{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-1205","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 1205","heading":"General authority of Secretary for conducting studies, research, and investigations unaffected","body":"Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter, amend, repeal, modify, or diminish the present general authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct studies, research, and investigations related to the mission of the Department of Commerce.","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 25—JELLYFISH OR SEA NETTLES, OTHER SUCH PESTS, AND SEAWEED IN COASTAL WATERS: CONTROL OR ELIMINATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc16@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:44Z","sha256":"a5700caf665a95025edf7dfdf9acea35235d55b0d1be030a6fb6add815ffe196","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-1204","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-1211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}