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United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
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Title 2. THE CONGRESS |
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Chapter 5. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS |
§ 179n. National Film Preservation Board
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(a) Number and appointment (1) Members The Librarian shall establish in the Library of Congress a National Film Preservation Board to be comprised of 22 members, who shall be selected by the Librarian in accordance with this section. Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (N), the Librarian shall request each organization listed in subparagraphs (A) through (Q) to submit a list of three candidates qualified to serve as a member of the Board. Except for the members-at-large appointed under subparagraph at-large, who may attend at Board expense those meetings which the member at-large cannot attend. (b) Chair The Librarian shall appoint one member of the Board to serve as Chair.
(c) Term of office (1) Terms The term of each member of the Board shall be 4 years, except that there shall be no limit to the number of terms that any individual member may serve.
(2) Removal of member or organization The Librarian shall have the authority to remove any member of the Board, or the organization listed in subsection (a) of this section such member represents, if the member, or organization, over any consecutive 2-year period, fails to attend at least one regularly scheduled Board meeting.
(3) Vacancies A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made under subsection (a) of this section, except that the Librarian may fill the vacancy from a list of candidates previously submitted by the organization or organizations involved. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy before the expiration of the term for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term.
(d) Quorum 12 members of the Board shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(e) Reimbursement of expenses Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but may receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5.
(f) Meetings The Board shall meet at least once each fiscal year. Meetings shall be at the call of the Librarian.
(g) Conflict of interest The Librarian shall establish rules and procedures to address any potential conflict of interest between a member of the Board and responsibilities of the Board.
Amendments
2008—Subsec. (a)(1)(E). Pub. L. 110–336, § 3(a)(3)(A), substituted “Cinema and Media” for “Cinema”.
Subsec. (a)(1)(G). Pub. L. 110–336, § 3(a)(3)(B), substituted “Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media” for “Department of Film and Television”.
Subsec. (a)(1)(H). Pub. L. 110–336, § 3(a)(3)(C), substituted “Cinema Studies” for “Film and Television”.
Subsec. (a)(1)(L). Pub. L. 110–336, § 3(a)(3)(D), amended subpar. (L) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (L) read as follows: “The Screen Actors Guild of America.”
2005—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–9, § 302(b)(1), substituted “22” for “20” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109–9, § 302(b)(2), substituted “5” for “three”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109–9, § 302(b)(3), substituted “12” for “11”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–9, § 302(b)(4), added subsec. (e) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (e). Text read as follows: “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 the duties of the Board.”