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(b) All agencies of the Federal Government are 

 authorized, on request of the Commission, to co- 

 operate in the conduct of scientific and other pro- 

 grams, or to furnish facilities and personnel for the 

 purpose of assisting the Commission in the per- 

 formance of its duties as prescribed by the conven- 

 tion. (Aug. 9. 1950, ch. 653. § 10, 64 Stat. 424.) 



§ 916i. Taking of whales for biological experiments. 



Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent 

 the taking of whales and the conducting of biologi- 

 cal experiments at any time for purposes of scien- 

 tific investigation in accordance with scientific per- 

 mits and regulations issued by the Secretary of the 

 Interior or shall prevent the Commission from dis- 

 charging its duties as prescribed by the convention. 

 (Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 653, § 11, 64 Stat. 424.) 



§ 916j. Administration of enforcement provisions. 



(a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 

 and directed to administer and enforce all of the 

 provisions of this chapter and regulations issued 

 pursuant thereto and all of the provisions of the 

 convention and of the regulations of the Commis- 

 sion, except to the extent otherwise provided for 

 In this chapter, in the convention, or in the regu- 

 lations of the Commission In carrying out such 

 functions he is authorized to adopt such regulations 

 as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and 

 objectives of the convention, the regulations of the 

 Commission, this chapter, and with the concur- 

 rence of the Secretary of State, to cooperate with 

 the duly authorized officials of the government of 

 any party to the convention. 



(b) Enforcement activities under the provisions 

 of this chapter relating to vessels engaged in whal- 

 ing and subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

 States primarily shall be the responsibility of the 

 Secretary of the Treasury in cooperation with the 

 Secretary of the Interior. 



(c) The Secretary of the Interior may authorize 

 officers and employees of the coastal States of the 

 United States to enforce the provisions of the con- 

 vention, or of the regulations of the Commission, 

 or of this chapter, or of the regulations of the Sec- 



retary of the Interior. When so authorized such 

 officers and employees may function as Federal law- 

 enforcement officers for the purposes of this chapter. 

 (Aug. 9. 1950, ch. 653. § 12. 64 Stat. 425.) 



§9I6k. Regulations; submission; publication: effec- 

 tiveness. 



Regulations of the Commission approved and ef- 

 fective in accordance with section 916b of this title 

 and article V of the convention shall be submitted 

 for appropriate action or publication in the Federal 

 Register by the Secretary of the Interior and shall 

 become effective with respect to all persons and ves- 

 sels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 

 in accordance with the terms of such regulations 

 and the provisions of article V of the convention. 

 (Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 653. § 13, 64 Stat. 425.) 



§ 916/. Appropriation authorization. 



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 

 necessary to carry out the provisions of the conven- 

 tion and of this chapter, including ( 1 ) contributions 

 to the Commission for the United States share of any 

 joint expenses of the Commission agreed by the 

 United States and any of the other contracting gov- 

 ernments, and (2) the expenses of the United States 

 Commissioner and his staff, including (a) personal 

 services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 

 without regard to the civil-service laws and the 

 Classification Act of 1923, as amended; (b) travel 

 expenses without regard to the Travel Expense Act 

 of 1949 and section 73b of Title 5; (c) transporta- 

 tion of things, communication services; (d) rent of 

 offices; (e) printing and binding without regard to 

 section 111 of Title 44, and section 5 of Title 41; 

 (f) stenographic and other services by contract, if 

 deemed necessary, without regard to section 5 of 

 Title 41; (g) supplies and materials; (h) equip- 

 ment; (i) purchase, hire, operation, maintenance, 

 and repair of aircraft, motor vehicles (including 

 passenger-carrying vehicles), boats, and research 

 vessels. (Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 653. § 14, 64 Stat. 425.) 



