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16 U.S.C. 971a: Commissioners

Created in 1975 by Public Law 94-70. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2007Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006

2000Pub. L. 106-562

1990Pub. L. 101-627

1975Pub. L. 94-70created it

16 U.S.C. 971aCommissioners

(a)Appointment and number; selection of Chairman; rules of procedure; term

(b)Alternate Commissioners

(c)Compensation

(d)Travel expenses

(e)Sense of Congress regarding fish habitat

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

2007

Pub. L. 109–479 added subsec. (e). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006) Law text · (e)

2000

Pub. L. 106–562 inserted before last sentence "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 chapte… Law text · (a)

1990

Pub. L. 101–627, §201(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added pars. (2) and (3). · (a)
Pub. L. 101–627, §203, added subsec. (d). · (d)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.