16 U.S.C. § 1421d — Unusual mortality event activity funding

(a) Establishment of Fund. The Treasury has an interest-bearing fund called the "Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund." It consists of amounts deposited under (c). (b) Uses. The Fund may be used only by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, and distributed among claimants under budgets the Secretary approved before spending: (1) for advance, partial, or progress payments under contracts or other funding methods for property, supplies, salaries, services, and travel costs incurred under the contingency plan or an Onsite Coordinator's direction; (2) to reimburse a participant for collecting, preparing, analyzing, and transporting marine mammal tissues and samples for the Tissue Bank; and (3) for care and maintenance of a marine mammal seized under section 1374(c)(2)(D). (c) Deposits into Fund. The Fund must receive (1) appropriations to it; (2) other amounts appropriated to the Secretary for unusual mortality events; and (3) United States gifts, devises, and bequests accepted under (d). (d) Acceptance of donations. To carry out this subchapter and section 1374(c)(2)(D), the Secretary may accept, request, and use volunteer services and may accept, request, receive, hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, and bequests.