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16 U.S.C. § 2436

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United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 2436, Regulations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447368
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The Secretary of Commerce, after consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and the heads of other appropriate departments or agencies of the United States, shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary and appropriate to implement the provisions of this chapter. Notwithstanding subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 553 of title 5, the Secretary of Commerce may publish in the Federal Register a final regulation to implement any conservation measure for which the Secretary of State notifies the Commission under section 2434(a)(1) of this title— Upon publication of such regulation in the Federal Register, such conservation measure shall enter into force with respect to the United States.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 98-623(H.R. 6342)1984-11-08
    A bill approving the governing international fishery agreements with Iceland and the European Economic Community.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-81(H.R. 774)2015-11-05
    Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally