16 U.S.C. § 3602 : US Code - Section 3602: United States representation on Council and Commissions

Search 16 U.S.C. § 3602 : US Code - Section 3602: United States representation on Council and Commissions

(a) Appointment and qualifications of Commissioners
The United States shall be represented on the Council and
Commissions by three United States Commissioners to be appointed by
the President to serve at his pleasure. Of such Commissioners, one
shall be an official of the United States Government, and two shall
be individuals (not officials of the United States Government) who
are knowledgeable or experienced concerning the conservation and
management of salmon of United States origin.
(b) Alternate Commissioners
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, may designate alternate
United States Commissioners. In the absence of a Commissioner
appointed under subsection (a) of this section, an alternate
Commissioner may exercise at any meeting of the Organization, the
Council, or any Commission all functions of such Commissioner.
(c) Limited Federal employee status
Individuals who serve as Commissioners and alternate
Commissioners shall not receive any compensation for such service.
Such individuals shall not be considered to be Federal employees
while performing such service, except for purposes of injury
compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of
title 5 and chapter 171 of title 28.
(d) Consultation with other parties
In carrying out their functions under the Convention, the
Commissioners may consult with the appropriate Regional Fishery
Management Councils established by section 302 of the Act of 1976
(16 U.S.C. 1852), and may consult with such other interested
parties as they consider appropriate. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. et seq.) shall not apply to
consultations described in this subsection.