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16 U.S.C. § 5607 — Consultative committee
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of State and the Secretary, shall jointly establish a consultative committee to advise the Secretaries on issues related to the Convention.
**(b) Membership**
(1) The membership of the Committee shall include representatives from the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, the States represented on those Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the fishing industry, the seafood processing industry, and others knowledgeable and experienced in the conservation and management of fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.
(2) **Terms and Reappointment.—** — Each member of the consultative committee shall serve for a term of 2 years and shall be eligible for reappointment.
**(c) Duties of committee** Members of the consultative committee may attend—
(1) all public meetings of the Commission;
(2) any other meetings to which they are invited by the Commission; and
(3) all nonexecutive meetings of the United States Commissioners.
**(d) Relationship to other law** Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to the consultative committee established under this section.
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of State and the Secretary, shall jointly establish a consultative committee to advise the Secretaries on issues related to the Convention.
**(b) Membership**
(1) The membership of the Committee shall include representatives from the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, the States represented on those Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the fishing industry, the seafood processing industry, and others knowledgeable and experienced in the conservation and management of fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.
(2) **Terms and Reappointment.—** — Each member of the consultative committee shall serve for a term of 2 years and shall be eligible for reappointment.
**(c) Duties of committee** Members of the consultative committee may attend—
(1) all public meetings of the Commission;
(2) any other meetings to which they are invited by the Commission; and
(3) all nonexecutive meetings of the United States Commissioners.
**(d) Relationship to other law** Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to the consultative committee established under this section.
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**(a) Commissioners**
(1) **Appointments, generally** — The Secretary shall appoint not more than 3 individuals to serve as the representatives of the United States on the Commission, who shall each—
(A) be known as a “United States Commissioner to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization”; and
(B) serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
(2) **Requirements for appointments**
(A) The Secretary shall ensure that of the individuals serving as Commissioners—
(i) at least 1 is appointed from among representatives of the commercial fishing industry;
(ii) 1 (but no more than 1) is an official of the Government; and
(iii) 1, other than the individual appointed under clause (ii), is a voting member of the New England Fishery Management Council.
(B) The Secretary may not appoint as a Commissioner an individual unless the individual is knowledgeable and experienced concerning the fishery resources to which the Convention applies.
(3) **Terms**
(A) The term of an individual appointed as a Commissioner—
(i) shall be specified by the Secretary at the time of appointment; and
(ii) may not exceed 4 years.
(B) An individual who is not a Government official may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms as a Commissioner.
**(b) Alternate Commissioners**
(1) **Appointment** — The Secretary may, for any anticipated absence of a duly appointed Commissioner, designate an individual to serve as an Alternate Commissioner.
(2) **Functions** — An Alternate Commissioner may exercise all powers and perform all duties of the Commissioner for whom the Alternate Commissioner is designated.
**(c) Representatives**
(1) **Appointment** — The Secretary shall appoint not more than 3 individuals to serve as the representatives of the United States on the
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**(a) Prohibition on compensation** A person shall not receive any compensation from the Government by reason of any service of the person as—
(1) a Commissioner, Alternate Commissioner, Representative, or Alternative Representative;
(2) an expert or adviser authorized under [section 5601(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section5601/e&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(3) a member of the consultative committee established by [section 5607 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section5607&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Travel and expenses** The Secretary of State shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, pay all necessary travel and other expenses of persons described in subsection (a)(1) and of not more than six experts and advisers authorized under [section 5601(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section5601/e&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to their actual performance of their official duties pursuant to this chapter, in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5.
**(c) Status as Federal employees** A person shall not be considered to be a Federal employee by reason of any service of the person in a capacity described in subsection (a), except for purposes of injury compensation and tort claims liability under chapter 81 of title 5 and chapter 171 of title 28, respectively.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 104–43, title II, § 212, as added Pub. L. 105–384, title II, § 201(c), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3452, required annual reports on the activities of the Fisheries Commission, the General Council, the Scientific Council, and the consultative committee established under [section 5607 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section5607&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 5607
(1) any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States;
(2) a State;
(3) a Council; or
(4) a private institution or an organization.
(b) Other agencies
The head of any Federal agency may—
(1) cooperate in the conduct of scientific and
other programs, and furnish facilities and per-
sonnel, for the purposes of assisting the Orga-
nization in carrying out its duties under the
Convention; and
(2) accept reimbursement from the Organiza-
tion for providing such services, facilities, and
personnel.
(Pub. L. 104–43, title II, § 205, Nov. 3, 1995, 109
Stat. 379; Pub. L. 114–327, title V, § 505, Dec. 16,
2016, 130 Stat. 1996.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2016—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–327 amended subsec. (a)
generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
‘‘In carrying out the provisions of the Convention and
this chapter, the Secretary may arrange for coopera-
tion with other agencies of the United States, the
States, the New England and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Councils, and private institutions and or-
ganizations.’’
§ 5605. Rulemaking
The Secretary shall promulgate regulations as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes and
objectives of the Convention and this chapter.
Any such regulation may be made applicable, as
necessary, to all persons and all vessels subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States, wher-
ever located.
(Pub. L. 104–43, title II, § 206, Nov. 3, 1995, 109
Stat. 379.)
§ 5606. Prohibited acts and enforcement
(a) Prohibition
It is unlawful for any person or vessel that is
subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States—
(1) to violate any regulation issued under
this chapter or any measure that is legally
binding on the United States under the Con-
vent
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