544 



§961. Appropriations authorized. 



There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from 

 time to time, out of any moneys in the Treasury not 

 otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be neces- 

 sary to carry out the provisions of each convention 

 and of this chapter, including — 



(a) contributions to each commission for the 

 United States share of any joint expenses of the 

 commission and the expenses of the United States 

 Commissioners and their staff, including personal 



services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; 



(b) travel expenses without regard to the Stand- 

 ardized Government Travel Regulations, as 

 amended, the Travel Expense Act of 1949, or sec- 

 tion 73b of Title 5; 



(c> printing and binding without regard to sec- 



tion 111 of Title 44, or section 5 of Title 41; 



(d ) stenographic and other services by contract, if 

 deemed necessary, without regard to section 5 of 

 Title 41; and 



(e) purchase, hire, operation, maintenance, and 

 repair of aircraft, motor vehicles (including pas- 

 senger-carrying vehicles), boats and research ves- 

 sels. (Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 907, § 12, 64 Stat. 780.) 



References in Text 



The Travel Expense Act of 1949, referred to In the text 

 of subsection (b). Is now covered by section 2105 and 

 section 5701 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization 

 and Employees. 



Section 73b of Title 5. referred to In subsec. (b). Is 

 now covered by section 5731 of Title 5. 



Section 111 of Title 44, referred to In subsec. (c), Is 

 now covered by section 501 of Title 44, Public Printing 

 and Documents. 



40. Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act 

 P.L. 94-532 (90 Stat. 2491) 



To study and provide enhanced protection for whales, 

 and for other purposes. 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- 

 sentatives of the United States of America in Con- 

 gress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the 

 "Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act". 



FINDINGS 



Sec. 2. The Congress finds that — 



(1) whales are a unique resource of great 

 aesthetic and scientific interest to mankind and 

 are a vital part of the marine ecosystem; 



(2) whales have been overexploited by man for 

 many years, severely reducing several species and 

 endangering others ; 



(3) the United States has extended its author- 

 ity and responsibility to conserve and protect 

 all marine mammals, including whales, out to a 

 two hundred nautical mile limit by enactment of 

 the Fishery Conservation and Management Act 

 of 1976 (Public Law 94-265) ; 



(4) the conservation and protection of certain 

 species of whales, including the California gray, 

 bowhead, sperm, and killer whale, are of partic- 

 ular interest to citizens of the United States; 



(5) increased ocean activity of all types may 

 threaten the whale stocks found within the two 

 hundred-mile jurisdiction of the United States 

 and added protection of such stocks may be 

 necessary ; 



(6) there is inadequate knowledge of the ecol- 

 ogy, habitat requirements, and population levels 

 and dynamics of all whales found in waters 

 subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; 

 and 



(7) further study of such matters is required 

 in order for the United States to carry out its 

 responsibilities for the conservation and protec- 



tion of marine mammals. 



STUDY BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE 



Sec 3. The Secretary of Commerce, in consulta- 

 tion with the Marine Mammal Commission and the 

 coastal States, shall undertake comprehensive 

 studies of all whales found in waters subject to the 

 jurisdiction of the United States, including the 

 fishery conservation zone as defined in section (3) 

 (8) of the Fishery Conservation and Management 

 Act (16 U.S.C. 1802(8)). Such studies shall take 

 into consideration all relevant factors regarding 

 (1) the conservation and protection of all such 

 whales, (2) the distribution, migration patterns, 

 and population dynamics of these mammals, and 

 (3) the effects on all such whales of habitat 

 destruction, disease, pesticides and other chemicals, 

 disruption of migration patterns, and food short- 

 ages for the purpose of developing adequate and 

 effective measures, including appropriate laws and 

 regulations, to conserve and protect such mam- 

 mals. The Secretary of Commerce shall report on 

 such studies, together with such recommenda- 

 tions as he deems appropriate, including suggested 

 legislation, to the Congress no later than Jan- 

 uary 1. 1980. 



cooperation of other federal agencies 



Sec 4. All Federal agencies shall cooperate, to the 

 fullest extent possible, with the Secretary of Com- 

 merce in preparing the study and recommendations 

 required by section 3. 



international negotiations 



Sec 5. The Secretary of Commerce, through the 

 Secretary of State, shall immediately initiate 

 negotiations for the purpose of developing appro- 

 priate bilateral agreements with Mexico and Can- 



