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124 STAT. 3672 PUBLIC LAW 111–348—JAN. 4, 2011 TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS SEC. 301. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION ACT. Section 503 of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6902) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘Management Council and’’ in subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘Management Council, and one of whom shall be the chairman or a member of’’; (2) by striking subsection (c)(1) and inserting the following: ‘‘(1) EMPLOYMENT STATUS.—Individuals serving as such Commissioners, other than officers or employees of the United States Government, shall not be considered Federal employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.’’; and (3) by striking subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) and inserting the following: ‘‘(ii) shall not be considered Federal employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.’’. SEC. 302. PACIFIC WHITING ACT OF 2006. (a) SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS.—Section 605(a)(1) of the Pacific Whiting Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 7004(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘at least 6 but not more than 12’’ inserting ‘‘no more than 2’’. (b) EMPLOYMENT STATUS.—Section 609(a) of the Pacific Whiting Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 7008(a)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(a) EMPLOYMENT STATUS.—Individuals appointed under section 603, 604, 605, or 606 of this title, other than officers or employees of the United States Government, shall not be considered to be Federal employees while performing such service, except for pur- poses of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.’’. SEC. 303. REPLACEMENT VESSEL. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Commerce may promulgate regulations that allow for the replace- ment or rebuilding of a vessel qualified under subsections (a)(7) and (g)(1)(A) of section 219 of the Department of Commerce and