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(.A) The principal State ofBcial with marine 

 fishery management responsibility and exper- 

 tise in each constituent State, who is designated 

 as such by the Governor of the State, so long as 

 the ofBcial continues to hold such position, or the 

 designee of such ofBcial. 



(B) The regional director of the National Ma- 

 rine Fisheries Service for the geographic area 

 concerned, or his designee, except that if two 

 such directors are within such geographical area, 

 the Secretary shall designate which of such di- 

 rectors shall be the voting member. 



(C) The members required to be appointed by 

 the Secretary shall be appointed by the Secre- 

 tary from a list of qualified individuals submit- 

 ted by the Governor of each applicable constit- 

 uent State. With respect to the initial such ap- 

 pointments, such Governors shall submit such 

 lists to the Secretary as soon as practicable, not 

 later than 45 days after the date of the enact- 

 ment of this Act. As used in this subparagraph, 

 (i) the term "list of qualified individuals" shall 

 include the names (including pertinent bio- 

 graphical data) of not less than three such in- 

 dividuals for each applicable vacany, and (ii) 

 the term "qualified individual" means an indi- 

 vidual who is knowledgeable or experienced with 

 regard to the management, conservation, or re- 

 creational or commercial harvest, of the fishery 

 resources of the geographical area concerned. 



(2) Each voting member appointed to a Coun- 

 cil pui-suant to paragraph (1)(C) shall serve for 

 a term of 3 years: except that, with respect to the 

 members initially so appointed, the Secretary shall 

 designate up to one-third thereof to serve for a 

 term of 1 year, up to one-third thereof to serve for 

 a term of 2 years, and the remaining such mem- 

 bers to serve for a term of 3 years. 



(3) Successors to the voting members of any 

 Council shall be appointed in the same manner as 

 the original voting members. Any individual ap- 

 pointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the 

 expiration of any term of ofiBce shall be appointed 

 for the remainder of that term. 



(c) Nonvoting Members. — (1) The nonvoting 

 members of each Covmcil shall be: 



(A) The regional or area director of the United 

 States Fish and Wildlife Service for the geo- 

 graphical area concerned, or his designee. 



(B) The commander of the Coast Guard dis- 

 trict for the geogtraphical area concerned, or his 

 designee; except that, if two Coast Guard dis- 

 tricts are within such geographical area, the 

 commander designated for such purpose by the 

 commandant of the Coast Guard. 



(C) The executive director of the Marine Fish- 

 eries Commission for the geographical area con- 

 cerned, if any, or his designee. 



(D) One representative of the Department of 

 State designated for such purpose by the Secre- 

 tary of State, or his designee. 



(2) The Pacific Council shall have one additional 

 nonvoting member who shall be appointed by, and 



serve at the pleasure of, the Governor of Alaska. 



(d) Compensation and Expenses. — The voting 

 members of each Council, who are not employed 

 by the Federal Government or any State or local 

 government, shall receive compensation at the 

 daily rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule 

 when engaged in the actual performance of duties 

 for such Council. The voting members of each 

 Council, any nonvoting member described in sub- 

 section (c) (1) (C), and the nonvoting member ap- 

 pointed pursuant to subsection (c) (2) shall be re- 

 imbursed for actual expenses incurred in the per- 

 formance of such duties. 



(e) Transaction of Business. — 



(1) A majority of the voting members of any 

 Council shall constitute a quorum, but one or 

 more such members designated by the Council 

 may hold hearings. All decisions of any Council 

 shall be by majority vote of the voting members 

 present and voting. 



(2) The voting members of each Council shall 

 select a Chairman for such Council from among 

 the voting members. 



(3) Each Council shall meet in the geographi- 

 cal area concerned at the call of the Chairman 

 or upon the request of a majority of its voting 

 members. 



(4) If any voting member of a Council dis- 

 agrees with respect to any matter which is trans- 

 mitted to the Secretary by such Council, such 

 member may submit a statement to the Secre- 

 tary setting forth the reasons for such disagree- 

 ment. 



(f) Staff and Administration. — 



(1) Each Council may appoint, and assign 

 duties to, an executive director and such other 

 full- and part-time administrative employees as 

 the Secretary determines are necessary to the 

 performance of its functions. 



(2) Upon the request of any Council, and 

 after consultation with the Secretary, the head 

 of any Federal agency is authorized to detail to 

 such Council, on a reimbursable basis, any of 

 the personnel of such agency, to assist such 

 Council in the performance of its functions 

 under this Act. 



(3) The Secretary shall provide to each Coun- 

 cil such administrative and technical support 

 services as are necessary for the effective func- 

 tioning of such Council. 



(4) The Administrator of General Services 

 shall furnish each Council with such offices, 

 equipment, supplies, and services as he is au- 

 thorized to furnish to any other agency or in- 

 strumentality of the United States. 



(5) The Secretary and the Secretary of State 

 shall furnish each Council with relevant infor- 

 mation concerning foreign fishing and interna- 

 tional fishery agreements. 



1 6) Each Council shall determine its organiza- 

 tion, and prescribe its practices and procedures 

 for carrying out its functions under this Act, in 

 accordance with such uniform standards as are 

 prescribed by the Secretary. Each Council shall 



