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16 U.S.C. § 5607

Section 5607 · Consultative committee

Current version, with additions and removals from the November 3, 1995 version.

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Current — December 27, 2022
As of November 3, 1995
(a) Establishment
(a) Establishment

The Secretary of State and the Secretary, shall jointly establish a consultative committee to advise the Secretaries on issues related to the Convention.

The Secretary of State and the Secretary, shall jointly establish a consultative committee to advise the Secretaries on issues related to the Convention.

(b) Membership
(b) Membership

(1) The membership of the Committee shall include representatives from the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, the States represented on those Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the fishing industry, the seafood processing industry, and others knowledgeable and experienced in the conservation and management of fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

(1) The membership of the Committee shall include representatives from the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, the States represented on those Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the fishing industry, the seafood processing industry, and others knowledgeable and experienced in the conservation and management of fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

(2) Terms and Reappointment.—Each member of the consultative committee shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible for reappointment.
(2) Terms and Reappointment.—Each member of the consultative committee shall serve for a term of 2 years and shall be eligible for reappointment.
(c) Duties of committee
(c) Duties of committee

Members of the consultative committee may attend—

Members of the consultative committee may attend—

(1) all public meetings of the General Council or the Fisheries Commission;
(1) all public meetings of the Commission;
(2) any other meetings to which they are invited by the General Council or the Fisheries Commission; and
(2) any other meetings to which they are invited by the Commission; and

(3) all nonexecutive meetings of the United States Commissioners.

(3) all nonexecutive meetings of the United States Commissioners.

(d) Relationship to other law
(d) Relationship to other law
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the consultative committee established under this section.
Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to the consultative committee established under this section.
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