§ 3639. — Advisory committee.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC3639]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 56A--PACIFIC SALMON FISHING
Sec. 3639. Advisory committee
(a) Appointment; membership
The United States Section shall appoint an advisory committee of not
less than twelve but not more than twenty members who are knowledgeable
and experienced with respect to fisheries subject to the Treaty. One-
half the membership of the committee shall be residents of the State of
Alaska and one member shall be a resident of the State of Idaho. Each
member shall serve a term of two years and shall be eligible for
reappointment.
(b) Functions
Members of the advisory committee may attend all public meetings of
the Commission and Panels and all nonexecutive sessions of the United
States Section and United States Panel sections. At nonexecutive
meetings of the United States Section and United States Panel sections,
members of the advisory committee shall be given the opportunity to
examine and to be heard on any nonadministrative matter under
consideration.
(c) Compensation
The members of the advisory committee shall receive no compensation
for their services as such members.
(d) Meetings
The Chairman of the United States Section shall call a meeting of
the advisory committee at least one time each year.
(Pub. L. 99-5, Sec. 10, Mar. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 13.)
Termination of Advisory Committees
Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of
their establishment, 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 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.
