§ 773a. — International Pacific Halibut Commission.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC773a]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 10--NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT FISHING
SUBCHAPTER IV--NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT ACT OF 1982
Sec. 773a. International Pacific Halibut Commission
(a) United States Commissioners
The United States shall be represented on the Commission by three
United States Commissioners to be appointed by the President and to
serve at his pleasure. The Commissioners shall receive no compensation
for their services as Commissioners. Each United States Commissioner
shall be appointed for a term of office not to exceed 2 years, but is
eligible for reappointment. Any United States Commissioner may be
appointed for a term of less than 2 years if such appointment is
necessary to ensure that the terms of office of not more than two
Commissioners will expire in any 1 year. A vacancy among the United
States Commissioners shall be filled by the President in the manner in
which the original appointment was made, but any Commissioner appointed
to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which
the Commissioner's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
the remainder of such term. Of the Commissioners--
(1) one shall be an official of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; and
(2) two shall be knowledgeable or experienced concerning the
Northern Pacific halibut fishery; of these, one shall be a resident
of Alaska and the other shall be a nonresident of Alaska. Of the
three commissioners described in paragraphs (1) and (2), one shall
be a voting member of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
(3) Commissioners shall not be considered Federal employees
except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims
liability as provided in section 8101 et seq. of title 5 and section
2671 et seq. of title 28. This subsection shall take effect on the
90th day after May 17, 1982.
(b) Alternate United States Commissioners
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, may
designate from time to time alternate United States Commissioners to the
commission. An Alternate United States Commissioner may exercise, at any
meeting of the Commission, all powers and duties of a United States
Commissioner in the absence of a duly designated Commissioner 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 authorized United States Commissioners that
will not be present.
(Pub. L. 97-176, Sec. 3, May 17, 1982, 96 Stat. 78.)
