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16 U.S.C. § 1404 — Omitted
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### Statutory Notes
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Section, Pub. L. 92–522, title II, § 204, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1045, which required the Marine Mammal Commission to transmit to Congress, by January 31 of each year, a report including a description of the Commission’s activities and accomplishments during the preceding year and all findings and recommendations made by and to the Commission pursuant to [section 1402 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1402&num=0&edition=prelim) together with responses made to those recommendations, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under [section 1113 of Title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1113&num=0&edition=prelim), Money and Finance. See, also, page 176 of House Document No. 103–7.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, Pub. L. 92–522, title II, § 204, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1045, which required the Marine Mammal Commission to transmit to Congress, by January 31 of each year, a report including a description of the Commission’s activities and accomplishments during the preceding year and all findings and recommendations made by and to the Commission pursuant to [section 1402 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1402&num=0&edition=prelim) together with responses made to those recommendations, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under [section 1113 of Title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1113&num=0&edition=prelim), Money and Finance. See, also, page 176 of House Document No. 103–7.
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**(a)**
(1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over receipts or appropriations, the President shall provide the committee with assistance and information.
(2) When requested by a committee of Congress, additional information related to the amount of an appropriation originally requested by an Office of Inspector General shall be submitted to the committee.
**(b)** When requested by a committee of Congress, by the Comptroller General, or by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of each executive agency shall—
(1) provide information on the location and kind of available fiscal, budget, and program information;
(2) to the extent practicable, prepare summary tables of that fiscal, budget, and program information and related information the committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office considers necessary; and
(3) provide a program evaluation carried out or commissioned by an executive agency.
**(c)** In cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General shall—
(1) establish and maintain a current directory of sources of, and information systems for, fiscal, budget, and program information and a brief description of the contents of each source and system;
(2) when requested, provide assistance to committees of Congress and members of Congress in obtaining information from the sources in the directory; and
(3) when requested, provide assistance to committees and, to the extent practicable, to members of Congress in evaluating the information obtained from the sources in the directory
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**(a) Reports and recommendations** The Commission shall—
(1) undertake a review and study of the activities of the United States pursuant to existing laws and international conventions relating to marine mammals, including, but not limited to, the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, the Whaling Convention Act of 1949 [[16 U.S.C. 916](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section916&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Interim Convention on the Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals, and the Fur Seal Act of 1966 [[16 U.S.C. 1151](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1151&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.];
(2) conduct a continuing review of the condition of the stocks of marine mammals, of methods for their protection and conservation, of humane means of taking marine mammals, of research programs conducted or proposed to be conducted under the authority of this chapter, and of all applications for permits for scientific research, public display, or enhancing the survival or recovery of a species or stock;
(3) undertake or cause to be undertaken such other studies as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with its assigned duties as to the protection and conservation of marine mammals;
(4) recommend to the Secretary and to other Federal officials such steps as it deems necessary or desirable for the protection and conservation of marine mammals;
(5) recommend to the Secretary of State appropriate policies regarding existing international arrangements for the protection and conservation of marine mammals, and suggest appropriate international arrangements for the protection and conservation of marine mammals;
(6) recommend to the Secretary such revisions of the endangered s
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**(a) Authorization; research concerning yellowfin tuna; annual report** The Secretary is authorized to make grants, or to provide financial assistance in such other form as he deems appropriate, to any Federal or State agency, public or private institution, or other person for the purpose of assisting such agency, institution, or person to undertake research in subjects which are relevant to the protection and conservation of marine mammals. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall undertake a program of, and shall provide financial assistance for, research into new methods of locating and catching yellowfin tuna without the incidental taking of marine mammals. The Secretary shall include a description of the annual results of research carried out under this section in the report required under [section 1373(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1373/f&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Terms and conditions** Any grant or other financial assistance provided by the Secretary pursuant to this section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems necessary to protect the interests of the United States and shall be made after review by the Marine Mammal Commission.
**(c) Gulf of Maine ecosystem protection**
(1) No later than 1 year after April 30, 1994, the Secretary of Commerce shall convene a regional workshop for the Gulf of Maine to assess human-caused factors affecting the health and stability of that marine ecosystem, of which marine mammals are a part. The workshop shall be conducted in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission, the adjacent coastal States, individuals with expertise in marine mammal biology and ecology, representatives from environmental organizations, the
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1403
§ 1403. Committee of Scientific Advisors on Ma-
rine Mammals
(a) Establishment; membership
The Commission shall establish, within ninety
days after its establishment, a Committee of
Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals (here-
after referred to in this subchapter as the ‘‘Com-
mittee’’). Such Committee shall consist of nine
scientists knowledgeable in marine ecology and
marine mammal affairs appointed by the Chair-
man after consultation with the Chairman of
the Council on Environmental Quality, the Sec-
retary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Di-
rector of the National Science Foundation, and
the Chairman of the National Academy of
Sciences.
(b) Compensation; reimbursement for travel ex-
penses
Except for United States Government employ-
ees, members of the Committee shall each be
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equiva-
lent of the rate for GS–18 of the General Sched-
ule under section 5332 of title 5, for each day
such member is engaged in the actual perform-
ance of duties vested in the Committee. Each
member shall be reimbursed for travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as au-
thorized by section 5703 of title 5 for persons in
Government service employed intermittently.
(c) Consultation with Commission on studies and
recommendations; explanation for nonadop-
tion
The Commission shall consult with the Com-
mittee on all studies and recommendations
which it may propose to make or has made, on
research programs conducted or proposed to be
conducted under the authority of this chapter,
and on all applications for permits for scientific
research. Any recommendations made by the
Committee or any of its members which are not
adopted by the Commission shall be transmitted
by t
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