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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 4690 (Reported in House) — To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes. · Sec. 601

Sec. 601. Conservation Commissioner of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act

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Section 3(a) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 ( 16 U.S.C. 971a(a) ) is amended to read as follows: The President shall appoint four Commissioners to serve as delegates of the United States to the Commission as follows: One Commissioner shall be a Federal employee who shall serve as Chair. Three Commissioners shall not be Federal employees, of whom— one shall have knowledge and experience regarding commercial fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Caribbean Sea; one shall have knowledge and experience regarding recreational fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Caribbean Sea; and one shall have knowledge and experience in marine conservation, shall represent the public interest in marine conservation and non-consumptive uses of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Carribean Sea.
The term of a Commissioner appointed under paragraph
(1)shall be three years. No individual appointed under paragraph
(1)shall serve more than two consecutive terms as Commissioner. Each Commissioner appointed under paragraph
(1)shall serve at the pleasure of the President. At meetings of the Commission, Council, any Panel, or any other function as provided for in the Convention, the United States shall be represented by the Commissioner described in paragraph (1)(A) and two Commissioners described in paragraph (1)(B). The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish procedures under which the Commissioners appointed described in paragraph (1)(B) rotate in representing the United States to the Commission. Each Commissioner appointed under paragraph
(1)may— attend all meetings of the Commission, Council, any Panel, or any other function as provided for in the Convention; and participate fully in all United States preparatory activity for any activity relating to the Convention. . Section 6(c)(3) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(3) ) is amended by striking or decreasing .
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Sec. 601
Conservation Commissioner of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act
U.S.C.§ 971a
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