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16 U.S.C. § 1421g — Authorization of appropriations
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There is authorized to be appropriated—
(1) to the Secretary for carrying out this subchapter (other than sections 1421d and 1421f of this title) $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028;
(2) to the Secretary for carrying out [section 1421f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1421f&num=0&edition=prelim), $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028; and
(3) to the Fund, $500,000 for for 11 So in original. each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
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There is authorized to be appropriated—
(1) to the Secretary for carrying out this subchapter (other than sections 1421d and 1421f of this title) $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028;
(2) to the Secretary for carrying out [section 1421f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1421f&num=0&edition=prelim), $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028; and
(3) to the Fund, $500,000 for for 11 So in original. each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
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**(a) Tissue Bank**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall make provision for the storage, preparation, examination, and archiving of marine mammal tissues. Tissues archived pursuant to this subsection shall be known as the “National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank”.
(2) **Guidance for marine mammal tissue collection, preparation, and archiving** — The Secretary shall, in consultation with individuals with knowledge and expertise in marine science, marine mammal science, marine mammal veterinary and husbandry practices, and marine conservation, issue guidance, after an opportunity for public review and comment, for marine mammal tissue collection, preparation, archiving, and quality control procedures, regarding—
(A) appropriate and uniform methods and standards for those activities to provide confidence in marine mammal tissue samples used for research; and
(B) documentation of procedures used for collecting, preparing, and archiving those samples.
(3) **Source of tissue** — In addition to tissues taken during marine mammal unusual mortality events, the Tissue Bank shall incorporate tissue samples taken from other sources in the wild, including—
(A) samples from marine mammals taken incidental to commercial fishing operations;
(B) samples from marine mammals taken for subsistence purposes;
(C) biopsy samples; and
(D) any other samples properly collected.
**(b) Tissue analysis** The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission, the Secretary of the Interior, and individuals with knowledge and experience in marine science, marine mammal science, marine mammal veterinary and husbandry practices, and marine conservation, issue guidance, after an opportunity for public review and comment, for analyzing tissue samples (by use of the mo
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 92–522, title III, § 308, as added Pub. L. 102–523, § 2(a), Oct. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 3432, related to authorization of appropriations.
Another section 308 of Pub. L. 92–522 was renumbered section 409, and is classified to [section 1421g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1421g&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Effective Date of Repeal
For effective date of repeal, see section 8 of Pub. L. 105–42, set out as an Effective Date of 1997 Amendment note under [section 1362 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1362&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Emergency assistance**
(A) *In general* — The term “emergency assistance” means—
(i) financial assistance provided to respond to, or that results from, a stranding event or entanglement event that—
(I) causes an immediate increase in the cost of a response, recovery, or rehabilitation that is greater than the usual cost of a response, recovery, or rehabilitation;
(II) is cyclical or endemic; or
(III) involves a marine mammal that is out of the normal range for that marine mammal; or
(ii) financial assistance provided to respond to, or that results from, a stranding event or an entanglement event that—
(I) the applicable Secretary considers to be an emergency; or
(II) with the concurrence of the applicable Secretary, a State, territorial, or Tribal Government considers to be an emergency.
(B) *Exclusions* — The term “emergency assistance” does not include financial assistance to respond to an unusual mortality event.
(2) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” has the meaning given that term in [section 1362(12)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1362/12/A&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Stranding region** — The term “stranding region” means a geographic region designated by the applicable Secretary for purposes of administration of this subchapter.
**(b) John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program**
(1) **In general** — The applicable Secretary shall carry out a grant program, to be known as the “John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program” (referred to in this section as the “grant program”), to award grants to eligible stranding network participants or stranding network collabo
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1421h
1 So in original.
(A) a description, developed in consulta-
tion with the Fish and Wildlife Service of
the Department of the Interior, of all marine
mammal stranding agreements in place for
the Arctic region of the United States, in-
cluding species covered, response capabili-
ties, facilities and equipment, and data col-
lection and analysis capabilities;
(B) a list of State and local government
agencies that have personnel trained to re-
spond to marine mammal strandings in the
Arctic region of the United States;
(C) an assessment of potential response
and data collection partners and sources of
local information and knowledge, including
Alaska Native people and villages;
(D) an analysis of spatial and temporal
trends in marine mammal strandings and
unusual mortality events that are correlated
with changing environmental conditions in
the Arctic region of the United States;
(E) a description of training and other re-
source needs to meet emerging response re-
quirements in the Arctic region of the
United States;
(F) an analysis of oiled marine mammal
response and rehabilitation capabilities in
the Arctic region of the United States, in-
cluding
personnel,
equipment,
facilities,
training, and husbandry capabilities, and an
assessment of factors that affect response
and rehabilitation success rates; and
(G) recommendations to address future
stranding response needs for marine mam-
mals in the Arctic region of the United
States.
(Pub. L. 92–522, title IV, § 408B, as added Pub. L.
117–263, div. J, title CIV, § 10408(a), Dec. 23, 2022,
136 Stat. 3990.)
§ 1421g. Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated—
(1) to the Secretary for carrying out this
subchapter (other than
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