Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§1056 Compensation of Advisory Board
Title 16 › CHAPTER 20 — NATIONAL FISHERIES CENTER AND AQUARIUM › § 1056
Summary
Most Advisory Board members do not get paid, but they are reimbursed for travel, meals, lodging, and other necessary expenses they incur while doing board work. Members appointed under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) of section 1055 may each receive $50 per diem when actually performing board duties, and they also get reimbursement for travel, meals, lodging, and other necessary expenses.
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Title 16, §1056
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Members of the Advisory Board, other than members appointed under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) of section 1055 of this title, shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Board. Members of the Board appointed under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) of section 1055 of this title may each receive $50 per diem when engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Board, in addition to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of such duties.
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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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16 U.S.C. § 1056
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102