16 U.S.C. § 1055 : US Code - Section 1055: Members of Advisory Board

Search 16 U.S.C. § 1055 : US Code - Section 1055: Members of Advisory Board

(a) Appointment and number of members
The Advisory Board shall be composed of nine members. The
Secretary shall designate the Chairman of the Advisory Board. The
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife shall be
a member of such Board ex officio. The remaining eight members of
such Board shall be appointed as follows -
(1) two Members of the Senate, appointed by the President of
the Senate;
(2) two Members of the House of Representatives, appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(3) two individuals appointed by the Secretary, one of whom
shall be engaged in or closely associated with, sport fishing,
and one of whom shall be engaged in, or closely associated with,
commercial fishing; and
(4) two individuals appointed by the Secretary from the public
at large.
(b) Terms of office
Each class of two members of the Advisory Board referred to in
subsection (a) of this section shall be appointed for terms of four
years, except that, of each such class of two members initially
appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of two years. Any
person appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the
expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed
shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. Of each
class of two members of such Board referred to in paragraphs (1)
and (2) of subsection (a) of this section, not more than one shall
be from the same political party, and not more than one shall be
from the same State. Any member of such Board referred to in such
paragraphs (1) and (2) who shall cease to be a Member of Congress
during the term of his appointment under this section shall cease
to be a member of such Board.
(c) Vacancies
Any vacancy in the Advisory Board shall be filled in the same
manner as in the case of the original appointment.