---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 5004"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "5004"
heading: "Advisory Panel"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/5004"
units:
  - "Chapter 70 — North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Convention"
---

# §5004. Advisory Panel

- (a) **Establishment of Panel—** An Advisory Panel to the [United States Section](/usc/16/5002.md?p=17) is established. The Advisory Panel shall be composed of the following:
  - (1) The [Commissioner](/usc/16/3601.md?p=3) of the Alaska Department of [Fish](/usc/16/5002.md?p=11) and Game.
  - (2) The Director of the Washington Department of [Fisheries](/usc/16/1383a.md?p=o-1).
  - (3) One [representative](/usc/16/5609.md?p=13) of the Pacific [States](/usc/16/544.md?p=r) Marine [Fisheries](/usc/16/1383a.md?p=o-1) [Commission](/usc/16/5002.md?p=4), designated by the Executive Director of that [commission](/usc/16/5002.md?p=4).
  - (4) Eleven members (six of whom shall be residents of the [State](/usc/16/6456.md?p=2) of Alaska and five of whom shall be residents of the [State](/usc/16/6456.md?p=2) of Washington), appointed by the [Secretary](/usc/16/5002.md?p=16), in consultation with the [Secretary](/usc/16/5002.md?p=16) of Commerce, from among a slate of 12 [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) nominated by the Governor of Alaska and a slate of 10 [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) nominated by the Governor of Washington.
- (b) **Qualifications—** [Persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) appointed to the Advisory Panel shall be individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning [anadromous stocks](/usc/16/5002.md?p=1) and [ecologically related species](/usc/16/5002.md?p=8). In submitting a slate of nominees pursuant to [subsection (a)(4)](#a-4), the Governors of Alaska and Washington shall seek to represent the broad range of [parties](/usc/16/5002.md?p=15) interested in [anadromous stocks](/usc/16/5002.md?p=1) and [ecologically related species](/usc/16/5002.md?p=8), and at a minimum shall include on each slate at least one [representative](/usc/16/5609.md?p=13) of commercial salmon [fishing](/usc/16/5002.md?p=12) interests and of environmental interests concerned with protection of living marine [resources](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=8).
- (c) **Limitation on service—** Any [person](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) appointed to the Advisory Panel pursuant to [subsection (a)(4)](#a-4) 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](/usc/16/5002.md?p=17) and at such meetings shall be granted the opportunity to examine and to be heard on all proposed [programs](/usc/16/460ss–6.md?p=1) of study and investigation, reports, and recommendations of the [United States Section](/usc/16/5002.md?p=17).
- (e) **Compensation—** The members of the Advisory Panel shall receive no compensation for their service as such members.
- (f) **Travel expenses—**
  - (1) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/5002.md?p=16) may pay the necessary travel expenses of the members of the Advisory Panel in carrying out their service as such members in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections [5701](/usc/5/5701.md), [5702](/usc/5/5702.md), [5704 through 5708](/usc/5/5704..5708.md), and [5731](/usc/5/5731.md) of title 5.
  - (2) **Reimbursement—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/5002.md?p=16) of Commerce may reimburse the [Secretary](/usc/16/5002.md?p=16) for amounts expended by the [Secretary](/usc/16/5002.md?p=16) under this subparagraph.[^1]

## Footnotes

[^1]: So in original. Probably should be “subsection”.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 805, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4311; Pub. L. 102–587, title VIII, § 8005, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5100; Pub. L. 106–562, title III, § 304(a), Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2806; Pub. L. 114–327, title I, § 121(b)(2), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1985.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Title VIII of Pub. L. 102–567 and Pub. L. 102–587 enacted identical sections. Title VIII of Pub. L. 102–587 was repealed by Pub. L. 106–562.

### Amendments

2016—Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 114–327 added subsecs. (e) and (f) and struck out former subsec. (e) which related to compensation and expenses.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Termination of Advisory Panels

Advisory panels established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a panel established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such panel is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a panel established by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law, see sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.