16 USC 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
Terms Used In 16 USC 3603
- Convention: means the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean, signed at Reykjavik, Iceland, on March 2, 1982. See 16 USC 3601
- Organization: means the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization established under the Convention. See 16 USC 3601
- State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
If the concurrence required under subsection (a)(2) of this section has not been obtained by the Secretary of State—
(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;
the Secretary of State shall submit the matter in disagreement, together with a statement of the opposing positions, to the President for timely disposition.