b) I mangel af en traktat, fremsendes anmodninger om gensidig retshjælp mellem Amerikas Forenede Staters justitsministerium og justitsministeriet i vedkommende medlemsstat eller et tilsvarende ministerium, som har ansvaret for fremsendelse af anmodninger om gensidig retshjælp, jf. artikel 15, stk. 1, eller mellem sådanne andre myndigheder, som aftales mellem Amerikas Forenede Staters justitsministerium og et sådant ministerium.
(b) In the absence of a treaty, requests shall be transmitted between the United States Department of Justice and the Ministry of Justice or, pursuant to Article 15(1), comparable Ministry of the Member State concerned responsible for transmission of mutual legal assistance requests, or between such other authorities as may be agreed by the Department of Justice and such Ministry.