Sec. 304. **[**[16 U.S.C. 3603](/us/usc/t16/s3603)**]**
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## Sec. 304 **[**[16 U.S.C. 3603](/us/usc/t16/s3603)**]** ###
(a)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)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.
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