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‘‘(3) GRANT
APPLICATIONS.—To receive a 
grant under this section, an applicant must submit 
an application in such form and manner as the Sec-
retary may prescribe. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION
REGARDING
CRITERIA.— 
The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission re-
garding the development of criteria for the awarding 
of grants under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Of amounts 
available each fiscal year to carry out this sub-
section, the Secretary may expend not more than 
$40,000 to pay the administrative expenses nec-
essary to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(6) CONTRIBUTIONS.—For purposes of car-
rying out this section, the Secretary may accept, so-
licit, receive, hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, 
and bequests.’’. 
SEC. 11. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Subsection (c) of the Dolphin Protection Consumer 
Information Act (16 U.S.C. 1385) is amended in para-
graph (2) by striking ‘‘160 degrees west longitude’’ and 
inserting ‘‘150 degrees west longitude’’. 
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SEC. 12. TAKE REDUCTION PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 118 (16 U.S.C. 1387) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (a) by striking ‘‘commercial’’ 
each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (5). 
(2) In subsection (c)(1) by striking so much as 
precedes subparagraph (B) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) REGISTRATION AND AUTHORIZATION.—(1) The 
Secretary shall, within 90 days after the date of enactment 
of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 
2006— 
‘‘(A) publish in the Federal Register for public 
comment, for a period of not less than 90 days, any 
necessary changes to the Secretary’s list of fisheries 
published under section 114(b)(1) in the Federal 
Register on August 24, 1994 (along with an expla-
nation of such changes and a statement describing 
the marine mammal stocks interacting with, and the 
approximate number of vessels or persons actively 
involved in, each such fishery), with respect to— 
‘‘(i) commercial and recreational fisheries 
that have frequent incidental mortality and seri-
ous injury of marine mammals; 
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‘‘(ii) commercial and recreational fisheries 
that have occasional incidental mortality and 
serious injury of marine mammals; or 
‘‘(iii) commercial fisheries that have a re-
mote likelihood of or no known incidental mor-
tality or serious injury of marine mammals;’’. 
(3) In subsection (c)(1) in subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) by striking ‘‘commercial’’. 
(4) In subsection (c)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘com-
mercial’’. 
(5) In subsection (c)(3)(A) in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i) by striking ‘‘a commercial fishery’’ 
and inserting ‘‘that fishery’’. 
(6) In subsection (c)(3)(E) by inserting ‘‘com-
mercial’’ after ‘‘any’’. 
(7) In subsection (c)(5)(B) by striking ‘‘com-
mercial’’. 
(8) In subsection (d)(1) in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘commercial fishing 
operations’’ and inserting ‘‘fishing operations in a 
fishery listed under subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii)’’. 
(9) In subsection (d)(3) in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘commercial fisheries’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fisheries listed under subsection 
(c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii)’’. 
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(10) In subsection (d)(4) as follows: 
(A) In the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) by striking ‘‘commercial fisheries’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘fisheries 
listed 
under 
subsection 
(c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii)’’. 
(B) In subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘com-
mercial fisheries’’ and inserting ‘‘fisheries listed 
under subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii)’’. 
(C) In subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘com-
mercial fisheries’’ and inserting ‘‘fisheries listed 
under subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii)’’. 
(D) In subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘com-
mercial fisheries’’ and inserting ‘‘fisheries listed 
under subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii)’’. 
(11) In subsection (d)(5) by striking ‘‘commer-
cial fishing operations’’ and inserting ‘‘fishing oper-
ations 
in 
fisheries 
listed 
under 
subsection 
(c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii)’’. 
(12) In subsection (e) in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘commercial’’ each place it 
appears; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘this section’’. 
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(13) In subsection (f) by striking so much as 
precedes paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) TAKE REDUCTION PLANS.—(1) The Secretary 
shall develop and implement a take reduction plan de-
signed to assist in the recovery or prevent the depletion 
of each strategic stock which interacts with a fishery listed 
under subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii), unless the Secretary 
determines, after notice and opportunity for public com-
ment, that the level of fishery related mortality and seri-
ous injury is having a negligible impact on that stock. The 
Secretary may develop and implement a take reduction 
plan for any other marine mammal stocks which interact 
with a fishery listed under subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) which 
the Secretary determines, after notice and opportunity for 
public comment, has a high level of mortality and serious 
injury across a number of such marine mammal stocks.’’. 
(14) In subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘6 months’’ and inserting 
‘‘9 months’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘commercial fishing oper-
ations’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘fishing operations in fisheries listed under sub-
section (c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii)’’. 
(15) In subsection (f)(3) by striking ‘‘commer-
cial’’. 
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(16) In subsection (f)(4)(B) by striking ‘‘com-
mercial fishing operations’’ and inserting ‘‘fishing 
operations in fisheries listed under subsection 
(c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii)’’. 
(17) In subsection (f)(5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘6 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘9 months’’; and 
(B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by 
striking ‘‘commercial’’ each place it appears. 
(18) In subsection (f)(6)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(not later than 30 days)’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘commercial 
fisheries’’ and inserting ‘‘fisheries listed under 
subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii)’’. 
(19) In subsection (f)(6)(C) in the second sen-
tence, by inserting before ‘‘, and others’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, where appropriate a representative of the 
office of General Counsel of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, a representative of 
the National Marine Fisheries Service having re-
sponsibilities related to fisheries science, a represent-
ative of the National Marine Fisheries Service hav-
ing responsibilities related to law enforcement, and 
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a representative of the appropriate National Marine 
Fisheries Service Regional Administrator’’. 
(20) In subsection (f)(7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ‘‘6 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘9 months’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘not later than 60 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 120 
days’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Before publishing any plan that is 
different than the draft plan proposed by 
a take reduction team, the Secretary shall 
reconvene the team and explain to the 
team the differences between the published 
plan and the draft plan proposed by the 
team.’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘6 months’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘9 months’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘not later than 8 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 11 
months’’. 
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(21) In subsection (f)(7)(C) by striking ‘‘Not 
later than 60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 
90 days’’. 
(22) In subsection (f)(7)(D) by striking ‘‘com-
mercial’’. 
(23) In subsection (f)(8)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘Not 
later than 60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 
than 180 days’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘commercial’’ each place it 
appears. 
(24) In subsection (f)(9) as follows: 
(A) In subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘com-
mercial fisheries or restrict commercial fish-
eries’’ and inserting ‘‘fisheries listed under sub-
section (c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii) or restrict such fish-
eries’’. 
(B) In subparagraphs (B) and (C) by 
striking ‘‘commercial’’ each place it appears. 
(C) In subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘com-
mercial fishing operations’’ and inserting ‘‘par-
ticipation in a fishery listed under subsection 
(c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii)’’. 
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(25) In subsection (g)(1) by striking ‘‘commer-
cial fisheries’’ and inserting ‘‘fisheries listed under 
subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii)’’. 
(26) In subsection (g)(3)(B) by striking ‘‘com-
mercial’’. 
(27) In subsection (g)(4) by striking ‘‘commer-
cial fishery’’ and inserting ‘‘fishery listed under sub-
section (c)(1)(A)(i) or (ii)’’. 
(28) In subsection (j) by inserting ‘‘including 
observer, research, and education and outreach pro-
grams,’’ after ‘‘For purposes of carrying out this 
section,’’. 
(29) By amending subsection (d)(1)(C) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) identify current fishery regulations and 
changes in fishing methods or technology that may 
increase or decrease incidental mortality and serious 
injury.’’. 
(30) In subsection (f)(2) in the last sentence by 
inserting ‘‘conservation benefits of’’ before ‘‘State or 
regional fishery management plans.’’. 
(31) By amending subsection (f)(4)(A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) a review of the information in the final 
stock assessment published under section 117(b), 
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any substantial new information, a review of the 
conservation benefits from current State and re-
gional fishery management regulations;’’. 
(b) STOCK
ASSESSMENTS.—Section 117(a)(4) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C); 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (D); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) potential conservation benefits pro-
vided by State and regional fishery manage-
ment regulations;’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
101(a)(5)(E) (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(5)(E)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘or recreational’’ after ‘‘commercial’’ each place 
it appears. 
SEC. 13. PINNIPED CONTROL PROGRAM. 
Section 120 (16 U.S.C. 1389) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) NONLETHAL REMOVAL
AND CONTROL.—(1) 
The Secretary shall conduct a program on the nonlethal 
removal and control of nuisance pinnipeds. The program 
shall include a review of measures that have been taken 
to effect such removal and control, the effectiveness of 
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