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16 U.S.C. § 1421 — Establishment of Program
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Marine Mammal Commission, and individuals with knowledge and experience in marine science, marine mammal science, marine mammal veterinary and husbandry practices, and marine conservation, including stranding network participants, establish a program to be known as the “Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program”.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of the Program shall be to—
(1) facilitate the collection and dissemination of reference data on the health of marine mammals and health trends of marine mammal populations in the wild;
(2) correlate the health of marine mammals and marine mammal populations, in the wild, with available data on physical, chemical, and biological environmental parameters; and
(3) coordinate effective responses to unusual mortality events by establishing a process in the Department of Commerce in accordance with [section 1421c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1421c&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Marine Mammal Commission, and individuals with knowledge and experience in marine science, marine mammal science, marine mammal veterinary and husbandry practices, and marine conservation, including stranding network participants, establish a program to be known as the “Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program”.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of the Program shall be to—
(1) facilitate the collection and dissemination of reference data on the health of marine mammals and health trends of marine mammal populations in the wild;
(2) correlate the health of marine mammals and marine mammal populations, in the wild, with available data on physical, chemical, and biological environmental parameters; and
(3) coordinate effective responses to unusual mortality events by establishing a process in the Department of Commerce in accordance with [section 1421c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1421c&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Response**
(1) **Working group**
(A) The Secretary, acting through the Office, shall establish, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, a marine mammal unusual mortality event working group, consisting of individuals with knowledge and experience in marine science, marine mammal science, marine mammal veterinary and husbandry practices, marine conservation, and medical science, to provide guidance to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior for—
(i) determining whether an unusual mortality event is occurring;
(ii) determining, after an unusual mortality event has begun, if response actions with respect to that event are no longer necessary; and
(iii) developing the contingency plan in accordance with subsection (b), to assist the Secretary in responding to unusual mortality events.
(B) Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to the marine mammal unusual mortality event working group established under this paragraph.
(2) **Response timing** — The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall to the extent necessary and practicable—
(A) within 24 hours after receiving notification from a stranding network participant that an unusual mortality event might be occurring, contact as many members as is possible of the unusual mortality event working group for guidance; and
(B) within 48 hours after receiving such notification—
(i) make a determination as to whether an unusual mortality event is occurring;
(ii) inform the stranding network participant of that determination; and
(iii) if the Secretary has determined an unusual mortality event is occurring, designate an Onsite Coordinator for the event, in accordance with subsection (c).
**(b) Contingency plan**
(1) **In general** — The Se
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds the following:
(1) The yellowfin tuna fishery of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean has resulted in the deaths of millions of dolphins.
(2) Significant awareness and increased concern for the health and safety of dolphin populations has encouraged a change in fishing methods worldwide.
(3) United States tuna fishing vessels have led the world in the development of fishing methods to reduce dolphin mortalities in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean and United States tuna processing companies have voluntarily promoted the marketing of tuna that is dolphin safe.
(4) Nations harvesting yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean have demonstrated their willingness to participate in appropriate multilateral agreements to reduce dolphin mortality progressively to a level approaching zero through the setting of annual limits, with the goal of eliminating dolphin mortality in that fishery. Recognition of the International Dolphin Conservation Program will assure that the existing trend of reduced dolphin mortality continues; that individual stocks of dolphins are adequately protected; and that the goal of eliminating all dolphin mortality continues to be a priority.
**(b) Policy** It is the policy of the United States to—
(1) eliminate the marine mammal mortality resulting from the intentional encirclement of dolphins and other marine mammals in tuna purse seine fisheries;
(2) support the International Dolphin Conservation Program and efforts within the Program to reduce, with the goal of eliminating, the mortality referred to in paragraph (1);
(3) ensure that the market of the United States does not act as an incentive to the harvest of tuna caught with driftnets or caught by purse seine vessels in the eastern tropical Pacifi
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in [section 3812 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3812&num=0&edition=prelim), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who in any crop year produces an agricultural commodity on a field on which highly erodible land is predominant, or designates land on which highly erodible land is predominant to be set aside, diverted, devoted to conservation uses, or otherwise not cultivated under a program administered by the Secretary to reduce production of an agricultural commodity, as determined by the Secretary shall be ineligible for—
(1) as to any commodity produced during that crop year by such person—
(A) contract payments under a production flexibility contract, marketing assistance loans, and any type of price support or payment made available under the Agricultural Market Transition Act [[7 U.S.C. 7201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ([15 U.S.C. 714](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section714&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), or any other Act;
(B) a farm storage facility loan made under section 4(h) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ([15 U.S.C. 714b(h)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section714b/h&num=0&edition=prelim));
(C) a disaster payment;
(D) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ([7 U.S.C. 1921](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1921&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or any other provision of law administered by the Consolidated Farm Service
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**(a) Production on converted wetland** Except as provided in this subchapter and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who in any crop year produces an agricultural commodity on converted wetland, as determined by the Secretary, shall be—
(1) in violation of this section; and
(2) ineligible for loans or payments in an amount determined by the Secretary to be proportionate to the severity of the violation.
**(b) Ineligibility for certain loans and payments** If a person is determined to have committed a violation under subsection (a) during a crop year, the Secretary shall determine which of, and the amount of, the following loans and payments for which the person shall be ineligible:
(1) Contract payments under a production flexibility contract, marketing assistance loans, and any type of price support or payment made available under the Agricultural Market Transition Act [[7 U.S.C. 7201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ([15 U.S.C. 714](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section714&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), or any other Act.
(2) A loan made or guaranteed under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ([7 U.S.C. 1921](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1921&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or any other provision of law administered by the Consolidated Farm Service Agency,11 See Change of Name note below. if the Secretary determines that the proceeds of the loan will be used for a purpose that will contribute to conversion of a wetland (other than as provided in this subchapter) to produce an agricultural commodity.
(3) During the crop year:
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**(a) Repealed. Pub. L. 87–703, title I, § 101(2), Sept. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 605**
**(b) Conservation and environmental assistance**
(1) **Environmental quality incentives program** — The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, cost-share payments, and incentive payments to operators through the environmental quality incentives program in accordance with subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 [[16 U.S.C. 3839aa](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
(2) **to (4) Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 336(a)(1)(A)(i)(I), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1004**
(5) **State, county, and area committees**
(A) *Appointment of State committees* — The Secretary shall appoint in each State a State committee composed of not fewer than 3 nor more than 5 members who are fairly representative of the farmers in the State. The members of a State committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary for such term as the Secretary may establish.
(B) *Establishment and elections for county, area, or local committees*
(i) *Establishment*
(I) *In general* — In each county or area in which activities are carried out under this section, the Secretary shall establish a county or area committee.
(II) *Local administrative areas* — The Secretary may designate local administrative areas within a county or a larger area under the jurisdiction of a committee established under subclause (I).
(ii) *Composition of county, area, or local committees*
(I) *In general* — Except as provided in subclause (II), a committee established under clause (i) shall consist of not fewer than 3 nor more than 5 members that—
(aa) are fairly represe
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1421
‘‘(1) for any person, after June 1, 1994, to sell, pur-
chase, offer for sale, transport, or ship, in the United
States, any tuna or tuna product that is not dolphin
safe;
‘‘(2) for any person or vessel that is subject to the ju-
risdiction of the United States, intentionally to set a
purse seine net on or to encircle any marine mammal
during any tuna fishing operation after February 28,
1994, except—
‘‘(A) as necessary for scientific research approved
by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission;
‘‘(B) in accordance with a recommendation that is
approved under section 1412(c)(2) of this title; or
‘‘(C) as authorized by the general permit issued to
the American Tunaboat Association on December 1,
1980 (including any additional restrictions applicable
under section 1416(a) of this title), notwithstanding
any agreement under section 1412 of this title with a
country that is not a major purse seine tuna fishing
country (as that term is defined in section 1416(c) of
this title);
‘‘(3) for any person to import any yellowfin tuna or
yellowfin tuna product or any other fish or fish product
in violation of a ban on importation imposed under sec-
tion 1415(b)(1) or (2) of this title;’’.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105–42, § 6(d)(2), inserted ‘‘(a)(5)
or’’ before ‘‘(a)(6)’’.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–42, § 6(d)(3), struck out head-
ing and text of subsec. (d). Text read as follows: ‘‘For
purposes of this section, tuna or a tuna product is dol-
phin safe if—
‘‘(1) it does not contain tuna that was harvested on
the high seas by a vessel engaged in driftnet fishing,
as that term is defined in section 4003 of the Driftnet
Impact, Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act of
1987;
‘‘(2) in the case of tuna or a tuna product
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