16 USC § 1159 - Federal agency consultations with and technical assistance to Secretary of Commerce or Commission; reimbursement for assistance
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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s1159"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 1159 - Federal agency consultations with and technical assistance to Secretary of Commerce or Commission; reimbursement for assistance"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "1159"
section_name: "Federal agency consultations with and technical assistance to Secretary of Commerce or Commission; reimbursement for assistance"
chapter_number: 24
chapter_name: "CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NORTH PACIFIC FUR SEALS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "FUR SEAL MANAGEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–702, title I, § 109, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1093; Pub. L. 98–129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 838.)"
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# § 1159. Federal agency consultations with and technical assistance to Secretary of Commerce or Commission; reimbursement for assistance
The head of any Federal agency is authorized to consult with and provide technical assistance to the Secretary or the Commission whenever such assistance is needed and reasonably can be furnished in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter. Any Federal agency furnishing assistance hereunder may expend its own funds for such purposes, with or without reimbursement.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–702, title I, § 109, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1093; Pub. L. 98–129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 838.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
1983— amended section generally, substituting provisions authorizing Federal agency consultation with and technical assistance to the Secretary or the Commission, which were previously contained in , for provisions defining terms. See .