§ 971a. Commissioners

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. 1975

   Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975

   Pub. L. 94–70 § 3 · 89 Stat. 385

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 971a

   Pub. L. 94–70, § 3, Aug. 5, 1975, 89 Stat. 385

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 94–70, § 3, Aug. 5, 1975, 89 Stat. 385

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. commissioners (a) The United States shall be represented by not more than 16 USC 971a. three Commissioners who shall serve as delegates of the United States on the Commission, and who may serve on the Council and Panels of the Commission as provided for in the Convention. Such Commissioners shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the President. Not more than one such Commissioner shall be a salaried employee of any State or political subdivision thereof, or the Federal Government. The Commissioners shall be entitled to select a Chairman and to adopt such rules of procedure as they find necessary. (b) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, may designate from time to time and for periods of time deemed appropriate Alternate United States Commissioners to the Commission. Any Alternate United States Commissioner may exercise at any meeting of the Commission, Council, any Panel, or the advisory committee established pursuant to section 4 of this Act, all powers and duties of a United States Commissioner in the absence of any Commissioner appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section 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 United States Commissioners appointed pursuant to sub-section (a) of this section who will not be present at such meeting. (c) The United States Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners, although officers of the United States while so serving, shall receive no compensation for their services as such Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners.

2. 1990

   Pub. L. 101–627 § 201(a) · 104 Stat. 4436

   1. Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 971a(a)

      Pub. L. 101–627, § 201(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1)

   2. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 971a(a)

      Pub. L. 101–627, § 201(a), added pars. (2) and (3)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–627, § 201(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added pars. (2) and (3).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 3(a) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971a(a)) is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” immediately after “(a)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Of the Commissioners appointed under paragraph (1) who are not governmental employees— “(A) one shall be appointed from among individuals with knowledge and experience regarding commercial fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Caribbean Sea; and “(B) one shall be appointed from among individuals with knowledge and experience regarding recreational fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Caribbean Sea. “(3) (A) The term of a Commissioner shall be three years. “(B) An individual appointed in accordance with paragraph (2) shall not be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms as a Commissioner.”.

3. 1990

   Pub. L. 101–627 § 203 · 104 Stat. 4436

   Added · 16 U.S.C. § 971a(d)

   Pub. L. 101–627, § 203, added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–627, § 203, added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 203. travel expenses of commissioners Section 3 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) (1) The Secretary of State shall pay the necessary travel expenses of United States Commissioners, Alternate United States Commissioners, and authorized advisors in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5, United States Code. “(2) The Secretary may reimburse the Secretary of State for amounts expended by the Secretary of State under this subsection.”.

4. 2000

   Pub. L. 106–562 title III § 303 · 114 Stat. 2794

   Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 971a(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 106–562 inserted before last sentence “Individuals serving as such Commissioners 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.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 106–562 inserted before last sentence “Individuals serving as such Commissioners 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.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 303. ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT OF 1975. Section 3(a)(1) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971a(a)(1) is amended by inserting before “The Commissioners” the following: “Individuals serving as such Commissioners 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, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.”.

5. 2007

   Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006

   Pub. L. 109–479 title IV § 405(c) · 120 Stat. 3575

   Added · 16 U.S.C. § 971a(e)

   Pub. L. 109–479 added subsec. (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–479 added subsec. (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Sense of Congress Regarding Fish Habitat.— Section 3 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971a) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(e) Sense of Congress Regarding Fish Habitat.— It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Commissioners should seek to include ecosystem considerations in fisheries management, including the conservation of fish habitat.” .

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision