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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2871 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2871

   To make technical corrections to the Western and Central Pacific 
    Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 10, 2009

  Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL

 
   To make technical corrections to the Western and Central Pacific 
    Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. 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. 2. 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 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.''.
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