5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may reimburse the 
Secretary of State for amounts expended by the 
Secretary of State under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 205. GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SCI-
ENTIFIC ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE. 
Section 4 (16 U.S.C. 953) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENTS; PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION; 
COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, shall appoint a General 
Advisory Committee which shall consist of not 
more than 25 individuals who shall be rep-
resentative of the various groups concerned 
with the fisheries covered by the Convention, in-
cluding nongovernmental conservation organiza-
tions, providing to the maximum extent prac-
ticable an equitable balance among such groups. 
Members of the General Advisory Committee 
will be eligible to participate as members of the 
United States delegation to the Commission 
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and its working groups to the extent the Com-
mission rules and space for delegations allow. 
‘‘(B) The chair of the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council’s Advisory Subpanel for 
Highly Migratory Fisheries and the chair of the 
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council’s 
Advisory Committee shall be ex-officio members 
of the General Advisory Committee by virtue of 
their positions in those Councils. 
‘‘(C) Each member of the General Advi-
sory Committee appointed under subparagraph 
(A) shall serve for a term of 3 years and is eli-
gible for reappointment. 
‘‘(D) The General Advisory Committee 
shall be invited to attend all non-executive 
meetings of the United States delegation and at 
such meetings shall be given opportunity to ex-
amine and to be heard on all proposed pro-
grams of investigation, reports, recommenda-
tions, and regulations of the Commission. 
‘‘(E) The General Advisory Committee 
shall determine its organization, and prescribe 
its practices and procedures for carrying out its 
functions under this title, the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Fishery Conservation and Management 
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Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the Conven-
tion. The General Advisory Committee shall 
publish and make available to the public a 
statement of its organization, practices and pro-
cedures. Meetings of the General Advisory Com-
mittee, except when in executive session, shall 
be open to the public, and prior notice of meet-
ings shall be made public in timely fashion. The 
General Advisory Committee shall not be sub-
ject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.). 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
SHARING.—The Secretary 
and the Secretary of State shall furnish the General 
Advisory Committee with relevant information con-
cerning fisheries and international fishery agree-
ments. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary shall provide to the 
General Advisory Committee in a timely man-
ner such administrative and technical support 
services as are necessary for its effective func-
tioning. 
‘‘(B) Individuals appointed to serve as a 
member of the General Advisory Committee— 
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‘‘(i) shall serve without pay, but while 
away from their homes or regular places of 
business to attend meetings of the General 
Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub-
sistence, in the same manner as persons 
employed intermittently in the Government 
service are allowed expenses under section 
5703 of title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(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.’’; 
(2) by striking so much of subsection (b) as 
precedes paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE.—(1) 
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall appoint a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of not 
less than 5 nor more than 15 qualified scientists with bal-
anced representation from the public and private sectors, 
including nongovernmental conservation organizations.’’; 
and 
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(3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘General 
Advisory Subcommittee’’ and inserting ‘‘General Ad-
visory Committee’’. 
SEC. 206. RULEMAKING. 
Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 955) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 6. RULEMAKING. 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State and, with respect to enforce-
ment measures, the Secretary of the Department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating, may promulgate such regu-
lations as may be necessary to carry out the United States 
international obligations under the Convention and this 
Act, including recommendations and decisions adopted by 
the Commission. In cases where the Secretary has discre-
tion in the implementation of one or more measures adopt-
ed by the Commission that would govern fisheries under 
the authority of a Regional Fishery Management Council, 
the Secretary may, to the extent practicable within the im-
plementation schedule of the Convention and any rec-
ommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission, 
promulgate such regulations in accordance with the proce-
dures established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 
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‘‘(b) JURISDICTION.—The Secretary may promulgate 
regulations applicable to all vessels and persons subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States, including United 
States flag vessels wherever they may be operating, on 
such date as the Secretary shall prescribe.’’. 
SEC. 207. PROHIBITED ACTS. 
Section 8 (16 U.S.C. 957) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 6(c) of this Act’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 6’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL
PROHIBITIONS
AND
ENFORCE-
MENT.—For prohibitions relating to this Act and enforce-
ment of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826g).’’. 
SEC. 208. ENFORCEMENT. 
Section 10 (16 U.S.C. 959) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 10. ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘For enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the 
High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826g).’’. 
SEC. 209. REDUCTION OF BYCATCH. 
Section 15 (16 U.S.C. 962) is amended by striking 
‘‘vessel’’ and inserting ‘‘vessels’’. 
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