Sec. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM

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## SEC. 401 ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM **[**[16 U.S.C. 1421](/us/usc/t16/s1421)**]** ###

(a)Establishment The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Marine Mammal Commission, and individuals with knowledge and experience in marine science, marine mammal science, marine mammal veterinary and husbandry practices, and marine conservation, including stranding network participants, establish a program to be known as the “Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program”. ###

(b)Purposes The purposes of the Program shall be to— ####

(1)facilitate the collection and dissemination of reference data on the health of marine mammals and health trends of marine mammal populations in the wild; ####

(2)correlate the health of marine mammals and marine mammal populations, in the wild, with available data on physical, chemical, and biological environmental parameters; and ####

(3)coordinate effective responses to unusual mortality events by establishing a process in the Department of Commerce in accordance with section 404.

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Sec. 401

ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM

U.S.C.§ 1421

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