16 USC § 3603 - Receipt of Organization communications by Secretary of State

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title: "16 USC § 3603 - Receipt of Organization communications by Secretary of State"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "3603"
section_name: "Receipt of Organization communications by Secretary of State"
chapter_number: 56
chapter_name: "NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FISHING"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–389, title III, § 304, Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 1952.)"
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# § 3603. Receipt of Organization communications by Secretary of State

**(a)** **Concurrence with Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior on regulatory measures; action on other matters** The Secretary of State may—

**(1)** receive, on behalf of the United States, reports, requests, recommendations, proposals, and other communications of the Organization and its subsidiary organs;

**(2)** with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, approve, object to, or withdraw objections to regulatory measures proposed in accordance with the Convention; and

**(3)** act upon, or refer to other appropriate authority, any communication referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection other than a proposed regulatory measure.

**(b)** **Submission to President on failure of concurrence on regulatory matters** If the concurrence required under subsection (a)(2) of this section has not been obtained by the Secretary of State—

the Secretary of State shall submit the matter in disagreement, together with a statement of the opposing positions, to the President for timely disposition.

**(1)** regarding the approval of, or the objection to, a proposed regulatory measure within forty-five days after the measure was received on behalf of the United States; or

**(2)** regarding the withdrawal of an objection of the United States to a proposed regulatory measure within forty-five days after such withdrawal is proposed by the Secretary of State;

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–389, title III, § 304, Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 1952.)