The Secretary shall undertake with the appropriate officials of nations in the Western Hemisphere to establish agreements , modeled after the Plan or the Agreement , for the protection of migratory birds identified in section 2912(a)(5) of this title . When any such agreements are reached, the Secretary shall make recommendations to the appropriate Committees on legislation necessary to implement the agreements. ( Pub. L. 101–233, § 16(a) , Dec. 13, 1989 , 103 Stat. 1977 ; Pub. L. 107–308, § 8(a)(14) , Dec. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2448 .) Editorial Notes Amendments 2002— Pub. L. 107–308 substituted “Western Hemisphere” for “western hemisphere”.