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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§1055 Members of Advisory Board

Title 16 › Chapter 20— NATIONAL FISHERIES CENTER AND AQUARIUM › § 1055

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a nine-member Advisory Board. The Secretary picks the chair. The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife is automatically a member. The other eight are: two Senators picked by the President of the Senate, two Representatives picked by the Speaker of the House, two people the Secretary picks (one tied to sport fishing and one tied to commercial fishing), and two members the Secretary picks from the public. Each pair of two serves four-year terms, but when first chosen one person in each pair serves two years. If someone leaves early, their replacement only serves the rest of that term and is chosen the same way as the original pick. For the Senate and House pairs, the two cannot be from the same political party or the same State. If a Member of Congress stops being a Member, they also stop being on the Board.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §1055

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(a)The Advisory Board shall be composed of nine members. The Secretary shall designate the Chairman of the Advisory Board. The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife shall be a member of such Board ex officio. The remaining eight members of such Board shall be appointed as follows—
(1)two Members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;
(2)two Members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(3)two individuals appointed by the Secretary, one of whom shall be engaged in or closely associated with, sport fishing, and one of whom shall be engaged in, or closely associated with, commercial fishing; and
(4)two individuals appointed by the Secretary from the public at large.
(b)Each class of two members of the Advisory Board referred to in subsection (a) shall be appointed for terms of four years, except that, of each such class of two members initially appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of two years. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. Of each class of two members of such Board referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), not more than one shall be from the same political party, and not more than one shall be from the same State. Any member of such Board referred to in such paragraphs (1) and (2) who shall cease to be a Member of Congress during the term of his appointment under this section shall cease to be a member of such Board.
(c)Any vacancy in the Advisory Board shall be filled in the same manner as in the case of the original appointment.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory BoardsAdvisory boards in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Officers and Employees.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 1055

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60