Legal corpus: the complete U.S. Code (59,740 sections, all 53 titles)

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now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 ->
59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun,
verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make
legal-us-code default now covers every title.

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legal/us/code/title-16/chapter-96/section-7703.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "16 U.S.C. § 7703"
+description: "Authority and responsibility of the Secretary of State"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 16
+title_name: "CONSERVATION"
+chapter_number: "96"
+chapter_name: "NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION"
+section: "7703"
+citation: "16 U.S.C. § 7703"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc16@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s7703"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 16 U.S.C. § 7703 - Authority and responsibility of the Secretary of State
+
+## Text
+
+The Secretary of State may—
+
+(1) receive and transmit, on behalf of the United States, reports, requests, recommendations, proposals, decisions, and other communications of and to the Commission;
+
+(2) in consultation with the Secretary, act upon, or refer to another appropriate authority, any communication received pursuant to paragraph (1);
+
+(3) with the concurrence of the Secretary, and in accordance with the Convention, object to the decisions of the Commission; and
+
+(4) request and utilize on a reimbursed or non-reimbursed basis the assistance, services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of other Federal departments and agencies, foreign governments or agencies, or international intergovernmental organizations, in the conduct of scientific research and other programs under this chapter.
+
+(Pub. L. 114–327, title I, § 103, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1979.)