16 U.S.C. § 973n
Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)
In the event of a dispute requiring the establishment of an arbitral tribunal under Article 6 of the Treaty, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, shall appoint the arbitrator to be appointed by the United States under paragraph 3 of that Article, and shall represent the United States in reaching agreement under such paragraph with each Pacific Island Party involved concerning the appointment of the presiding arbitrator of the tribunal.
16 U.S.C. § 973n
- Pacific Island Party
- The term "Pacific Island Party" means a Pacific Island nation which is a party to the Treaty.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce, or the designee of the Secretary of Commerce.
- State
- The term "State" means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and any other Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
- Treaty
- The term "Treaty" means the Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America, signed in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, April 2, 1987, and its Annexes, Schedules, and implementing agreements.