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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code 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. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "16 U.S.C. § 5603"
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description: "Authorities of Secretary of State with respect to Convention"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 16
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title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_number: "76"
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chapter_name: "NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION"
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section: "5603"
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citation: "16 U.S.C. § 5603"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 16 U.S.C. § 5603 - Authorities of Secretary of State with respect to Convention
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## Text
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The Secretary of State may, on behalf of the Government of the United States—
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(1) receive and transmit reports, requests, recommendations, proposals, and other communications of and to the Organization and its subsidiary organs;
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(2) object, or withdraw an objection, to the proposal of the Commission consistent with the procedures detailed in Articles XIV and XV of the Convention;
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(3) give or withdraw notice of intent not to be bound by a measure of the Commission consistent with the procedures detailed in Articles XIV and XV of the Convention;
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(4) object or withdraw an objection to an amendment to the Convention; and
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(5) act upon, or refer to any other appropriate authority, any other communication referred to in paragraph (1).
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(Pub. L. 104–43, title II, § 204, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 379; Pub. L. 114–327, title V, § 504, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1996.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2016—Pars. (2), (3). Pub. L. 114–327 substituted “Commission consistent with the procedures detailed in Articles XIV and XV of the Convention” for “Fisheries Commission”.
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