§ 1415. — Reports by Secretary.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1415]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 31--MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION
SUBCHAPTER IV--INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Sec. 1415. Reports by Secretary
Notwithstanding section 1373(f) of this title, the Secretary shall
submit annual reports to the Congress which include--
(1) results of research conducted pursuant to section 1414a of
this title;
(2) a description of the status and trends of stocks of tuna;
(3) a description of the efforts to assess, avoid, reduce, and
minimize the bycatch of juvenile yellowfin tuna and bycatch of
nontarget species;
(4) a description of the activities of the International Dolphin
Conservation Program and of the efforts of the United States in
support of the Program's goals and objectives, including the
protection of dolphin stocks in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean,
and an assessment of the effectiveness of the Program;
(5) actions taken by the Secretary under section 1371(a)(2)(B)
of this title and section 1371(d) of this title;
(6) copies of any relevant resolutions and decisions of the
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, and any regulations
promulgated by the Secretary under this subchapter; and
(7) any other information deemed relevant by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 92-522, title III, Sec. 305, as added Pub. L. 105-42,
Sec. 6(c), Aug. 15, 1997, 111 Stat. 1134.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1415, Pub. L. 92-522, title III, Sec. 305, as added
Pub. L. 102-523, Sec. 2(a), Oct. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 3428, related to
international commitments, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-42, Sec. 6(c),
Aug. 15, 1997, 111 Stat. 1130.
A prior section 305 of Pub. L. 92-522 was renumbered section 405 and
is classified to section 1421d of this title.
Effective Date
For effective date of section, see section 8 of Pub. L. 105-42, set
out as an Effective Date of 1997 Amendment note under section 1362 of
this title.
