Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§2433 Representatives
Title 16 › CHAPTER 44A — ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION › § 2433
Summary
The Secretary of State must appoint a U.S. officer or employee to serve as the United States representative to the Commission, but the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the National Science Foundation must agree. The Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the National Science Foundation must pick the U.S. representative to the Scientific Committee, but they need the Secretary of State’s agreement. Neither representative gets extra pay for doing these jobs.
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Title 16, §2433
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(a)Representative to the Commission
The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall appoint an officer or employee of the United States as the United States representative to the Commission.
(b)Representative to the Scientific Committee
The Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the National Science Foundation, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall designate the United States representative to the Scientific Committee.
(c)Compensation
The United States representatives to the Commission and the Scientific Committee shall receive no additional compensation by reason of their services as such representatives.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 2433
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110