16 U.S.C. § 7803 — Authority and responsibility of the Secretary of State

receive and transmit, on behalf of the United States, reports, requests, recommendations, proposals, decisions, and other communications of and to the Commission^*;

in consultation with the Secretary, act upon, or refer to other appropriate authority, any communication pursuant to paragraph (1); and

with the concurrence of the Secretary, and in accordance with the South Pacific Fishery Resources Convention^*, object to decisions of the Commission.