48 U.S.C. § 2003: Conference

Summary

Before sending the required reports, the Secretary of the Interior, with the Secretary of State, must hold a conference. Representatives of each noncontiguous Pacific area and any department or agency heads or other public or private organizations the Secretary invites may participate and submit written comments for the reports.

Title 48, §2003

Territories and Insular Possessions, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Meeting

Prior to submitting the reports required under section 2002(b) of this title, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall convene a conference to obtain the views of the noncontiguous Pacific areas on the matters required to be addressed in such reports.

(b)Participants

Representatives of each of the noncontiguous Pacific areas; and the heads of all executive departments and agencies, and other public and private organizations concerned with the noncontiguous Pacific areas as requested by the Secretary of the Interior shall be entitled to be participants in the conference.

(c)Written comments

The Secretary of the Interior shall afford participants in the conference an opportunity to submit written comments for inclusion in the reports required under section 2002 of this title.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly set out as a note under section 1681 of this title.

§2003 Conference

Summary

Title 48, §2003

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Citations & Metadata