§7004 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must appoint up to two scientific experts to the joint technical committee, after consulting the Secretary of State. At least one appointee must be an official from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Each appointment lasts no more than four years and can be renewed. If someone fills a vacancy, they serve only for the rest of that term. The Secretary and the Government of Canada must also jointly appoint one independent member to the committee, picked from a list given by the advisory panel.

Title 16, §7004

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(a)(1)The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint no more than 2 individuals to serve as scientific experts on the joint technical committee, at least 1 of whom shall be an official of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(2)An individual appointed under paragraph (1) shall be appointed for a term of not to exceed 4 years, but shall be eligible for reappointment. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of office of that individual’s predecessor shall be appointed for the remainder of that term.

(b)In addition to individuals appointed under subsection (a), the Secretary, jointly with the Government of Canada, shall appoint 1 independent member to the joint technical committee selected from a list of names provided by the advisory panel.

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Amendments

2011—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–348 substituted “no more than 2” for “at least 6 but not more than 12”.

§7004 United States representation on joint technical committee

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Title 16, §7004

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