§5607 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

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The Secretary of State and the other Secretary must create a consultative committee to advise them on matters about the Convention. The committee must include people from the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, the states on those councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the fishing and seafood processing industries, and other experts on Northwest Atlantic fisheries. Members serve 2-year terms and may be reappointed. Members may go to all public Commission meetings, any meetings the Commission invites them to, and meetings of the U.S. Commissioners that are not executive sessions. Chapter 10 of title 5 does not apply to this committee.

Title 16, §5607

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(a)The Secretary of State and the Secretary, shall jointly establish a consultative committee to advise the Secretaries on issues related to the Convention.

(b)(1)The membership of the Committee shall include representatives from the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, the States represented on those Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the fishing industry, the seafood processing industry, and others knowledgeable and experienced in the conservation and management of fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

(2)Each member of the consultative committee shall serve for a term of 2 years and shall be eligible for reappointment.

(c)Members of the consultative committee may attend—

(1)all public meetings of the Commission;

(2)any other meetings to which they are invited by the Commission; and

(3)all nonexecutive meetings of the United States Commissioners.

(d)Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to the consultative committee established under this section.

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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.)”. 2016—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114–327, § 507(1), substituted “2” for “two”. Subsec. (c)(1), (2). Pub. L. 114–327, § 507(2), struck out “General Council or the Fisheries” before “Commission;”.

§5607 Consultative committee

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Title 16, §5607

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