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[CITE: 10USC7524]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle C--Navy and Marine Corps
 
                     PART IV--GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
 
            CHAPTER 645--PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES
 
Sec. 7524. Marine mammals: use for national defense purposes

    (a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense 
may authorize the taking of not more than 25 marine mammals each year 
for national defense purposes. Any such authorization may be made only 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce and after consultation 
with the Marine Mammal Commission established by section 201 of the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1401).
    (b) Humane Treatment Required.--A mammal taken under this section 
shall be captured, supervised, cared for, transported, and deployed in a 
humane manner consistent with conditions established by the Secretary of 
Commerce.
    (c) Protection for Endangered Species.--A mammal may not be taken 
under this section if the mammal is determined to be a member of an 
endangered or threatened species under section 4 of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533).
    (d) Application of Other Act.--This section applies without regard 
to the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1361 et seq.).

(Added Pub. L. 99-661, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1354(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 
100 Stat. 3996.)

                       References in Text

    The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, referred to in subsec. 
(d), is Pub. L. 92-522, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1027, as amended, which 
is classified generally to chapter 31 (Sec. 1361 et seq.) of Title 16, 
Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 1361 of Title 16 and Tables.
