16 U.S.C. § 1404 — Omitted

Page 1824 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1403 § 1403. Committee of Scientific Advisors on Ma- rine Mammals (a) Establishment; membership The Commission shall establish, within ninety days after its establishment, a Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals (here- after referred to in this subchapter as the ‘‘Com- mittee’’). Such Committee shall consist of nine scientists knowledgeable in marine ecology and marine mammal affairs appointed by the Chair- man after consultation with the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Sec- retary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Di- rector of the National Science Foundation, and the Chairman of the National Academy of Sciences. (b) Compensation; reimbursement for travel ex- penses Except for United States Government employ- ees, members of the Committee shall each be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equiva- lent of the rate for GS–18 of the General Sched- ule under section 5332 of title 5, for each day such member is engaged in the actual perform- ance of duties vested in the Committee. Each member shall be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as au- thorized by section 5703 of title 5 for persons in Government service employed intermittently. (c) Consultation with Commission on studies and recommendations; explanation for nonadop- tion The Commission shall consult with the Com- mittee on all studies and recommendations which it may propose to make or has made, on research programs conducted or proposed to be conducted under the authority of this chapter, and on all applications for permits for scientific research. Any recommendations made by the Committee or any of its members which are not adopted by the Commission shall be transmitted by the Commission to the appropriate Federal agency and to the appropriate committees of Congress with a detailed explanation of the Commission’s reasons for not accepting such recommendations. (Pub. L. 92–522, title II, § 203, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1044.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective upon the expiration of the sixty-day period following Oct. 21, 1972, see section 4 of Pub. L. 92–522, set out as a note under section 1361 of this title. TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2- year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organi- zation and Employees. REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS TO GS–16, 17, OR 18 PAY RATES References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organi- zation and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5. § 1404. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 92–522, title II, § 204, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1045, which required the Marine Mammal Com- mission to transmit to Congress, by January 31 of each year, a report including a description of the Commis- sion’s activities and accomplishments during the pre- ceding year and all findings and recommendations made by and to the Commission pursuant to section 1402 of this title together with responses made to those recommendations, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, page 176 of House Document No. 103–7. § 1405. Coordination with other Federal agencies The Commission shall have access to all stud- ies and data compiled by Federal agencies re- garding marine mammals. With the consent of the appropriate Secretary or Agency head, the Commission may also utilize the facilities or services of any Federal agency and shall take every feasible step to avoid duplication of re- search and to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (Pub. L. 92–522, title II, § 205, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1045.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective upon the expiration of the sixty-day period following Oct. 21, 1972, see section 4 of Pub. L. 92–522, set out as a note under section 1361 of this title. § 1406. Administration The Commission, in carrying out its respon- sibilities under this subchapter, may— (1) employ and fix the compensation of such personnel; (2) acquire, furnish, and equip such office space; (3) enter into such contracts or agreements with, or provide such grants to, other organi- zations, both public and private; (4) procure the services of such experts or consultants or an organization thereof as is authorized under section 3109 of title 5 (but at rates for individuals not to exceed $100 per diem); and (5) incur such necessary expenses and exer- cise such other powers, as are consistent with and reasonably required to perform its func- tions under this subchapter; except that no fewer than 11 employees must be employed under paragraph (1) at any time. Financial and administrative services (including those re- lated to budgeting, accounting, financial re- porting, personnel, and procurement) shall be provided the Commission by the General Serv- ices Administration, for which payment shall be made in advance, or by reimbursement