§ 4004. Establishment of National Council

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1986

   Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–659 title II § 205 · 100 Stat. 3706

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 4004

   Pub. L. 99–659, title II, § 205, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3717

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 99–659, title II, § 205, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3717

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 205. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL. (a) Establishment.— There is established the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council. (b) Composition of the National Council.— (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 and who are not residents of the states of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, or 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 (IKA) 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 the date of enactment of this Act. (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, United States Code, for reasonable travel costs and expenses incurred in performing their duties as members of the National Council.

2. 1988

   Pub. L. 100–350 § 3 · 102 Stat. 660

   Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 4004(d)(1)(E)

   Pub. L. 100–350 which directed the substitution of “, at least one of whom is not a resident of the States of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, and Northeast regions” for “and who are not residents of the States of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, or Northeast regions” was executed by substituting that phrase for “and who are not residents of the states of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, or Northeast regions”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d)(1)(E). Pub. L. 100–350 which directed the substitution of “, at least one of whom is not a resident of the States of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, and Northeast regions” for “and who are not residents of the States of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, or Northeast regions” was executed by substituting that phrase for “and who are not residents of the states of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, or Northeast regions”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC 3. COMPOSITION OF NATIONAL FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTIONAL COUNCIL. Section 205(d)(1)(E) of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4004(d)(1)(E)) is amended by striking “and who are not residents of the States of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, or Northeast regions” and inserting in lieu thereof “, at least one of whom is not a resident of the States of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, and North-east regions”.

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