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[CITE: 42USC2996c]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 34--ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
 
                SUBCHAPTER X--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
 
Sec. 2996c. Board of Directors


(a) Establishment; membership

    The Corporation shall have a Board of Directors consisting of eleven 
voting members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, no more than six of whom shall be of the same 
political party. A majority shall be members of the bar of the highest 
court of any State, and none shall be a full-time employee of the United 
States. Effective with respect to appointments made after December 28, 
1977, but not later than July 31, 1978, the membership of the Board 
shall be appointed so as to include eligible clients, and to be 
generally representative of the organized bar, attorneys providing legal 
assistance to eligible clients, and the general public.

(b) Term of office

    The term of office of each member of the Board shall be three years, 
except that five of the members first appointed, as designated by the 
President at the time of appointment, shall serve for a term of two 
years. Each member of the Board shall continue to serve until the 
successor to such member has been appointed and qualified. The term of 
initial members shall be computed from the date of the first meeting of 
the Board. The term of each member other than initial members shall be 
computed from the date of termination of the preceding term. Any member 
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the 
term for which such member's predecessor was appointed shall be 
appointed for the remainder of such term. No member shall be reappointed 
to more than two consecutive terms immediately following such member's 
initial term.

(c) Board members not deemed officers or employees of United States

    The members of the Board shall not, by reason of such membership, be 
deemed officers or employees of the United States.

(d) Chairman

    The President shall select from among the voting members of the 
Board a chairman, who shall serve for a term of three years. Thereafter 
the Board shall annually elect a chairman from among its voting members.

(e) Removal

    A member of the Board may be removed by a vote of seven members for 
malfeasance in office or for persistent neglect of or inability to 
discharge duties, or for offenses involving moral turpitude, and for no 
other cause.

(f) State advisory councils

    Within six months after the first meeting of the Board, the Board 
shall request the Governor of each State to appoint a nine-member 
advisory council for such State. A majority of the members of the 
advisory council shall be appointed, after recommendations have been 
received from the State bar association, from among the attorneys 
admitted to practice in the State, and the membership of the council 
shall be subject to annual reappointment. If ninety days have elapsed 
without such an advisory council appointed by the Governor, the Board is 
authorized to appoint such a council. The advisory council shall be 
charged with notifying the Corporation of any apparent violation of the 
provisions of this subchapter and applicable rules, regulations, and 
guidelines promulgated pursuant to this subchapter. The advisory council 
shall, at the same time, furnish a copy of the notification to any 
recipient affected thereby, and the Corporation shall allow such 
recipient a reasonable time (but in no case less than thirty days) to 
reply to any allegation contained in the notification.

(g) Open meetings; applicability of Government in the Sunshine 
        provisions

    All meetings of the Board, of any executive committee of the Board, 
and of any advisory council established in connection with this 
subchapter shall be open and shall be subject to the requirements and 
provisions of section 552b of title 5 (relating to open meetings).

(h) Quarterly meetings

    The Board shall meet at least four times during each calendar year.

(Pub. L. 88-452, title X, Sec. 1004, as added Pub. L. 93-355, Sec. 2, 
July 25, 1974, 88 Stat. 379; amended Pub. L. 95-222, Secs. 3, 4, Dec. 
28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1619.)


                               Amendments

    1977--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-222, Sec. 3, inserted provision 
relating to appointments made after Dec. 28, 1977.
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 95-222, Sec. 4, substituted provisions relating 
to applicability of section 552b of title 5, for provisions setting 
forth requirements respecting availability of minutes of public 
meetings.


                    Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-222 effective Dec. 28, 1977, see section 
17(b) of Pub. L. 95-222, set out as a note under section 2996 of this 
title.


              Compensation of Members of Board of Directors

    Pub. L. 97-377, title I, Sec. 101(d), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1876, 
provided: ``That no member of the Board of Directors of the Legal 
Services Corporation shall be compensated for his services to the 
Corporation except for the payment of an attendance fee at meetings of 
the Board at a rate not to exceed the highest daily rate for grade 
fifteen (15) of the General Schedule and necessary travel expenses to 
attend Board meetings in accordance with the Standard Government Travel 
Regulations.''
