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[CITE: 16USC2441]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
        CHAPTER 44A--ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION
 
Sec. 2441. Federal agency cooperation


(a) Responsibilities

    (1) For the purpose of carrying out the policies and objectives of 
the Convention or to implement any decision of the Commission--
        (A) the Director of the National Science Foundation, in 
    consultation with the Secretary of State and the heads of other 
    appropriate departments and agencies of the United States, shall 
    continue to support basic research investigations of the Antarctic 
    marine ecosystem as a part of the United States Antarctic Program;
        (B) the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director 
    of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of State and the 
    heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall design and 
    conduct the program of directed scientific research as set forth in 
    paragraph 2 supplemental to and coordinated with the United States 
    Antarctic Program; and
        (C) the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the National 
    Science Foundation, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may 
    furnish facilities and personnel to the Commission in order to 
    assist the Commission in carrying out its functions.

    (2)(A) The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and other 
appropriate Federal officials, shall prepare a plan, which shall be 
updated annually, for conducting the directed research program required 
under paragraph (1)(B) for each period of three consecutive fiscal years 
occurring during the period beginning on October 1, 1985, and ending on 
September 30, 1991. The plan shall--
        (i) describe priority directed research needs for the 
    implementation of the Convention;
        (ii) identify which of those needs are to be fulfilled by the 
    United States; and
        (iii) specify the design of the research referred to in 
    paragraph (1)(B) and the funds, personnel, and facilities required 
    for the research, including, in particular, the need for the cost of 
    enhanced ship capacity.

    (B) In preparing the plan referred to in subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary of Commerce shall take into account, in addition to any other 
matters the Secretary considers appropriate, the possibilities of 
securing productive results, the minimization of duplication, and the 
methods for monitoring and evaluating a project.
    (C) The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Congress each year 
the plan required under subparagraph (A). That part of the plan covering 
fiscal years 1986 through 1988 shall be submitted not later than October 
1, 1985. That part of the plan covering each 3-fiscal-year period 
thereafter shall be submitted not later than the February 1 occurring 
before the beginning of the first fiscal year covered by that part of 
the plan.

(b) Consultation with other agencies

    In carrying out their functions under this section, the Secretary of 
State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall consult, as appropriate, with the Marine Mammal 
Commission and with other departments and agencies of the United States.

(c) Icebreaking

    The Department of Transportation shall facilitate planning for the 
design, procurement, maintenance, deployment, and operation of 
icebreakers needed to provide a platform for Antarctic research. All 
funds necessary to support icebreaking operations, except for recurring 
incremental costs associated with specific projects, shall be allocated 
to the United States Coast Guard.

(Pub. L. 98-623, title III, Sec. 312, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3405.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2443 of this title.
