16 U.S.C. § 7004 — United States representation on joint technical committee

(a) Scientific experts (1) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, must appoint no more than 2 individuals to serve as scientific experts on the joint technical committee, at least 1 of whom must be an official of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2) Term of office An individual appointed under paragraph (1) must be appointed for a term of not to exceed 4 years, but must be eligible for reappointment. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term of office of that individual’s predecessor must be appointed for the remainder of that term. (b) Independent member In addition to individuals appointed under subsection (a), the Secretary, jointly with the Government of Canada, must appoint 1 independent member to the joint technical committee selected from a list of names provided by the advisory panel.