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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1976

90 STAT. 2492

PUBLIC LAW 94-532—OCT. 17, 1976 COOPERATION OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES

16 USC 917b.

SEC. 4. All Federal agencies shall cooperate, to the fullest extent possible, with the Secretary of Commerce in preparing the study and recommendations required by section 3. INTERNATIONAL

16 USC 917c.

NEGOTIATIONS

SEC. 6. The Secretary of Commerce, through the Secretary of State, shall immediately initiate negotiations for the purpose of developing appropriate bilateral agreements with Mexico and Canada for the protection and conservation of whales. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

16 USC 917d.

SEC. 6. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated a sum not to exceed $1,000,000 for fiscal years 1978 and 1979. Approved October 17, 1976.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-1574 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 122 (1976): Sept. 20, considered and passed House. Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate, amended. Oct. 1, House concurred in Senate amendments. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 12, No. 43: Oct. 18, Presidential statement.