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1 "(h) Contributions. — The Secretary may accept 



2 contributions of equipment or services for use in admin- 



3 istering this section. 



4 "(i) Authorization of Appropriations. — There 



5 are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 



6 Commerce, for purposes of carrying out this section, 



7 $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 



8 1997, 1998, and 1999.". 



9 SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF PINNIPED INTERACTION TASK 



10 FORCE. 



11 Section 104 (16 U.S.C. 1374) is amended by adding 



12 at the end the following new subsection: 



13 "(i)(l) Not later than 60 days after the date of the 



14 enactment of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amend- 



15 ments of 1993, the Secretary, in consultation with the Ma- 



16 rine Mammal Commission, shall establish a Pinniped 



17 Interaction Task Force to advise the Secretary on man- 



18 agement practices regarding pinnipeds interacting in a 



19 dangerous or damaging manner with salmonid fishery 



20 resources. 



21 "(2) The Pinniped Interaction Task Force shall con- 



22 sist of designated employees of the Department of Com- 



23 merce, individuals with expertise in pinniped biology and 



24 ecology and commercial fishing technology and practices, 



25 particularly aquaculture technology; and representatives 



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