§ 583j-1. — Board of Directors of Foundation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC583j-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3--FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER V--FOREST FOUNDATION
Sec. 583j-1. Board of Directors of Foundation
(a) Establishment and membership
The Foundation shall have a governing Board of Directors
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Board''), which shall consist of
fifteen Directors, each of whom shall be a United States citizen. At the
discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary may increase
the number of Directors to not more than twenty. At all times, a
majority of members of the Board shall be educated or have actual
experience in natural or cultural resource management, law, or research.
To the extent practicable, members of the Board shall represent diverse
points of view relating to natural and cultural resource issues. The
Chief of the Forest Service shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of
the Board.
(b) Appointment and terms
Within one year from November 16, 1990, the Secretary of Agriculture
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall appoint the
Directors of the Board. Directors shall be appointed for terms of six
years; except that the Secretary, in making the initial appointments to
the Board, shall appoint one-third each of the Directors to terms of
two, four, and six years respectively. A vacancy on the Board shall be
filled within sixty days of such vacancy in the manner in which the
original appointment was made. No individual may serve more than twelve
consecutive years as a Director.
(c) Chairman
The Chairman shall be elected by the Board from its members. A
chairman shall serve for a two-year term, and may be re-elected to the
post during his tenure as a Director.
(d) Quorum
A majority of the current voting membership of the Board shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(e) Meetings
The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman at least once a
year. If a Director misses three consecutive regularly scheduled
meetings, that individual may be removed from the Board by majority vote
of the Board of Directors and that vacancy filled in accordance with
subsection (b) of this section.
(f) Reimbursement of expenses
Voting members of the Board shall serve without pay, but may be
reimbursed for the actual and necessary traveling and subsistence
expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties for the
Foundation. Such reimbursement may not exceed such amount as would be
authorized under section 5703 of title 5 for the payment of expenses and
allowances for individuals employed intermittently in the Federal
Government service.
(g) General powers
The Board may complete the organization of the Foundation by
appointing employees, adopting a constitution and bylaws consistent with
the purposes of the Foundation and the provisions of this subchapter,
and undertaking other such acts as may be necessary to function and to
carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
(h) Officers and employees
Officers and employees may not be appointed until the Foundation has
sufficient funds to pay for their services. Officers and employees of
the Foundation shall be appointed without regard to the provisions of
title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be
paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III
of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General
Schedule pay rates.
(Pub. L. 101-593, title IV, Sec. 403, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2970;
Pub. L. 107-63, title II, Nov. 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 450.)
References in Text
This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (g), was in the original
``this subtitle'' and was translated as reading ``this title'', meaning
title IV of Pub. L. 101-593, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2969, known as the
National Forest Foundation Act, which does not contain subtitles, and
which is classified generally to this subchapter. For complete
classification of title IV to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 583j of this title and Tables.
The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive
service, referred to in subsec. (h), are classified generally to section
3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments
2001--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-63 inserted ``At the discretion of
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary may increase the number of
Directors to not more than twenty.'' after first sentence.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 583j-3 of this title.
