2016 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 31 - Rural Electrification and Telephone Service
Subchapter IV - Rural Telephone Bank
Sec. 945 - Board of directors

The management of the telephone bank, within the limitations prescribed by law, shall be vested in a board of directors (in this subchapter referred to as the "Telephone Bank Board").

The Telephone Bank Board shall consist of thirteen individuals, as follows:

A member of the Telephone Bank Board may serve after the expiration of the term of office of such member until the successor for such member has taken office.

The members of the Telephone Bank Board shall elect one of such members to be the Chairperson of the Board, in accordance with the bylaws of the telephone bank. The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Board and may vote on a matter before the Board unless the vote would result in a tie vote on the matter.

The Telephone Bank Board shall prescribe bylaws, not inconsistent with law, regulating the manner in which the telephone bank's business shall be conducted, its directors and officers elected, its stock issued, held, and disposed of, its property transferred, its bylaws amended, and the powers and privileges granted to it by law exercised and enjoyed.

The Telephone Bank Board shall meet at such times and places as it may fix and determine, but shall hold at least four regularly scheduled meetings a year, and special meetings may be held on call in the manner specified in the bylaws of the telephone bank.

The Telephone Bank Board shall make an annual report to the Secretary for transmittal to the Congress on the administration of this subchapter and any other matters relating to the effectuation of the policies of this subchapter, including recommendations for legislation.

For purposes of section 552b of title 5, the Telephone Bank Board shall be treated as an agency within the meaning of subsection (a)(1) of such section.

(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title IV, §405, as added Pub. L. 92–12, §2, May 7, 1971, 85 Stat. 32; amended Pub. L. 93–32, §4, May 11, 1973, 87 Stat. 70; Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, §2363(a), (b)(1), (c), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4042–4044; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, §235(a)(7), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3221.)

1994—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 103–354 substituted "Secretary" for "Rural Electrification Administration".

1990—Pub. L. 101–624, §2363(a), substituted "Board of directors" for "Telephone Bank Board" in section catchline.

Subsecs. (a) to (f). Pub. L. 101–624, §2363(a), struck out subsecs. (a) to (f) and inserted new subsecs. (a) to (f): in subsec. (a) struck out provisions relating to size of board, in subsec. (b) substituted provisions relating to size of board and to appointment and election of all board members for provisions naming Administrator of Rural Electrification Administration and Governor of Farm Credit Administration to board, and authorizing presidential appointment of 5 other members, in subsec. (c) substituted provisions relating to election of 6 cooperative and commercial members for provisions authorizing presidential appointment of initial 6 cooperative and commercial members, in subsec. (d) substituted provisions relating to compensation for provisions relating to interim election of 6 cooperative and commercial members, in subsec. (e) substituted provisions relating to succession for provisions relating to regular election of 6 cooperative and commercial members, and in subsec. (f) substituted provisions relating to chairperson for provisions relating to service after expiration of term, compensation and expenses.

Subsecs. (g) to (i). Pub. L. 101–624, §2363(b)(1), inserted headings.

Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 101–624, §2363(c), added subsec. (j).

1973—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 93–32 substituted provisions directing that the cooperative-type entities and organizations holding class B and class C stock, voting as a separate class, elect three directors to represent their class by a majority of the stockholders voting in such class and that the commercial-type entities and organizations holding class B and class C stock, voting as a separate class, elect three directors to represent their class by a majority of the stockholders voting in such class, for provisions that three directors be elected from among the directors, managers, and employees of cooperative-type entities and organizations controlled by such entities holding class B or class C stock and that three directors be elected from among the directors, managers, and employees of commercial-type entities and organizations controlled by such entities holding class B or class C stock, and inserted provisions prohibiting cumulative voting.

Amendment by Pub. L. 93–32 effective May 11, 1973, see section 12 of Pub. L. 93–32, set out as an Effective Date note under section 930 of this title.

Section effective May 7, 1971, see section 7 of Pub. L. 92–12, set out as a note under section 921a of this title.

For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (i) of this section relating to transmittal of annual report to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 45 of House Document No. 103–7.