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15 U.S.C. § 1541 — Administrative Law Judges
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Notwithstanding [section 559 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section559&num=0&edition=prelim), with respect to any marine resource conservation law or regulation administered by the Secretary of Commerce acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, all adjudicatory functions which are required by chapter 5 of title 5 to be performed by an Administrative Law Judge may be performed by another Federal agency on a reimbursable basis. Should another Federal agency require the detail of an Administrative Law Judge to perform any of these functions, it may request such temporary or occasional assistance from the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to [section 3344 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3344&num=0&edition=prelim).
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Notwithstanding [section 559 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section559&num=0&edition=prelim), with respect to any marine resource conservation law or regulation administered by the Secretary of Commerce acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, all adjudicatory functions which are required by chapter 5 of title 5 to be performed by an Administrative Law Judge may be performed by another Federal agency on a reimbursable basis. Should another Federal agency require the detail of an Administrative Law Judge to perform any of these functions, it may request such temporary or occasional assistance from the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to [section 3344 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3344&num=0&edition=prelim).
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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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An agency as defined by [section 551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551&num=0&edition=prelim) which occasionally or temporarily is insufficiently staffed with administrative law judges appointed under [section 3105 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3105&num=0&edition=prelim) may use administrative law judges selected by the Office of Personnel Management from and with the consent of other agencies.
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This subchapter, chapter 7, and sections 1305, 3105, 3344, 4301(2)(E), 5372, and 7521 of this title, and the provisions of [section 5335(a)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5335/a/B&num=0&edition=prelim) that relate to administrative law judges, do not limit or repeal additional requirements imposed by statute or otherwise recognized by law. Except as otherwise required by law, requirements or privileges relating to evidence or procedure apply equally to agencies and persons. Each agency is granted the authority necessary to comply with the requirements of this subchapter through the issuance of rules or otherwise. Subsequent statute may not be held to supersede or modify this subchapter, chapter 7, sections 1305, 3105, 3344, 4301(2)(E), 5372, or 7521 of this title, or the provisions of [section 5335(a)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5335/a/B&num=0&edition=prelim) that relate to administrative law judges, except to the extent that it does so expressly.
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In this chapter:
(1) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the North Pacific Fisheries Commission established in accordance with the North Pacific Fisheries Convention.
(2) **Commissioner** — The term “Commissioner” means a United States Commissioner appointed under [section 7702(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section7702/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Convention Area** — The term “Convention Area” means the area to which the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean applies under Article 4 of such Convention.
(4) **Council** — The term “Council” means the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, or the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council established under [section 1852 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1852&num=0&edition=prelim), as the context requires.
(5) **Exclusive economic zone** — The term “exclusive economic zone” means—
(A) with respect to the United States, the zone established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030 of March 10, 1983 ([16 U.S.C. 1453](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1453&num=0&edition=prelim) note); and
(B) with respect to a foreign country, a designated zone similar to the zone referred to in subparagraph (A) for that country, consistent with international law.
(6) **Fisheries resources**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “fisheries resources” means all fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and other marine species caught by a fishing vessel within the Convention Area, as well as any products thereof.
(B) *Exclusions* — The
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The national interest requires a strategy to—
(A) provide for the understanding and wise use of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and the environment;
(B) foster economic competitiveness;
(C) promote public stewardship and wise economic development of the coastal ocean and its margins, the Great Lakes, and the exclusive economic zone;
(D) encourage the development of preparation, forecast, analysis, mitigation, response, and recovery systems for coastal hazards;
(E) understand global environmental processes and their impacts on ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources; and
(F) promote domestic and international cooperative solutions to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes issues.
(2) Investment in a strong program of integrated research, education, extension, training, technology transfer, and public service is essential for this strategy.
(3) The expanding use and development of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources resulting from growing coastal area populations and the increasing pressures on the coastal and Great Lakes environment challenge the ability of the United States to manage such resources wisely.
(4) The vitality of the Nation and the quality of life of its citizens depend increasingly on the understanding, assessment, development, management, utilization, and conservation of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. These resources supply food, energy, and minerals and contribute to human health, the quality of the environment, national security, and the enhancement of commerce.
(5) The understanding, assessment, development, management, utilization, and conservation of such resources require a broad commitment and an intense involvement on the part of the F
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 1541
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION,
TRAINING, AND OUTREACH
Pub. L. 108–199, div. B, title II, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat.
71, provided in part: ‘‘That, hereafter, the Secretary of
Commerce may enter into cooperative agreements with
the Joint and Cooperative Institutes as designated by
the Secretary to use the personnel, services, or facili-
ties of such organizations for research, education,
training, and outreach’’.
Similar provisions were contained in Pub. L. 108–7,
div. B, title II, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 74.
§ 1541. Administrative Law Judges
Notwithstanding section 559 of title 5, with re-
spect to any marine resource conservation law
or regulation administered by the Secretary of
Commerce acting through the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, all adjudica-
tory functions which are required by chapter 5
of title 5 to be performed by an Administrative
Law Judge may be performed by another Fed-
eral agency on a reimbursable basis. Should an-
other Federal agency require the detail of an
Administrative Law Judge to perform any of
these functions, it may request such temporary
or occasional assistance from the Office of Per-
sonnel Management pursuant to section 3344 of
title 5.
(Pub. L. 105–160, § 10, Mar. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 27;
Pub. L. 114–327, title I, § 122, Dec. 16, 2016, 130
Stat. 1985.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2016—Pub. L. 114–327 substituted ‘‘another Federal
agency’’ for ‘‘the United States Coast Guard’’ in two
places.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary o
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