Sec. 401. Agreement authority
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The Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce shall each designate an office or program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and of the National Marine Fisheries Service, respectively, that shall jointly— function as the United States Authority in accordance with Article VII of the Agreement, to undertake, monitor, and control all activities carried out in the implementation and enforcement of the Agreement within the respective jurisdictions of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service; and designate a United States Representative in accordance with Article IX of the Agreement and designate a contact point for the United States in accordance with Article VII of the Agreement.
The Authority designated under subsection
(a)shall, for the purposes of the Agreement— monitor all activities that may have an impact on the conservation status of those covered albatrosses and petrels for which the United States is a range state; and designate a Contact Point as required by Article VII of the Agreement for communication with the Secretariat.