16 USC § 916b - Acceptance or rejection by United States Government of regulations, etc.; acceptance of reports, recommendations, etc., of Commission

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title: "16 USC § 916b - Acceptance or rejection by United States Government of regulations, etc.; acceptance of reports, recommendations, etc., of Commission"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "916b"
section_name: "Acceptance or rejection by United States Government of regulations, etc.; acceptance of reports, recommendations, etc., of Commission"
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "REGULATION OF WHALING"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "WHALING CONVENTION ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 653, § 4, 64 Stat. 422; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.)"
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# § 916b. Acceptance or rejection by United States Government of regulations, etc.; acceptance of reports, recommendations, etc., of Commission

The Secretary of State is authorized, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce, to present or withdraw any objections on behalf of the United States Government to such regulations or amendments of the schedule to the convention as are adopted by the Commission and submitted to the United States Government in accordance with article V of the convention. The Secretary of State is further authorized to receive on behalf of the United States Government reports, requests, recommendations, and other communications of the Commission, and to act thereon either directly or by reference to the appropriate authority.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 653, § 4, 64 Stat. 422; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090.)

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

Transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, see note set out under .