§ 971a. Commissioners
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(a)Appointment and number; selection of Chairman; rules of procedure; term
(1)The United States shall be represented by not more than three Commissioners who shall serve as delegates of the United States on the Commission, and who may serve on the Council and Panels of the Commission as provided for in the Convention. Such Commissioners shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the President. Not more than one such Commissioner shall be a salaried employee of any State or political subdivision thereof, or the Federal Government. Individuals serving as such Commissioners shall not be considered to be Federal employees while performing such service, except for purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5 and chapter 171 of title 28. The Commissioners shall be entitled to select a Chairman and to adopt such rules of procedure as they find necessary.
(2)Of the Commissioners appointed under paragraph
(1)who are not governmental employees—
(A)one shall be appointed from among individuals with knowledge and experience regarding commercial fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Caribbean Sea; and
(B)one shall be appointed from among individuals with knowledge and experience regarding recreational fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Caribbean Sea.
(A)The term of a Commissioner shall be three years.
(B)An individual appointed in accordance with paragraph
(2)shall not be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms as a Commissioner.
(b)Alternate Commissioners 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, Council, any Panel, or the advisory committee established pursuant to section 971b of this title, 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.
(c)Compensation The United States Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners, although officers of the United States while so serving, shall receive no compensation for their services as such Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners.
(d)Travel expenses
(1)The Secretary of State shall pay the necessary travel expenses of United States Commissioners, Alternate United States Commissioners, and authorized advisors in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5.
(2)The Secretary may reimburse the Secretary of State for amounts expended by the Secretary of State under this subsection.
(e)Sense of Congress regarding fish habitat It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Commissioners should seek to include ecosystem considerations in fisheries management, including the conservation of fish habitat.
(Pub. L. 94–70, § 3, Aug. 5, 1975, 89 Stat. 385; Pub. L. 101–627, title II, §§ 201(a), 203, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4459, 4460; Pub. L. 106–562, title III, § 303, Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2806; Pub. L. 109–479, title IV, § 405(c), Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3633.)
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- Public Law 94–70To give effect to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, signed at Rio de Janeiro May 14, 1966, by the United States of America and other countries, and for other purposes
- Public Law 106–562To complete the orderly withdrawal of the NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, and to assist in the conservation of coral reefs, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–627To authorize appropriations to carry out the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act through fiscal year 1993, and for other purposes
- Public Law 109–479To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize activities to promote improved monitoring and compliance for high seas fisheries, or fisheries governed by international fishery management agreements, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 94–70, § 3
- 89 Stat. 385
- Pub. L. 101–627, title II
- 104 Stat. 4459
- Pub. L. 106–562, title III, § 303
- 114 Stat. 2806
- Pub. L. 109–479, title IV, § 405(c)
- 120 Stat. 3633
- Pub. L. 109–479
- Pub. L. 106–562
- Pub. L. 101–627, § 201(a)
- Pub. L. 101–627, § 203
- Pub. L. 101–627, title II, § 201(b)
- 104 Stat. 4460
- Pub. L. 101–627, title II, § 202
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–70, § 3
Stat.89 Stat. 385
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–627, title II
Stat.104 Stat. 4459
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–562, title III, § 303
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