§ 5725. — Administrative matters.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC5725]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 77--YUKON RIVER SALMON
SUBCHAPTER II--CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
Sec. 5725. Administrative matters
(a) Compensation
Panel members and alternate Panel members who are not State or
Federal employees shall receive compensation at the daily rate of GS-15
of the General Schedule when engaged in the actual performance of
duties.
(b) Travel and other necessary expenses
Travel and other necessary expenses shall be paid by the Secretary
of the Interior for all Panel members, alternate Panel members, and
members of any advisory committee established under section 5722 of this
title when engaged in the actual performance of duties.
(c) Treatment as Federal employees
Except for officials of the United States Government, all Panel
members, alternate Panel members, and members of any advisory committee
established under section 5722 of this title shall not be considered to
be Federal employees while engaged in the actual performance of duties,
except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability
as provided in chapter 81 of title 5 and chapter 71 \1\ of title 28.
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be ``171''.
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(Pub. L. 106-450, title II, Sec. 206, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1943.)
References in Text
GS-15 of the General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (a), is set
out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
