Pub. L. 108-199, div. B, tit. II, sec. 208

Sec. 208. Of the amount available from the fund entitled “Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to 118 STAT. 74 American Fisheries”, $10,000,000 shall be provided to the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board, $2,000,000 shall be available to the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, $2,000,000 shall be available to the South Carolina Seafood Alliance, $1,500,000 shall be available to the Oregon Trawl Commission, and $1,500,000 shall be available to the Oregon State University Seafood Laboratory: Provided, That: (1) the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board (hereinafter “the Board”) shall be a nonprofit organization and not an agency or establishment of the United States; (2) the Secretary may appoint, assign, or otherwise designate as Executive Director an employee of the Department of Commerce, who may serve in an official capacity in such position, with or without reimbursement, and such appointment or assignment shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege; and (3) the Board may adopt bylaws consistent with the purposes of this section, and may undertake other acts necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.