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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 773a. International Pacific Halibut Commission
(a) United States Commissioners
The United States shall be represented on the Commission by three
United States Commissioners to be appointed by the President and to
serve at his pleasure. The Commissioners shall receive no
compensation for their services as Commissioners. Each United
States Commissioner shall be appointed for a term of office not to
exceed 2 years, but is eligible for reappointment. Any United
States Commissioner may be appointed for a term of less than 2
years if such appointment is necessary to ensure that the terms of
office of not more than two Commissioners will expire in any 1
year. A vacancy among the United States Commissioners shall be
filled by the President in the manner in which the original
appointment was made, but any Commissioner appointed to fill a
vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the
Commissioner's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only
for the remainder of such term. Of the Commissioners -
(1) one shall be an official of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; and
(2) two shall be knowledgeable or experienced concerning the
Northern Pacific halibut fishery; of these, one shall be a
resident of Alaska and the other shall be a nonresident of
Alaska. Of the three commissioners described in paragraphs (1)
and (2), one shall be a voting member of the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council.
(3) Commissioners shall not be considered Federal employees
except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims
liability as provided in section 8101 et seq. of title 5 and
section 2671 et seq. of title 28. This subsection shall take
effect on the 90th day after May 17, 1982.
(b) Alternate United States Commissioners
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, may
designate from time to time alternate United States Commissioners
to the commission. An Alternate United States Commissioner may
exercise, at any meeting of the Commission, all powers and duties
of a United States Commissioner in the absence of a duly designated
Commissioner for whatever reason. The number of such alternate
United States Commissioners that may be designated for any such
meeting shall be limited to the number of authorized United States
Commissioners that will not be present.
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