§ 5607. Consultative committee

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. 1995

   Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995

   Pub. L. 104–43 title II § 208 · 109 Stat. 366

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 5607

   Pub. L. 104–43, title II, § 208, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 380

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 104–43, title II, § 208, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 380

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 208. CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE. (a) Establishment.— The Secretary of State and the Secretary, shall jointly establish a consultative committee to advise the Secretaries on issues related to the Convention. (b) Membership.— (1) The membership of the Committee shall include representatives from the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, the States represented on those Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the fishing industry, the seafood processing industry, and others knowledgeable and experienced in the conservation and management of fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. (2) Terms and Reappointment.— Each member of the consultative committee shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible for reappointment. (c) Duties of the Committee.— Members of the consultative committee may attend— (1) all public meetings of the General Council or the Fisheries Commission; (2) any other meetings to which they are invited by the General Council or the Fisheries Commission; and (3) all nonexecutive meetings of the United States Commissioners. (d) Relationship to Other Law.— The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the consultative committee established under this section.

2. 2016

   Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act

   Pub. L. 114–327 § 507(1) · 130 Stat. 1974

   Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 5607(b)(2)

   Pub. L. 114–327, § 507(1), substituted “2” for “two”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114–327, § 507(1), substituted “2” for “two”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking “two” and inserting “2”; and

3. 2016

   Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act

   Pub. L. 114–327 § 507(2) · 130 Stat. 1974

   Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 5607(c)(1); 16 U.S.C. § 5607(c)(2)

   Pub. L. 114–327, § 507(2), struck out “General Council or the Fisheries” before “Commission;”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(1), (2). Pub. L. 114–327, § 507(2), struck out “General Council or the Fisheries” before “Commission;”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (c), by striking “General Council or the Fisheries” each place it appears.

4. 2022

   Pub. L. 117–286 § 4(a)(125) · 136 Stat. 4196

   Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 5607(d)

   Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (125) Section 208(d) of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5607(d)) is amended by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision