Section 7703 - Authority and responsibility of the Secretary of StateThe 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. - Commission
- The term "Commission" means the North Pacific Fisheries Commission established in accordance with the North Pacific Fisheries Convention.
- State
- The term "State" means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.