---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 5608"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "5608"
heading: "Administrative matters"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/5608"
units:
  - "Chapter 76 — Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention"
---

# §5608. Administrative matters

- (a) **Prohibition on compensation—** A [person](/usc/16/5609.md?p=12) shall not receive any compensation from the Government by reason of any service of the [person](/usc/16/5609.md?p=12) as—
  - (1) a [Commissioner](/usc/16/5609.md?p=4), Alternate [Commissioner](/usc/16/5609.md?p=4), [Representative](/usc/16/5609.md?p=13), or Alternative [Representative](/usc/16/5609.md?p=13);
  - (2) an expert or adviser authorized under [section 5601(e) of this title](/usc/16/5601.md?p=e); or
  - (3) a member of the consultative committee established by [section 5607 of this title](/usc/16/5607.md).
- (b) **Travel and expenses—** The Secretary of State shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, pay all necessary travel and other expenses of [persons](/usc/16/5609.md?p=12) described in [subsection (a)(1)](#a-1) and of not more than six experts and advisers authorized under [section 5601(e) of this title](/usc/16/5601.md?p=e) with respect to their actual performance of their official duties pursuant to this chapter, in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5.
- (c) **Status as Federal employees—** A [person](/usc/16/5609.md?p=12) shall not be considered to be a Federal employee by reason of any service of the [person](/usc/16/5609.md?p=12) in a capacity described in [subsection (a)](#a), except for purposes of injury compensation and tort claims liability under [chapter 81](/usc/5/chptIII/sptG/ch81.md) of title 5 and [chapter 171](/usc/28/chptVI/ch171.md) of title 28, respectively.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 104–43, title II, § 209, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 381; Pub. L. 105–384, title II, § 201(b)(2), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3451.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1998—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–384 substituted “171” for “17”.