Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§1159 Federal Agency Consultations with and Technical Assistance to Secretary of Commerce or Commission; Reimbursement for Assistance
Title 16 › CHAPTER 24 — CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NORTH PACIFIC FUR SEALS › SUBCHAPTER I — FUR SEAL MANAGEMENT › § 1159
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Federal agency heads can give technical help to the Secretary or Commission when needed and may spend their own funds, whether reimbursed.
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Title 16, §1159
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The head of any Federal agency is authorized to consult with and provide technical assistance to the Secretary or the Commission whenever such assistance is needed and reasonably can be furnished in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter. Any Federal agency furnishing assistance hereunder may expend its own funds for such purposes, with or without reimbursement.
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1983—Pub. L. 98–129 amended section generally, substituting provisions authorizing Federal agency consultation with and technical assistance to the Secretary or the Commission, which were previously contained in section 1158 of this title, for provisions defining terms. See section 1151 of this title.
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16 U.S.C. § 1159
Title 16, Conservation
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102