‘‘(C) A recovery factor of between 0.1 and
1.0.
‘‘(22) The term ‘Regional Fishery Management
Council’ means a Regional Fishery Management
Council established under section 302 of the Magnu-
son Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
‘‘(23) The term ‘bona fide research’ means sci-
entific research on marine mammals, the results of
which—
‘‘(A) likely would be accepted for publica-
tion in a referred scientific journal;
‘‘(B) are likely to contribute to the basic
knowledge of marine mammal biology or ecol-
ogy; or
‘‘(C) are likely to identify, evaluate, or re-
solve conservation problems.
‘‘(24) The term ‘Alaska Native organization’
means a group designated by law or formally char-
tered which represents or consists of Indians, Aleuts,
or Eskimos residing in Alaska.’’.
SEC. 16. SCRIMSHAW EXEMPTIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any valid
certificate of exemption renewed by the Secretary (or
deemed to be renewed) under section 10(f)(8) of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(f)(8)) for
any person holding such a certificate with respect to the
possession of pre-Act finished scrimshaw products or raw
material for such products shall remain valid for a period
not to exceed 5 years beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 17. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
The Act is amended—
(1) by redesignating, as title IV, the title III of
that Act that was added by section 3003 of the Ma-
rine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Act
(106 Stat. 5060);
(2) by redesignating the sections of that title in
order as sections 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407,
408, and 409;
(3) in section 401(b)(3) (as redesignated by
this section) by striking ‘‘304’’ and inserting ‘‘404’’;
(4) in section 405(b)(1)(A)(i) (as redesignated
by this section) by striking ‘‘304(b)’’ and inserting
‘‘404(b)’’;
(5) in section 406(a)(2)(A) (as redesignated by
this section) by striking ‘‘304(b)’’ and inserting
‘‘404(b)’’;
(6) in section 406(a)(2)(B) (as redesignated by
this section) by striking ‘‘304(c)’’ and inserting
‘‘404(c)’’;
(7) in section 408(1) (as redesignated by this
section)—
(A) by striking ‘‘305’’ and inserting
‘‘405’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘307’’ and inserting
‘‘407’’;
(8) in section 408(2) (as redesignated by this
section) by striking ‘‘307’’ and inserting ‘‘407’’;
(9) in section 409(1) (as redesignated by this
section) 
by 
striking 
‘‘305(a)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘405(a)’’;
(10) in section 409(5) (as redesignated by this
section) 
by 
striking 
‘‘307(a)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘407(a)’’;
(11) in section 102(a) (16 U.S.C. 1372(a)) by
striking ‘‘title III’’ and inserting ‘‘title IV’’;
(12) 
in 
section 
109(h)(1) 
(16 
U.S.C.
1379(h)(1)) by striking ‘‘title III’’ and inserting
‘‘title IV’’;
(13) in section 112(c) (16 U.S.C. 1382(c)) by
striking ‘‘or title III’’ and inserting ‘‘or title IV’’;
and
(14) in the table of contents in the first section,
by striking the items relating to the title that is re-
designated by paragraph (2) of this section and the
sections that are redesignated by paragraph (3) of
this section and inserting the following:
‘‘TITLE IV—MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH AND STRANDING RESPONSE
‘‘Sec. 401. Establishment of program.
‘‘Sec. 402. Determination; data collection and dissemination.
‘‘Sec. 403. Stranding response agreements.
‘‘Sec. 404. Unusual mortality event response.
‘‘Sec. 405. Unusual mortality event activity funding.
‘‘Sec. 406. Liability.
‘‘Sec. 407. National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank and tissue analysis.
‘‘Sec. 408. Authorization of appropriations.
‘‘Sec. 409. Definitions.’’.
SEC. 18. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MA-
RINE MAMMAL COMMISSION.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Title II (16 U.S.C. 1401 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ma-
rine Mammal Commission for carrying out this title
$1,500,000 for fiscal year 1994, $1,550,000 for fiscal year
1995, $1,600,000 for fiscal year 1996, $1,650,000 for fis-
cal year 1997, $1,700,000 for fiscal year 1998, and
$1,750,000 for fiscal year 1999.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
in the first section is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 206 the following:
‘‘Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
SEC. 19. FURTHER TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS.
(a) AMENDMENTS RELATING
TO DEFINITION
OF
SECRETARY.—Section 3(12) of the Marine Mammal Pro-
tection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1362(12)) is amended in
subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘title III’’ and inserting
‘‘title IV’’.
(b) AMENDMENTS RELATING
TO DEFINITION
OF
POPULATION STOCK AND STOCK.—Section 3(11) of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1362(11)) is amended to read as if section 3004(b) of the
Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Act were
not enacted (106 Stat. 5067).
(c) FURTHER CORRECTIONS TO DEFINITIONS.—Sec-
tion 3 (16 U.S.C. 1362) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (5);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (17) as para-
graph (5), and moving that paragraph so as to ap-
pear immediately following paragraph (4); and
(3) by redesignating the second paragraph (15)
(relating to the definition of the term ‘‘fishery’’) and
paragraph (16) in order as paragraphs (16) and
(17).
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (b) shall be effective as if enacted as
part of section 3004 of the Marine Mammal Health and
Stranding Response Act (106 Stat. 5067).
Passed the House of Representatives March 21,
1994.
Attest:
Clerk.
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