The Secretary shall undertake the following research and conservation activities, in coordination with other Federal, State, international and private organizations, to assist in fulfilling his responsibilities to conserve migratory nongame birds under existing authorities provided by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Migratory Bird Conservation Act (
16 U.S.C. 701–715) and section 8A(e) of the Endangered Species Act [
16 U.S.C.
1537a
(e)] implementing the Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere: