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Calendar No. 574 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2871 

[Report No. 111–297] 

To make technical corrections to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 

Convention Implementation Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 10, 2009 

Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. MURRAY, and Ms. CANTWELL) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 

Reported by Mr. ROCKEFELLER, without amendment 

A BILL 

To make technical corrections to the Western and Central 

Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE WESTERN 

2 AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVEN3 TION IMPLEMENTATION ACT. 

4 Section 503 of the Western and Central Pacific Fish5 eries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6902) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘Management Council and’’ in 

8 subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘Management Council, 

9 and one of whom shall be the chairman or a member 

10 of’’; 

11 (2) by striking subsection (c)(1) and inserting 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) EMPLOYMENT STATUS.—Individuals serv14 ing as such Commissioners, other than officers or 

15 employees of the United States Government, shall 

16 not be considered Federal employees except for the 

17 purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liabil18 ity as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United 

19 States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United 

20 States Code.’’; and 

21 (3) by striking subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) and in22 serting the following: 

23 ‘‘(ii) shall not be considered Federal 

24 employees except for the purposes of injury 

25 compensation or tort claims liability as 

26 provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United 


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1 States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, 

2 United States Code.’’. 

3 SEC. 2. PACIFIC WHITING ACT OF 2006. 

4 (a) SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS.—Section 605(a)(1) of the 

5 Pacific Whiting Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 7004(a)(1)) is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘at least 6 but not more than 12’’ 

7 inserting ‘‘no more than 2’’. 

8 (b) EMPLOYMENT STATUS.—Section 609(a) of the 

9 Pacific Whiting Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 7008(a)) is 

10 amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(a) EMPLOYMENT STATUS.—Individuals appointed 

12 under section 603, 604, 605, or 606 of this title, other 

13 than officers or employees of the United States Govern14 ment, shall not be considered to be Federal employees 

15 while performing such service, except for purposes of in16 jury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in 

17 chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 

18 of title 28, United States Code.’’. 


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Calendar No. 574 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2871 

[Report No. 111–297] 

A BILL 

To make technical corrections to the Western and 

tation Act, and for other purposes. Central Pacific Fisheries Convention ImplemenSEPTEMBER 20, 2010 

Reported without amendment 


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