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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§3604 Regulations and Reports

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

Last updated Sep 22, 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 create rules under section 553 of title 5 to carry out the Convention and this chapter and to put into effect measures the United States is bound to follow. Those rules can apply to any people and any vessels under U.S. jurisdiction, wherever they are. Require the Secretary of Commerce, with the Secretary of the Interior, to prepare the statements, reports, and notifications that articles 14 and 15 of the Convention call for, and to give them to the Secretary of State to send to the Organization.

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Title 16, §3604

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(a)Promulgation of regulations; implementation; applicability
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)Preparation and submission of reports by certain Secretaries
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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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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110