PUBLIC LAW 102-567—OCT. 29,1992

106 STAT. 4311

(d) COMPENSATION.—United States Commissioners and Alter-
nate United States Commissioners shall receive no compensation
for their services as Commissioners and Alternate Commissioners.

SEC. 806. ADVISORY PANEL. 16 USC 5004.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PANEL.—An Advisory Panel to the
United States Section is established. The Advisory Panel shall
be composed of the following:

(1) The Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish
and Game.

(2) The Director of the Washington Department of
Fisheries.

(3) One representative of the Pacific States Marine Fish-
eries Commission, designated by the Executive Director of that
commission.

(4) Eleven members (six of whom shall be residents of
the State of Alaska and five of whom shall be residents of
the State of Washington), appointed by the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Commerce, from among a slate
of 12 persons nominated by the Governor of Alaska and a
slate of 10 persons nominated by the Governor of Washington.

(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—Persons appointed to the Advisory Panel
shall be individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced concern-
ing anadromous stocks and ecologically related species. In submit-
ting a slate of nominees pursuant to subsection (aX4), the Governors
of Alaska and Washington shall seek to represent the broad range
of parties interested in anadromous stocks and ecologically related
species, and at a minimum shall include on each slate at least
one representative of commercial salmon fishing interests and of
environmental interests concerned with protection of living marine
resources.

(c) LIMITATION ON SERVICE.—Any person appointed to the
Advisory Panel pursuant to subsection (aX4) shall serve for a term
not to exceed 4 years, and may not serve more than two consecutive
terms.

(d) FUNCTIONS.—The Advisory Panel shall be invited to all
nonexecutive meetings of the United States Section and at such
meetings shall be granted the opportunity to examine and to be
heard on all proposed programs of study and investigation, reports,
and recommendations of the United States Section.

(e) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.—The members of the
Advisory Panel shall receive no compensation or travel expenses
for their services as such members.

SEC. 806. COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS. 16 USC 5005.

The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Com-
merce, may accept or reject, on behalf of the United States, rec-
ommendations made by the Commission in accordance with article
LX of the Convention.

SEC. 807. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONVENTION. 16 USC 5006.

(a) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretary of Commerce shall be
responsible for administering provisions of the Convention, this
title, and regulations issued under this title. The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary
of Transportation, shall be responsible for coordinating the partici-
pation of the United States in the Commission.

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