---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 7004"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "7004"
heading: "United States representation on joint technical committee"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/7004"
units:
  - "Chapter 89 — Pacific Whiting"
---

# §7004. United States representation on joint technical committee

- (a) **Scientific experts—**
  - (1) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/7001.md?p=8), in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint no more than 2 individuals to serve as scientific experts on the [joint technical committee](/usc/16/7001.md?p=5), at least 1 of whom shall be an official of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  - (2) **Term of office—** An individual appointed under [paragraph (1)](#a-1) shall be appointed for a term of not to exceed 4 years, but shall be eligible for reappointment. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of office of that individual’s predecessor shall be appointed for the remainder of that term.
- (b) **Independent member—** In [addition](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-2) to individuals appointed under [subsection (a)](#a), the [Secretary](/usc/16/7001.md?p=8), jointly with the Government of Canada, shall appoint 1 independent member to the [joint technical committee](/usc/16/7001.md?p=5) selected from a list of names provided by the [advisory panel](/usc/16/7001.md?p=1).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 109–479, title VI, § 605, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3646; Pub. L. 111–348, title III, § 302(a), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3672.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2011—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–348 substituted “no more than 2” for “at least 6 but not more than 12”.