Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§3603 Receipt of Organization Communications by Secretary of State

Title 16 › CHAPTER 56 — NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FISHING › § 3603

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of State can accept reports, requests, recommendations, and proposals from the Organization and its parts for the United States. With the agreement of the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of State can approve a proposed rule, object to it, or take back a previous objection. The Secretary can also handle or send other non-rule communications to the right U.S. agency. If the Commerce and Interior Secretaries do not agree within 45 days about approving, objecting to, or withdrawing an objection to a proposed rule, the Secretary of State must send the disagreement and the opposing views to the President for a prompt decision.

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Title 16, §3603

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(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.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 3603

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110