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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 4576 (Engrossed in House) — To implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific... · Sec. 102

Sec. 102. United States participation in the North Pacific Fisheries Convention

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The United States shall be represented on the Commission by five United States Commissioners. The Commissioners shall be as follows: Two of the Commissioners shall be appointed by the President and shall be an officer or employee of— the Department of Commerce; the Department of State; or the Coast Guard. In making each appointment under clause (i), the President shall select a Commissioner from among individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning fisheries resources in the North Pacific Ocean.
One Commissioner shall be the chairman of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council or a designee of such chairman. One Commissioner shall be the chairman of the Pacific Fishery Management Council or a designee of such chairperson. One Commissioner shall be the chairman of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council or a designee of such chairperson. In the event of a vacancy in a position as a Commissioner appointed under subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, may designate from time to time and for periods of time considered appropriate an alternate Commissioner to the Commission.
An alternate Commissioner may exercise all powers and duties of a Commissioner in the absence of a Commissioner appointed under subsection (a), and shall serve the remainder of the term of the absent Commissioner for which designated. An individual serving as a Commissioner, or an alternative Commissioner, other than an officer or employee of the United States Government, shall not be considered a Federal employee, 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.
An individual serving as a Commissioner or an alternate Commissioner, although an officer of the United States while so serving, shall receive no compensation for the individual’s services as such Commissioner or alternate Commissioner. The Secretary of State shall pay the necessary travel expenses of a Commissioner or an alternate Commissioner 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 paragraph.
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