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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§3602 United States representation on Council and Commissions

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 56— - NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FISHING › § 3602

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The United States must send three Commissioners to the Council and Commissions. The President picks them and can replace them at any time. One must be a U.S. government official. Two must be non‑government people who know about conserving and managing salmon of U.S. origin. The Secretary of State, with the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior, may name alternate Commissioners who can act when a regular Commissioner is absent. Commissioners and alternates get no pay and are not federal employees, except for injury compensation or tort claims under chapter 81 of title 5 and chapter 171 of title 28. They may consult the Regional Fishery Management Councils established by section 302 of the Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1852) and other interested parties, and chapter 10 of title 5 does not apply to those consultations.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §3602

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The United States shall be represented on the Council and Commissions by three United States Commissioners to be appointed by the President to serve at his pleasure. Of such Commissioners, one shall be an official of the United States Government, and two shall be individuals (not officials of the United States Government) who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning the conservation and management of salmon of United States origin.
(b)The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, may designate alternate United States Commissioners. In the absence of a Commissioner appointed under subsection (a) of this section, an alternate Commissioner may exercise at any meeting of the Organization, the Council, or any Commission all functions of such Commissioner.
(c)Individuals who serve as Commissioners and alternate Commissioners shall not receive any compensation for such service. Such individuals 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.
(d)In carrying out their functions under the Convention, the Commissioners may consult with the appropriate Regional Fishery Management Councils established by section 302 of the Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1852), and may consult with such other interested parties as they consider appropriate. Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to consultations described in this subsection.

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2022—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. et seq.)”. 1983—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98–44 substituted “shall not be considered” for “shall be considered”.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 3602

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73