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B-187905 1 (1977-01-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadebb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i I I THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISIO3N ' OP THE UNITWD ETATES oWA HIINQTON. DC. O b48 FILE: B-187905 DATE: u ygJ MATTER OF: Compensation of Members of Regional Fishery Management Councils DIGEST: Section 302(d) of Pub. L. No. 04-265 provides per diem compensation to voting members of Regional Fishery Management Chinicils who are not em- ployed by Federal, State, or local Governments. Council'members exceipted from compensation are those who receive compensation from any such government for the saane period that he performs duties as a Council member. . By letter dated NovecA er 26, 1976, Mr. Joseph F.. Giza, an authorized deitifying offider of the National Oceanic a8Hd Atmo- spheric Administrsai6n (NOAA), U.5.. De artnent of. Contierce, requests an advance decii1on edicerning whether certarin persons are entitled to compensation as voting members of the Regional Fishery Management Coincils established under the Fishery Conservation and Management'Act of 1976. Pub. L. No. d4-265, 5 302. 90 Stat. 331, 347 (April 13, 1976). Section 30a) of .the Act provides for eight Regional Fishery Managinent Councils for the several coastal fishing areas under th&'jurisdiction of the United States. The eight Councils have a total of 108 voting members. Section302(f)(7) of the Act requires the Secretary of Commeru e on his designee to pay compensation and expenses to the Council members. Section '302(d) oftthe Act provides that all Council members shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred In performing their duties and that voting members shall be compensated on a daily basis as follows: -The vrdting mikembers of each Coxiidilwho arenot employed by;t1 ) Fideral Govi'nineMUr anState or locagoverrnment shall receive compensation at the dly rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule when engaged in the actual performance of dutles for such Coun1i. * * * (Emphasis added.)

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