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 92 STAT. 400 16 USC 1023.

PUBLIC LAW 95-326—JULY 28, 1978

(3) Section 4 is amended— (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "SEC. 4. (a) The United States Section shall appoint an advisory committee of not less than six and not more than twenty-one members and shall fix the terms of office thereof. The members shall be appointed from among— "(1) individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced with respect to the fisheries covered by the Convention; and "(2) officers and employees of the fishery agencies of States the residents of which maintain a substantial fishery in the Convention area; except that two-thirds of the membership of the committee shall consist of individuals, appointed under paragraphs (1) and (2), who are residents of Alaska."; and (B) by amending the second sentence of subsection (d) to read as follows: "On approval by the United States Section, not more than five members of the committee, designated by the committee, shall be paid for transportation expenses and per diem incident to attendance at meetings of the Commission or the United States Section; except that in the case in which— "(1) one member is so designated, such member shall be from among the members representing Alaska; "(2) two or three members are so designated, two members shall be from among those representing Alaska; and "(3) four or five members are so designated, three members shall be from among those representing Alaska.". 16 USC 1025. (4) Section 6 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6. The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary, may accept or reject, on behalf of the United States, recommendations made by the Commission in accordance with article III, section 1 of the Convention.". 16 USC 1025a. (5) Section 7 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 7. (a) The Secretary shall administer and, except to the extent otherwise provided for in this Act, enforce the provisions of the Convention, this Act, and regulations issued under this Act. Regulations. "(b) In carrying out such functions, the Secretary— "(1) shall, m consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating and the United States Section, adopt such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Convention and this Act; and "(2) may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, cooperate with the duly authorized officials of the government of any party to the Convention. "(c) The Secretary may adopt regulations which apply only to stocks of fish in the Convention area north of the parallel of north latitude of 48 degrees and 30 minutes, but such regulations shall not apply in the Convention area south of the 49th parallel of north latitude with respect to sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) or pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha).". Enforcement. (6) Section 9 is amended to read as follows: 16 USC 1027. "SEC. 9. (a) This Act shall be enforced by the Secretary and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. Such Secretaries may by agreement utilize, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, the personnel, services, equipment (including aircraft and vessels), and facilities of any other Federal agency, including all

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