16 USC § 773b - Acceptance or rejection of Commission recommendations

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title: "16 USC § 773b - Acceptance or rejection of Commission recommendations"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "773b"
section_name: "Acceptance or rejection of Commission recommendations"
chapter_number: 10
chapter_name: "NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT FISHING"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT ACT OF 1982"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–176, § 4, May 17, 1982, 96 Stat. 79.)"
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# § 773b. Acceptance or rejection of Commission recommendations

The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary, may accept or reject, on behalf of the United States, recommendations made by the Commission in accordance with article III of the Convention and paragraphs 14 and 15 of the annex to the Convention.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–176, § 4, May 17, 1982, 96 Stat. 79.)