§ 917a. Study by Secretary of Commerce; report to Congress

• (1) the conservation and protection of all such whales,
• (2) the distribution, migration patterns, and population dynamics of these mammals, and
• (3) the effects on all such whales of habitat destruction, disease, pesticides, and other chemicals, disruption of migration patterns, and food shortages for the purpose of developing adequate and effective measures, including appropriate laws and regulations, to conserve and protect such mammals. The Secretary of Commerce shall report on such studies, together with such recommendations as he deems appropriate, including suggested legislation, to the Congress no later than January 1, 1980 .