100 STAT. 3718
PUBLIC LAW 99-659—NOV. 14, 1986
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. (d) VOTING MEMBERS.—(1) The voting members of the National
Council shall be— (A) three members who reside in or do substantial fishing industry business in the Northeast region; (B) three members who reside in or do substantial fishing industry business in the Southeast region; (C) three members who reside in or do substantial fishing ti industry business in the Pacific region; (D) three members who reside in or do substantial fishing i' industry business in the Alaska region; i (E) two members-at-large with demonstrated expertise in fresh-water and inland commercial fisheries and who are not ^ residents of the states of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, or f Northeast regions; and (F) one member-at-large who is either a person professionally f- engaged in the dissemination of information pertaining to the 2 nutritional benefits and preparation of fish and fish products or a person who is a member of an organized labor union and has expertise in the United States fisheries. (2) Of the members appointed pursuant to each of paragraphs (1)(A) through (D) of this subsection, one shall be a harvester, one shall be a processor or a receiver, and one shall be a marketer. (e) TERM OF OFFICE.—Members of the National Council shall be
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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. (f) CHAIRMAN.—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. (g) FIRST MEETING.—The National Council shall first meet within one hundred and eighty days after the date of enactment of this Act. (h) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Members of the National Coun^jj gjiall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for resisonable travel costs and expenses incurred in performing their duties as members of the National Council. SEC. 206. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL.
(a) FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES.—The National Council shall— -fj (1) prepare and submit to the Secretary, for the Secretary's review and approval, an annual marketing and promotion plan ^; which contains descriptions of consumer education, research, and other marketing and promotion activities of the National
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