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type: "LegalText"
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title: "16 U.S.C. § 1421h"
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description: "Definitions"
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title_number: 16
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title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_number: "31"
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chapter_name: "MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION"
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section: "1421h"
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citation: "16 U.S.C. § 1421h"
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---
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# 16 U.S.C. § 1421h - Definitions
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## Text
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In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
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(1) The term “entangle” or “entanglement” means an event in the wild in which a living or dead marine mammal has gear, rope, line, net, or other material wrapped around or attached to the marine mammal and is—
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(A) on lands under the jurisdiction of the United States, including beaches and shorelines; or
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(B) in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States, including any navigable waters.
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(2) Except as used in section 1421f–1 of this title, the term “Fund” means the Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund established by section 1421d(a) of this title.
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(3) The term “Health MAP” means the Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform established under section 1421f–2(a)(1) of this title.
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(4) The term “Observation System” means the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established under section 3603 of title 33.
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(5) The term “Office” means the Office of Protected Resources, in the National Marine Fisheries Service.
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(6) The term “stranding” means an event in the wild in which—
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(A) a marine mammal is dead and is—
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(i) on a beach or shore of the United States; or
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(ii) in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States (including any navigable waters); or
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(B) a marine mammal is alive and is—
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(i) on a beach or shore of the United States and unable to return to the water;
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(ii) on a beach or shore of the United States and, although able to return to the water, is in need of apparent medical attention; or
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(iii) in the waters under the jurisdiction of the United States (including any navigable waters), but is unable to return to its natural habitat under its own power or without assistance.
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(7) The term “stranding network participant” means a person who is authorized by an agreement under section 1382(c) of this title to take marine mammals as described in section 1379(h)(1) of this title in response to a stranding.
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(8) The term “Tissue Bank” means the National Marine Tissue Bank provided for under section 1421f(a) of this title.
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(9) The term “unusual mortality event” means a stranding that—
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(A) is unexpected;
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(B) involves a significant die-off of any marine mammal population; and
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(C) demands immediate response.
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(Pub. L. 92–522, title IV, § 410, formerly title III, § 309, as added Pub. L. 102–587, title III, § 3003(a), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5066; renumbered title IV, § 409, and amended Pub. L. 103–238, § 24(b), (c)(7), (8), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 565, 566; renumbered § 410, Pub. L. 106–555, title II, § 202(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2767; Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title CIV, § 10410, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3992.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2022—Par. (1). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10410(2), added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2). Par. (2). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10410(3), substituted “Except as used in section 1421f–1 of this title, the term” for “The term”. Pub. L. 117–263, § 10410(1), redesignated par. (1) as (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (5). Pars. (3) to (9). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10410(1), (4), added pars. (3) and (4) and redesignated former pars. (2) to (6) as (5) to (9), respectively. 1994—Par. (1). Pub. L. 103–238, § 24(c)(7), made technical amendment to reference to section 1421d(a) of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act. Par. (5). Pub. L. 103–238, § 24(c)(8), made technical amendment to reference to section 1421f(a) of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act.
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