Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 2482 (Reported in Senate) — To implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of the High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Paci... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Authority and responsibility of the Secretary of State

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The Secretary of State may— receive and transmit, on behalf of the United States, reports, requests, recommendations, proposals, decisions, and other communications of and to the Commission; in consultation with the Secretary, approve, disapprove, object to, or withdraw objections to bylaws and rules, or amendments thereof, adopted by the Commission; with the concurrence of the Secretary, approve or disapprove the general annual program of the Commission with respect to conservation and management measures and other measures proposed or adopted in accordance with the North Pacific Fisheries Convention; and act upon, or refer to other appropriate authority, any communication under paragraph (1).