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16 U.S.C. § 1415 — Reports by Secretary

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16 U.S.C. § 1415 — Reports by Secretary

Notwithstanding [section 1373(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1373/f&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall submit annual reports to the Congress which include— (1) results of research conducted pursuant to [section 1414a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1414a&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) a description of the status and trends of stocks of tuna; (3) a description of the efforts to assess, avoid, reduce, and minimize the bycatch of juvenile yellowfin tuna and bycatch of nontarget species; (4) a description of the activities of the International Dolphin Conservation Program and of the efforts of the United States in support of the Program’s goals and objectives, including the protection of dolphin stocks in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and an assessment of the effectiveness of the Program; (5) actions taken by the Secretary under [section 1371(a)(2)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1371/a/2/B&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 1371(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1371/d&num=0&edition=prelim); (6) copies of any relevant resolutions and decisions of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, and any regulations promulgated by the Secretary under this subchapter; and (7) any other information deemed relevant by the Secretary.

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16 U.S.C. § 1362 — Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter— (1) The term “depletion” or “depleted” means any case in which— (A) the Secretary, after consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals established under subchapter III of this chapter, determines that a species or population stock is below its optimum sustainable population; (B) a State, to which authority for the conservation and management of a species or population stock is transferred under [section 1379 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1379&num=0&edition=prelim), determines that such species or stock is below its optimum sustainable population; or (C) a species or population stock is listed as an endangered species or a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 [[16 U.S.C. 1531](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1531&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. (2) The terms “conservation” and “management” mean the collection and application of biological information for the purposes of increasing and maintaining the number of animals within species and populations of marine mammals at their optimum sustainable population. Such terms include the entire scope of activities that constitute a modern scientific resource program, including, but not limited to, research, census, law enforcement, and habitat acquisition and improvement. Also included within these terms, when and where appropriate, is the periodic or total protection of species or populations as well as regulated taking. (3) The term “district court of the United States” includes the District Court of Guam, District Court of the Virgin Islands, District Court of Puerto Rico, District Court of the Ca

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16 U.S.C. § 1414a — Research

**(a) Required research** (1) **In general** — The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, conduct a study of the effect of intentional encirclement (including chase) on dolphins and dolphin stocks incidentally taken in the course of purse seine fishing for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. The study, which shall commence on October 1, 1997, shall consist of abundance surveys as described in paragraph (2) and stress studies as described in paragraph (3), and shall address the question of whether such encirclement is having a significant adverse impact on any depleted dolphin stock in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. (2) **Population abundance surveys** — The abundance surveys under this subsection shall survey the abundance of such depleted stocks and shall be conducted during each of the calendar years 1998, 1999, and 2000. (3) **Stress studies** — The stress studies under this subsection shall include— (A) a review of relevant stress-related research and a 3-year series of necropsy samples from dolphins obtained by commercial vessels; (B) a 1-year review of relevant historical demographic and biological data related to dolphins and dolphin stocks referred to in paragraph (1); and (C) an experiment involving the repeated chasing and capturing of dolphins by means of intentional encirclement. (4) **Report** — No later than 90 days after publishing the finding under subsection (g)(2) of [section 1385 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1385&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall complete and submit a report containing the results of the research described in this subsection to the United States Senate C

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16 U.S.C. § 1421d — Unusual mortality event activity funding

**(a) Establishment of Fund** There is established in the Treasury an interest bearing fund to be known as the “Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund”, which shall consist of amounts deposited into the Fund under subsection (c). **(b) Uses** Amounts in the Fund shall be available only for use by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, and dispersed among claimants based on budgets approved by the Secretary prior to expenditure— (1) to make advance, partial, or progress payments under contracts or other funding mechanisms for property, supplies, salaries, services, and travel costs incurred in acting in accordance with the contingency plan issued under [section 1421c(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1421c/b&num=0&edition=prelim) or under the direction of an Onsite Coordinator for an unusual mortality event designated under [section 1421c(a)(2)(B)(iii) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1421c/a/2/B/iii&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) for reimbursing any stranding network participant for costs incurred in the collection, preparation, analysis, and transportation of marine mammal tissues and samples collected with respect to an unusual mortality event for the Tissue Bank; and (3) for the care and maintenance of a marine mammal seized under [section 1374(c)(2)(D) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1374/c/2/D&num=0&edition=prelim); and 11 So in original. The “; and” probably should be a period. **(c) Deposits into Fund** There shall be deposited into the Fund— (1) amounts appropriated to the Fund; (2) other amounts appropriated to the Secretary for use with respect to unus

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16 U.S.C. § 1415 — Reports by Secretary

Page 1829 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1416 by the Secretary to carry out the research de- scribed in subsection (a): (A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1998. (B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1999. (C) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000. (D) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2001. (2) In addition to the amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1), there are au- thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. (Pub. L. 92–522, title III, § 304, as added Pub. L. 105–42, § 6(c), Aug. 15, 1997, 111 Stat. 1133.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 304 of Pub. L. 92–522 was classified to section 1414 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–42. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters relating to securities and exchanges and insurance gen- erally transferred to Committee on Financial Services of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Jan. 3, 2001. § 1415. Reports by Secretary Notwithstanding section 1373(f) of this title, the Secretary shall submit annual reports to the Congress which include— (1) results of research conducted pursuant to section 1414a of this title; (2) a description of the status and trends of stocks of tuna; (3) a description of the efforts to assess, avoid, reduce, and minimize the bycatch of ju- venile yellowfin tuna and bycatch of nontar- get species; (4) a description of the activities of the International Dolphin Conservation Program and of the efforts of the United States in sup- port of the Program’s goals and

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