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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1401', '§ 1401', '§ 201', '§ 202', '§ 103', '§ 1402', '§ 916', '§ 1151', '§ 202', '§ 13', '§ 6', '§ 5', '§ 1403', '§ 203', '§ 1404', '§ 204', '§ 3003', '§ 1405', '§ 205', '§ 1406', '§ 206', '§ 6', '§ 103', '§ 1407', '§ 207', '§ 3', '§ 4', '§ 9']

US - Marine Mammal - Subchapter III. Marine Mammal Commission | Animal Legal & Historical Center
Full Statute Name: United States Code Annotated. Title 16. Conservation. Chapter 31. Marine Mammal Protection. Subchapter III. Marine Mammal Commission Share
Primary Citation: 16 USC 1401 - 1407
Statute Text: § 1401 . Establishment
§ 1401. Establishment (a) Designation
Members of the Commission shall each be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of Title 5 for each day such member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission. Each member shall be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of Title 5, for persons in Government service employed intermittently.
The Commission shall have an Executive Director, who shall be appointed (without regard to the provisions of Title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service) by the Chairman with the approval of the Commission and shall be paid at a rate not in excess of the rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of Title 5. The Executive Director shall have such duties as the Chairman may assign.
(Pub.L. 92-522, Title II, § 201, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1043; Pub.L. 97-389, Title II, § 202, Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 1951; Pub.L. 98-364, Title I, § 103(a), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 441.)
§ 1402. Duties of Commission (a) Reports and recommendations
(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.A. § 916 et seq.], the Interim Convention on the Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals, and the Fur Seal Act of 1966 [16 U.S.C.A. § 1151 et seq.];
The Commission shall consult with the Secretary at such intervals as it or he may deem desirable, and shall provide each annual report required under section 1404 of this title, before submission to Congress, to the Secretary for comment.
(d) Recommendations; explanation for non-adoption
(Pub.L. 92-522, Title II, § 202, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1044; Pub.L. 93-205, § 13(e)(4), Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 903; Pub.L. 97-58, § 6(1), Oct. 9, 1981, 95 Stat. 987; Pub.L. 100-711, § 5(e)(4), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4771.)
§ 1403. Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals (a) Establishment; membership
The Commission shall establish, within ninety days after its establishment, a Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals (hereafter referred to in this subchapter as the “Committee”). Such Committee shall consist of nine scientists knowledgeable in marine ecology and marine mammal affairs appointed by the Chairman after consultation with the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Chairman of the National Academy of Sciences.
(b) Compensation; reimbursement for travel expenses
Except for United States Government employees, members of the Committee shall each be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of Title 5, for each day such member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Committee. Each member shall be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of Title 5 for persons in Government service employed intermittently.
(c) Consultation with Commission on studies and recommendations; explanation for nonadoption
The Commission shall consult with the Committee 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 the Commission to the appropriate Federal agency and to the appropriate committees of Congress with a detailed explanation of the Commission's reasons for not accepting such recommendations.
(Pub.L. 92-522, Title II, § 203, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1044.)
§ 1404. Omitted HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Section, Pub.L. 92-522, Title II, § 204, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1045, which required the Marine Mammal Commission to transmit to Congress, annually by January 31, a report including a description of activities and accomplishments of the Commission during the preceding year, all findings and recommendations made pursuant to section 1402 of this title, and any responses to such recommendations, was terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to Pub.L. 104-66, Title III, § 3003, Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 734, as amended, which is set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31. See, also, House Document No. 103-7, page 176.
§ 1405. Coordination with other Federal agencies The Commission shall have access to all studies and data compiled by Federal agencies regarding marine mammals. With the consent of the appropriate Secretary or Agency head, the Commission may also utilize the facilities or services of any Federal agency and shall take every feasible step to avoid duplication of research and to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(Pub.L. 92-522, Title II, § 205, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1045.)
§ 1406. Administration The Commission, in carrying out its responsibilities under this subchapter, may--
(1) employ and fix the compensation of such personnel;
(2) acquire, furnish, and equip such office space;
(3) enter into such contracts or agreements with, or provide such grants to, other organizations, both public and private;
(4) procure the services of such experts or consultants or an organization thereof as is authorized under section 3109 of Title 5 (but at rates for individuals not to exceed $100 per diem); and
(5) incur such necessary expenses and exercise such other powers, as are consistent with and reasonably required to perform its functions under this subchapter; except that no fewer than 11 employees must be employed under paragraph (1) at any time. Financial and administrative services (including those related to budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, personnel, and procurement) shall be provided the Commission by the General Services Administration, for which payment shall be made in advance, or by reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Chairman and the Administrator of General Services.
(Pub.L. 92-522, Title II, § 206, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1045; Pub.L. 97-58, § 6(2), Oct. 9, 1981, 95 Stat. 987; Pub.L. 98-364, Title I, § 103(b), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 442.)
§ 1407. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Marine Mammal Commission, for purposes of carrying out this subchapter, $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 fiscal year 1997, $1,700,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $1,750,000 for fiscal year 1999.
(Pub.L. 92-522, Title II, § 207, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1046; Pub.L. 95-136, § 3, Oct. 18, 1977, 91 Stat. 1167; Pub.L. 95-316, § 4, July 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 381; Pub.L. 103-238, § 9(b), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 543.)