16 U.S.C. § 6903 — Authority and responsibility of the Secretary of State

FEDERAL · 16 U.S.C. · Chapter 88

Authority and responsibility of the Secretary of State

Current through Pub. L. 119-102

Title 16 — Conservation·Ch. 88 — WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION

The Secretary of State may—

(1)receive and transmit, on behalf of the United States, reports, requests, recommendations, proposals, decisions, and other communications of and to the Commission;

(2)in consultation with the Secretary approve, disapprove, object to, or withdraw objections to bylaws and rules, or amendments thereof, adopted by the WCPFC Commission, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary to approve or disapprove the general annual program of the WCPFC Commission with respect to conservation and management measures and other measures proposed or adopted in accordance with the WCPFC Convention; and

(3)act upon, or refer to other appropriate authority, any communication referred to in paragraph (1).

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The Secretary of State may—
(1) receive and transmit, on behalf of the United States, reports, requests, recommendations, proposals, decisions, and other communications of and to the Commission;
(2) in consultation with the Secretary approve, disapprove, object to, or withdraw objections to bylaws and rules, or amendments thereof, adopted by the WCPFC Commission, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary to approve or disapprove the general annual program of the WCPFC Commission with respect to conservation and management measures and other measures proposed or adopted in accordance with the WCPFC Convention; and
(3) act upon, or refer to other appropriate authority, any communication referred to in paragraph (1).

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History

(Pub. L. 109–479, title V, §504, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3639.)