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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 1999 (Introduced in Senate) — To authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to act, without liability for cert... · Sec. 104

Sec. 104. Consultation procedure

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Except as provided in section 105, before taking any action under section 103 of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall— consult, through the Secretary of State, with the flag country of any vessel involved and other affected countries; notify without delay other departments and agencies of the Federal Government likely to be affected by any proposed actions; and consider any views submitted in response to the consultation or notification required by paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of this section.
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