§ 952. — Commissioners; number, appointment, and qualification.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC952]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 16--TUNA CONVENTIONS
Sec. 952. Commissioners; number, appointment, and qualification
The United States shall be represented on the two commissions by a
total of not more than four United States Commissioners, who shall be
appointed by the President, serve as such during his pleasure, and
receive no compensation for their services as such Commissioners.
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. Of such Commissioners--
(a) not more than one shall be a person residing elsewhere than
in a State whose vessels maintain a substantial fishery in the areas
of the conventions;
(b) at least one of the Commissioners who are such legal
residents shall be a person chosen from the public at large, and who
is not a salaried employee of a State or of the Federal Government;
(c) at least one shall be either the Administrator, or an
appropriate officer, of the National Marine Fisheries Service; and
(d) at least one shall be chosen from a nongovernmental
conservation organization.
(Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 907, Sec. 3, 64 Stat. 777; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4,
eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090; Pub. L. 102-523,
Sec. 3(a)(1), Oct. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 3433; Pub. L. 105-42, Sec. 7(a),
Aug. 15, 1997, 111 Stat. 1137; Pub. L. 106-562, title III, Sec. 302,
Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2806.)
Amendments
2000--Pub. L. 106-562 inserted after first 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.''
1997--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-42, which directed the general
amendment of section 3(c) of the Tuna Convention Act, was executed by
making the amendment to subsec. (c) of this section, to reflect the
probable intent of Congress. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as
follows: ``at least one shall be an officer of the Department of
Commerce; and''.
1992--Par. (d). Pub. L. 102-523 added par. (d).
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 105-42, see section 8 of
Pub. L. 105-42, set out as a note under section 1362 of this title.
Alternate United States Commissioners
Secretary of State authorized to designate Alternate United States
Commissioners, see sections 2672a and 2672b of Title 22, Foreign
Relations and Intercourse.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 951, 1413 of this title.
