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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§3604 Regulations and reports

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 56— - NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FISHING › § 3604

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Require the Secretary of Commerce, working with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the department that runs the Coast Guard, to make rules under section 553 of title 5. Those rules must carry out the Convention and this chapter and put into effect measures that bind the United States, and they can apply to any person or vessel under U.S. jurisdiction, wherever located. The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior must also prepare the statements, reports, and notifications called for by articles 14 and 15 of the Convention and give them to the Secretary of State to send to the Organization.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §3604

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall promulgate such regulations pursuant to section 553 of title 5 as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Convention and this chapter, and to implement regulatory measures that are binding on the United States under the Convention. Any such regulation may be made applicable, as necessary, to all persons and all vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, wherever located.
(b)The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall prepare all statements, reports, and notifications, required by articles 14 and 15 of the Convention and submit such documents to the Secretary of State for transmission to the Organization.

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 3604

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73