2019 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 56 - North Atlantic Salmon Fishing
Sec. 3603 - Receipt of Organization communications by Secretary of State

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 3603 (2019)
Section Name §3603. Receipt of Organization communications by Secretary of State
Section Text (a) Concurrence with Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior on regulatory measures; action on other matters

The Secretary of State may—

(1) receive, on behalf of the United States, reports, requests, recommendations, proposals, and other communications of the Organization and its subsidiary organs;

(2) with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, approve, object to, or withdraw objections to regulatory measures proposed in accordance with the Convention; and

(3) act upon, or refer to other appropriate authority, any communication referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection other than a proposed regulatory measure.

(b) Submission to President on failure of concurrence on regulatory matters

If the concurrence required under subsection (a)(2) of this section has not been obtained by the Secretary of State—

(1) regarding the approval of, or the objection to, a proposed regulatory measure within forty-five days after the measure was received on behalf of the United States; or

(2) regarding the withdrawal of an objection of the United States to a proposed regulatory measure within forty-five days after such withdrawal is proposed by the Secretary of State;


the Secretary of State shall submit the matter in disagreement, together with a statement of the opposing positions, to the President for timely disposition.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 97–389, title III, §304, Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 1952.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 56 - NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FISHING
Sec. 3603 - Receipt of Organization communications by Secretary of State
Contains section 3603
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 96 Stat. 1952
Public Law References Public Law 97-389
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