Sec. 403. Commissioners; number, appointment, and qualifications
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Section 3 ( 16 U.S.C. 952 ) is amended to read as follows: The United States shall be represented on the Commission by 5 United States Commissioners. The President shall appoint individuals to serve on the Commission at the pleasure of the President. In making the appointments, the President shall select Commissioners from among individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning highly migratory fish stocks in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, 1 of which shall be an officer or employee of the Department of Commerce, 1 of which shall be the chairman or a member of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, and 1 of which shall be the chairman or a member of the Pacific Fishery Management Council.
Not more than 2 Commissioners may be appointed who reside in a State other than a State whose vessels maintain a substantial fishery in the area of the Convention. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, may designate from time to time and for periods of time deemed appropriate Alternate United States Commissioners to the Commission. Any Alternate United States Commissioner may exercise, at any meeting of the Commission or of the General Advisory Committee or Scientific Advisory Subcommittee established pursuant to section 4(b), all powers and duties of a United States Commissioner in the absence of any Commissioner appointed pursuant to subsection
(a)of this section for whatever reason. The number of such Alternate United States Commissioners that may be designated for any such meeting shall be limited to the number of United States Commissioners appointed pursuant to subsection
(a)of this section who will not be present at such meeting. Individuals serving as such Commissioners, other than officers or employees of the United States Government, shall not be considered Federal employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. The United States Commissioners or Alternate United States Commissioners, although officers of the United States while so serving, shall receive no compensation for their services as such United States Commissioners or Alternate United States Commissioners. The Secretary of State shall pay the necessary travel expenses of United States Commissioners and Alternate United States Commissioners to meetings of the Commission and other meetings the Secretary deems necessary to fulfill their duties, in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5, United States Code. The Secretary may reimburse the Secretary of State for amounts expended by the Secretary of State under this subsection. .
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