Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§6903 Authority and Responsibility of the Secretary of State
Title 16 › Chapter 88— WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION › § 6903
Summary
Lets the Secretary of State handle U.S. communications with WCPFC: receive, send, act on, or forward them; approve or object to its rules after consulting the other Secretary; and, with that Secretary’s agreement, approve or reject its annual conservation program.
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Title 16, §6903
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The Secretary of State may—
(1)receive and transmit, on behalf of the United States, reports, requests, recommendations, proposals, decisions, and other communications of and to the Commission;
(2)in consultation with the Secretary approve, disapprove, object to, or withdraw objections to bylaws and rules, or amendments thereof, adopted by the WCPFC Commission, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary to approve or disapprove the general annual program of the WCPFC Commission with respect to conservation and management measures and other measures proposed or adopted in accordance with the WCPFC Convention; and
(3)act upon, or refer to other appropriate authority, any communication referred to in paragraph (1).
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16 U.S.C. § 6903
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60