108 STAT. 542 PUBLIC LAW 103-238—APR. 30, 1994 Reports. Alaska. Russian Federation. Reports. modified to be consistent with that section as amended by this Act. SEC. 6. PURPOSE AND USE OF THE FUND. Section 405 (16 U.S.C. 142Id), as so redesignated by this Act, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)— (A) by striking "and" at the end of clause (i); and (B) by inserting at the end the following new clause: "(iii) for care and maintenance of marine mammal seized under section 104(c)(2)(D); and"; and (2) in subsection (d) by inserting after "For purposes of carrying out this title" the following: '^d section 104(c)(2)(D)". SEC. 7. REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION; APPLICATION TO OTHER TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS. (a) MEASURES FOR IMPACTS ON STRATEGIC STOCKS.—Section 112 (16 U.S.C. 1382) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(e) If the Secretary determines, based on a stock assessment under section 117 or other significant new information obtained under this Act, that impacts on rookeries, mating grounds, or other areas of similar ecological significance to marine mammals may be causing the decUne or impeding the recovery of a strategic stock, the Secretary may develop and implement conservation or management measures to alleviate those impacts. Such measures shall be developed and implemented after consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission and the appropriate Federal agencies and after notice and opportunity for public comment.". (b) INTERNATIONAL POLAR BEAR CONSERVATION.— Section 113 (16 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by— (1) designating the existing paragraph as subsection (a); and (2) adding at the end the following new subsections: "(b) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994, the Secretary of the Interior shall, in consultation with the contracting parties, initiate a review of the effectiveness of the Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears, as provided for in Article DC of the Agreement, and establish a process by which future reviews shall be conducted. "(c) The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Marine Mammal Commission, shall review the effectiveness of United States implementation of the Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears, particularly with respect to the habitat protection mandates contained in Article II. The Secretary shall report the results of this review to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than April 1, 1995. "(d) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Secretary of State and in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission and the State of Alaska, shall consult with the appropriate officials of the Russian Federation on the development and implementation of enhanced cooperative research and management programs for the conservation of polar bears in Alaska and Russia. The Secretary
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