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[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
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  January 2, 2001 and January 28, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC5725]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                     CHAPTER 77--YUKON RIVER SALMON
 
               SUBCHAPTER II--CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
 
Sec. 5725. Administrative matters


(a) Compensation

    Panel members and alternate Panel members who are not State or 
Federal employees shall receive compensation at the daily rate of GS-15 
of the General Schedule when engaged in the actual performance of 
duties.

(b) Travel and other necessary expenses

    Travel and other necessary expenses shall be paid by the Secretary 
of the Interior for all Panel members, alternate Panel members, and 
members of any advisory committee established under section 5722 of this 
title when engaged in the actual performance of duties.

(c) Treatment as Federal employees

    Except for officials of the United States Government, all Panel 
members, alternate Panel members, and members of any advisory committee 
established under section 5722 of this title shall not be considered to 
be Federal employees while engaged in the actual performance of duties, 
except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability 
as provided in chapter 81 of title 5 and chapter 71 \1\ of title 28.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be ``171''.
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(Pub. L. 106-450, title II, Sec. 206, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1943.)

                       References in Text

    GS-15 of the General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (a), is set 
out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and 
Employees.
