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16 U.S.C. § 4004 — Establishment of National Council

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16 U.S.C. § 4004 — Establishment of National Council

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**(a) Establishment** There is established the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council. **(b) Composition** (1) The National Council shall be composed of the Secretary, who shall be a nonvoting member, and fifteen voting members appointed by the Secretary. (2) Nominations for appointees shall be submitted in a manner prescribed by the Secretary. **(c) Regional representation** The National Council shall be comprised of regional representation from the Northeast, Southeast, Pacific, and Alaska regions. The Northeast region shall consist of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. The Southeast region shall consist of the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territory of the Virgin Islands. The Pacific region shall consist of the States of Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii, the territories of Guam and American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Alaska region shall consist of the State of Alaska. **(d) Voting members** (1) The voting members of the National Council shall be— (A) three members who reside in or do substantial fishing industry business in the Northeast region; (B) three members who reside in or do substantial fishing industry business in the Southeast region; (C) three members who reside in or do substantial fishing industry business in the Pacific region; (D) three members who reside in or do substantial fishing industry business in the Alaska region; (E) two members-at-large with demonstrated expertise in fresh-water and inland commercial fisheries, at least one of whom is not a resident of the States of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, and Northeast regions; and (F) one member-at-large who is either a person professionally engaged in the dissemination of information pertaining to the nutritional benefits and preparation of fish and fish products or a person who is a member of an organized labor union and has expertise in the United States fisheries. (2) Of the members appointed pursuant to each of paragraphs (1)(A) through (D) of this subsection, one shall be a harvester, one shall be a processor or a receiver, and one shall be a marketer. **(e) Term of office** Members of the National Council shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. A vacancy in the National Council shall not affect its ability to function. The Secretary shall appoint a new member within sixty days to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term. Any member may remain on the National Council beyond that member’s term until a successor is appointed. **(f) Chairman** The National Council shall annually elect a Chairman by a majority of those voting, if a quorum is present. Ten members of the National Council shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. **(g) First meeting** The National Council shall first meet within one hundred and eighty days after November 14, 1986. **(h) Compensation of members** Members of the National Council shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed in accordance with [section 5703 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5703&num=0&edition=prelim) for reasonable travel costs and expenses incurred in performing their duties as members of the National Council.

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5 U.S.C. § 5703 — Per diem, travel, and transportation expenses; experts and consultants; individuals serving without pay

An employee serving intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis, or serving without pay or at $1 a year, may be allowed travel or transportation expenses, under this subchapter, while away from his home or regular place of business and at the place of employment or service.

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16 U.S.C. § 4003 — Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term— (1) “consumer education” means actions undertaken to inform consumers on matters related to the consumption of fish and fish products; (2) “council” means a seafood promotional council established under [section 4009 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4009&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) “fish” means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of aquatic animal life used for human consumption; the term does not include marine mammals and seabirds; (4) “Fund” means the Fisheries Promotional Fund established in [section 4008 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4008&num=0&edition=prelim); (5) “harvester” means any individual who is in the business of catching or growing fish for purposes of sale; (6) “importer” means any person in the business of importing fish or fish products into the United States from another country for commercial purposes or who acts as an agent, broker, or consignee for any person or nation that produces, processes or markets fish or fish products outside of the United States for sale or other commercial purpose in the United States; (7) “marketer” means any person who is in the business of selling fish or fish products in the wholesale, retail, or restaurant trade, but whose primary business function is not the processing or packaging of fish or fish products in preparation for sale; (8) “marketing and promotion” means an activity aimed at encouraging the consumption of fish or fish products or expanding or maintaining commercial markets for fish or fish products; (9) “member” means any person serving on the National Council or on any council; (10) “National Council” means the National Fish a

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16 U.S.C. § 4004 — Establishment of National Council

Page 2457 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 4004 (4) help the United States fishing industry develop methods to improve quality and effi- ciency in the marketplace; (5) educate and inform consumers on the use of fish; (6) develop better coordination of fisheries marketing and promotion activities with com- mercial fisheries research and development programs; and (7) educate and inform the public about the nutritional value of fish in the diet. (Pub. L. 99–659, title II, § 203, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3716.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title II of Pub. L. 99–659, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3715, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4001 of this title and Tables. § 4003. Definitions As used in this chapter, the term— (1) ‘‘consumer education’’ means actions un- dertaken to inform consumers on matters re- lated to the consumption of fish and fish prod- ucts; (2) ‘‘council’’ means a seafood promotional council established under section 4009 of this title; (3) ‘‘fish’’ means finfish, mollusks, crusta- ceans, and all other forms of aquatic animal life used for human consumption; the term does not include marine mammals and seabirds; (4) ‘‘Fund’’ means the Fisheries Promotional Fund established in section 4008 of this title; (5) ‘‘harvester’’ means any individual who is in the business of catching or growing fish for purposes of sale; (6) ‘‘importer’’ means any person in the busi- ness of importing fish or fish products into the United States from another country for com- mercial purposes or who acts as an agent, broker, or consignee for any person or nation

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