National Wildlife Refuge shall become effective upon--
              (1) the enactment by the proper authority of the Government 
          of Canada of a provision similar to this Act concerning the 
          Northern Yukon National Park in or near the Yukon Territory, 
          Canada; and
              (2) the issuance of a proclamation by the President 
          declaring that such an enactment by the Government of Canada 
          has taken place.
  
  SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION.
  
      For the purposes of administration and appropriations, the United 
  States portion of the Northern Yukon-Arctic International Wildlife 
  Refuge shall continue to be administered under the National Wildlife 
  Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.).
  
  SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
  to carry out this Act.
target: Northern Yukon-Arctic International Wildlife Refuge Act - Establishes the Northern Yukon-Arctic International Wildlife Refuge. Declares that the United States portion of the Refuge shall be administered under the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966. 
  Authorizes appropriations.
feat_title: Northern Yukon-Arctic International Wildlife Refuge Act