Conservation Commissioner of Atlantic Tunas Convention

(a) Appointment and procedure of Commissioners Section 3(a) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971a(a)) is amended to read as follows: (a) Appointment and number; rules of procedure; term (1) Appointment The President shall appoint 4 Commissioners to serve as delegates of the United States to the Commission as follows: (A) 1 Commissioner shall be a Federal employee who shall serve as Chair. (B) 3 Commissioners shall not be Federal employees, of whom— (i) 1 shall have knowledge and experience regarding commercial fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Caribbean Sea; (ii) 1 shall have knowledge and experience regarding recreational fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Caribbean Sea; and (iii) 1 shall have knowledge and experience in marine conservation and shall represent the public interest in marine conservation and nonconsumptive uses of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Carribean Sea. (2) Term of appointment (A) Length of term The term of a Commissioner appointed under paragraph (1) shall be 3 years. (B) Consecutive terms No individual appointed under paragraph (1) shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms as Commissioner. (C) Pleasure of President Each Commissioner appointed under paragraph (1) shall serve at the pleasure of the President. (3) Representation of the United States (A) In general At meetings of the Commission, Council, any Panel, or any other function as provided for in the Convention, the United States shall be represented by the Commissioner described in paragraph (1)(A) and 2 Commissioners described in paragraph (1)(B). (B) Procedures for rotation The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish procedures under which the Commissioners appointed described in paragraph (1)(B) rotate in representing the United States to the Commission. (C) Right to participation Each Commissioner appointed under paragraph (1) may— (i) attend all meetings of the Commission, Council, any Panel, or any other function as provided for in the Convention; and (ii) participate fully in all United States preparatory activity for any activity relating to the Convention.. (b) Regulation may not decrease allocation or quota Section 6(c)(3) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(3)) is amended by striking or decreasing.