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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
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[CITE: 42USC12651a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
               CHAPTER 129--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
    SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM
 
       Division G--Corporation for National and Community Service
 
Sec. 12651a. Board of Directors


(a) Composition

                           (1) In general

        There shall be in the Corporation a Board of Directors (referred 
    to in this division as the ``Board'') that shall be composed of--
            (A) 15 members, including an individual between the ages of 
        16 and 25 who--
                (i) has served in a school-based or community-based 
            service-learning program; or
                (ii) is or was a participant or a supervisor in a 
            program;

        to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
        consent of the Senate; and
            (B) the ex officio nonvoting members described in paragraph 
        (3).

                         (2) Qualifications

        To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall appoint 
    members--
            (A) who have extensive experience in volunteer or service 
        activities, which may include programs funded under one of the 
        national service laws, and in State government;
            (B) who represent a broad range of viewpoints;
            (C) who are experts in the delivery of human, educational, 
        environmental, or public safety services;
            (D) so that the Board shall be diverse according to race, 
        ethnicity, age, gender, and disability characteristics; and
            (E) so that no more than 50 percent of the appointed members 
        of the Board, plus 1 additional appointed member, are from a 
        single political party.

                       (3) Ex officio members

        The Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human 
    Services, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of the Interior, the 
    Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
    Development, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the 
    Director of the Peace Corps, the Administrator of the Environmental 
    Protection Agency, and the Chief Executive Officer shall serve as ex 
    officio nonvoting members of the Board.

(b) Officers

                           (1) Chairperson

        The President shall appoint a member of the Board to serve as 
    the initial Chairperson of the Board. Each subsequent Chairperson 
    shall be elected by the Board from among its members.

                        (2) Vice Chairperson

        The Board shall elect a Vice Chairperson from among its 
    membership.

                         (3) Other officers

        The Board may elect from among its membership such additional 
    officers of the Board as the Board determines to be appropriate.

(c) Terms

    Each appointed member of the Board shall serve for a term of 5 
years, except that, as designated by the President--
        (1) 3 of the members first appointed to the Board shall serve 
    for a term of 1 year;
        (2) 3 of the members first appointed to the Board shall serve 
    for a term of 2 years;
        (3) 3 of the members first appointed to the Board shall serve 
    for a term of 3 years;
        (4) 3 of the members first appointed to the Board shall serve 
    for a term of 4 years; and
        (5) 3 of the members first appointed to the Board shall serve 
    for a term of 5 years.

(d) Vacancies

    If a vacancy occurs on the Board, a new member shall be appointed by 
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and 
serve for the remainder of the term for which the predecessor of such 
member was appointed. The vacancy shall not affect the power of the 
remaining members to execute the duties of the Board.

(Pub. L. 101-610, title I, Sec. 192, as added Pub. L. 103-82, title II, 
Sec. 202(a), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 873.)


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Sept. 21, 1993, see section 202(i)(2) of Pub. L. 
103-82, set out as a note under section 12651 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 12651b of this title.
