### Question
How is the term Commissioner defined?


### Answer
The term **Commissioner** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 5609* as the following:

> a United States Commissioner to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization appointed under section 5601(a) of this title

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 5609*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 76-NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION**

