2014 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation (Sections 1 - 7304)
Chapter 56 - North Atlantic Salmon Fishing (Sections 3601 - 3608)
Sec. 3602 - United States representation on Council and Commissions
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 56 - NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FISHING Sec. 3602 - United States representation on Council and Commissions |
| Contains | section 3602 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 97-389, title III, §303, Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 1952; Pub. L. 98-44, title I, §102(1), July 12, 1983, 97 Stat. 216. |
| Statutes at Large References | 86 Stat. 770 96 Stat. 1952 97 Stat. 216 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 92-463, Public Law 97-389, Public Law 98-44 |
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The United States shall be represented on the Council and Commissions by three United States Commissioners to be appointed by the President to serve at his pleasure. Of such Commissioners, one shall be an official of the United States Government, and two shall be individuals (not officials of the United States Government) who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning the conservation and management of salmon of United States origin.
(b) Alternate CommissionersThe Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, may designate alternate United States Commissioners. In the absence of a Commissioner appointed under subsection (a) of this section, an alternate Commissioner may exercise at any meeting of the Organization, the Council, or any Commission all functions of such Commissioner.
(c) Limited Federal employee statusIndividuals who serve as Commissioners and alternate Commissioners shall not receive any compensation for such service. Such individuals 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.
(d) Consultation with other partiesIn carrying out their functions under the Convention, the Commissioners may consult with the appropriate Regional Fishery Management Councils established by section 302 of the Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1852), and may consult with such other interested parties as they consider appropriate. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. et seq.) shall not apply to consultations described in this subsection.
(Pub. L. 97–389, title III, §303, Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 1952; Pub. L. 98–44, title I, §102(1), July 12, 1983, 97 Stat. 216.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. et seq.), referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
AMENDMENTS1983—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98–44 substituted "shall not be considered" for "shall be considered".
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