United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 16. CONSERVATION |
Chapter 15A. GREAT LAKES FISHERIES |
§ 932. Commissioners; appointment, number, and compensation; term of office; vacancy
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(a) (1) The United States shall be represented on the Commission by 4 Commissioners who shall be appointed by the President and who may not receive compensation for service as Commissioners. Of the Commissioners— (A) 1 shall be an official of the United States Government; and (B) 3 shall be individuals who reside in different Great Lakes States and who are knowledgeable regarding the fisheries of the Great Lakes, except that 1 of them must also be an official of Great Lakes State. (2) The President shall appoint an alternate Commissioner who shall perform the duties of a Commissioner— (A) until a vacancy referred to in subsection (b)(3) of this section is filled; and (B) in the event of the absence of a Commissioner from any meeting of the United States Section or the Commission. (3) Individuals serving as such Commissioners shall not be considered to be Federal employees while performing such service, except for purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5 and chapter 171 of title 28. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term of office of Commissioners appointed under subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section is 6 years. (2) Of the Commissioners first appointed under subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section after November 14, 1986 , 1 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, 1 shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, and 1 shall be appointed for a term of 6 years.(3) Whenever a vacancy occurs among Commissioners appointed under subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section, the President shall appoint an individual to fill that vacancy for the remainder of the applicable term.
Amendments
2000—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 106–562 added par. (3).
1986—Pub. L. 99–659 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The United States shall be represented on the Commission by three Commissioners to be appointed by the President, to serve as such during his pleasure, and to receive no compensation for their services as such Commissioners. Of such Commissioners—
“(a) one shall be an official of the United States Government; and
“(b) two shall be persons residing in Great Lakes States, duly qualified by reason of knowledge of the fisheries of the Great Lakes, of whom one shall be an official of a Great Lakes State: Provided, however, That the Commissioners appointed under this subsection shall not be residents of the same State.”
Miscellaneous
Pub. L. 99–659, title IV, § 405(b),
Secretary of State authorized to designate Alternate United States Commissioners, see sections 2672a and 2672b of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.