§ 1403. — Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1403]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 31--MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION
SUBCHAPTER III--MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
Sec. 1403. Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals
(a) Establishment; membership
The Commission shall establish, within ninety days after its
establishment, a Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals
(hereafter referred to in this subchapter as the ``Committee''). Such
Committee shall consist of nine scientists knowledgeable in marine
ecology and marine mammal affairs appointed by the Chairman after
consultation with the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality,
the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Director of the
National Science Foundation, and the Chairman of the National Academy of
Sciences.
(b) Compensation; reimbursement for travel expenses
Except for United States Government employees, members of the
Committee shall each be compensated at a rate equal to the daily
equivalent of the rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section
5332 of title 5, for each day such member is engaged in the actual
performance of duties vested in the Committee. Each member shall be
reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5 for persons in
Government service employed intermittently.
(c) Consultation with Commission on studies and recommendations;
explanation for nonadoption
The Commission shall consult with the Committee on all studies and
recommendations which it may propose to make or has made, on research
programs conducted or proposed to be conducted under the authority of
this chapter, and on all applications for permits for scientific
research. Any recommendations made by the Committee or any of its
members which are not adopted by the Commission shall be transmitted by
the Commission to the appropriate Federal agency and to the appropriate
committees of Congress with a detailed explanation of the Commission's
reasons for not accepting such recommendations.
(Pub. L. 92-522, title II, Sec. 203, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 1044.)
Termination of Advisory Committees
Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973,
unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an
officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by
appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in
the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is
otherwise provided for by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6,
1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
References in Other Laws to GS-16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to
maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered
references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I,
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376
of Title 5.
