§2672a Alternate United States Commissioners for International Fisheries Commissions

Summary

The Secretary of State may appoint Alternate United States Commissioners so the U.S. has representation at meetings of several international fisheries commissions, including the North Pacific Fur Seal Commission, Inter‑American Tropical Tuna Commission, International Pacific Halibut Commission, International Whaling Commission, Commission for the Conservation of Shrimp in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, and similar treaty commissions (but not the International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries or the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission). Alternates can act with all the powers of a U.S. Commissioner at any commission or U.S. section meeting when a regular Commissioner is absent. The number of alternates cannot exceed the number of authorized U.S. Commissioners who will be absent. Any Deputy United States Commissioners named under the treaty or statute take priority over alternates.