16 U.S.C. § 4004
There is established the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council.
The National Council shall be comprised of regional representation from the Northeast, Southeast, Pacific, and Alaska regions. The Northeast region shall consist of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. The Southeast region shall consist of the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territory of the Virgin Islands. The Pacific region shall consist of the States of Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii, the territories of Guam and American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Alaska region shall consist of the State of Alaska.
Members of the National Council shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. A vacancy in the National Council shall not affect its ability to function. The Secretary shall appoint a new member within sixty days to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term. Any member may remain on the National Council beyond that member's term until a successor is appointed.
The National Council shall annually elect a Chairman by a majority of those voting, if a quorum is present. Ten members of the National Council shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
The National Council shall first meet within one hundred and eighty days after November 14, 1986.
Members of the National Council shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed in accordance with section 5703 of title 5 for reasonable travel costs and expenses incurred in performing their duties as members of the National Council.
16 U.S.C. § 4004
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1988-Subsec. (d)(1)(E). Pub. L. 100-350 which directed the substitution of ",at least one of whom is not a resident of the States of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, and Northeast regions" for "and who are not residents of the States of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, or Northeast regions" was executed by substituting that phrase for "and who are not residents of the states of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, or Northeast regions".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONTINUITY OF NATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP Pub. L. 101-627, title VII, §704(a), (b), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4464, provided that:"(a) UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE.-Individuals serving on September 30, 1990, as members of the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council shall be deemed to continue as members in uninterrupted service since the date of their initial appointment. "(b) FILLING OF VACANCIES.-Notwithstanding section 206(e) of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4005(e)), any vacancy on the National Fish and Seafood Promotion Act [Promotional Council] not filled as of September 30, 1990, shall be filled within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 28, 1990]."
- National Council
- "National Council" means the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council established in section 4004 of this title;
- Secretary
- "Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary's designee; and
- United States
- "United States" means the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and any other territory, possession, or commonwealth of the United States.
- council
- "council" means a seafood promotional council established under section 4009 of this title;
- fish
- "fish" means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of aquatic animal life used for human consumption; the term does not include marine mammals and seabirds;
- harvester
- "harvester" means any individual who is in the business of catching or growing fish for purposes of sale;
- marketer
- "marketer" means any person who is in the business of selling fish or fish products in the wholesale, retail, or restaurant trade, but whose primary business function is not the processing or packaging of fish or fish products in preparation for sale;
- member
- "member" means any person serving on the National Council or on any council;
- person
- "person" means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any private entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States or any State, commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States;
- processor
- "processor" means any person who is in the business of preparing or packaging fish or fish products (including fish of the processor's own harvesting) for sale;
- receiver
- "receiver" means any person who owns fish processing vessels and any person in the business of acquiring fish directly from harvesters;