{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-7803","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 7803","heading":"Authority and responsibility of the Secretary of State","body":"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 other appropriate authority, any communication pursuant to paragraph (1); and (3) with the concurrence of the Secretary, and in accordance with the South Pacific Fishery Resources Convention, object to decisions of the Commission.","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 97—CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGH SEAS FISHERY RESOURCES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC"],"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":"899ecc4161181924ddd8a899955a47e39c4f75032ffb60aaa5b8f69efbdf4c40","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-7802","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-7804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}