Sec. 8. Funding for marine mammal conservation

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All amounts collected by the Secretary of Commerce, including fines, penalties, and proceeds from sales of forfeited assets or cargo, for violations of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) or regulations implementing that Act shall be used by the Secretary of Commerce for— the benefit of the marine mammal species impacted by the applicable violation, to the extent practicable; marine mammal conservation purposes, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce; responding to marine mammal strandings, entanglements, or unusual mortality events, including activities under the John H.

Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program under section 408 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1421f–1 ); payment of awards to whistleblowers on an applicable violation under section 4(d); or enforcement of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and regulations implementing that Act.

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Sec. 8

Funding for marine mammal conservation

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