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(a)at the beginning of section 53(2 (which provides as to the effect of presentment of a bill of exchange) there shall be inserted the words “ Subject to section 75A of this Act, ”; and
(1)The United States shall be represented on the Commission by 4 Commissioners who shall be appointed by the President and who may not receive compensation for service as Commissioners. Of the Commissioners—
(A)1 shall be an official of the United States Government; and
(B)3 shall be individuals who reside in different Great Lakes States and who are knowledgeable regarding the fisheries of the Great Lakes, except that 1 of them must also be an official of 1 Great Lakes State.
(2)The President shall appoint an alternate Commissioner who shall perform the duties of a Commissioner—
(A)until a vacancy referred to in subsection (b)(3) is filled; and
(B)in the event of the absence of a Commissioner from any meeting of the United States Section or the Commission.
(3)Individuals serving as such Commissioners shall not be considered to be Federal employees while performing such service, except for purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5 and chapter 171 of title 28.
United States Government work; public domain under 17 U.S.C. § 105.