2018 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 57 - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Sec. 3702 - Board of Directors of Foundation

The Chairman shall be elected by the Board from its members for a two-year term.

A majority of the current membership of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

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 and that vacancy filled in accordance with subsection (b).

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 Foundation.

(1) The Board may complete the organization of the Foundation by—

(2) The following limitations apply with respect to the appointment of officers and employees of the Foundation:

(Pub. L. 98–244, §3, Mar. 26, 1984, 98 Stat. 107; Pub. L. 101–593, title I, §110(b), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2959; Pub. L. 103–232, title I, §103(a)(1), (b), Apr. 11, 1994, 108 Stat. 336; Pub. L. 106–408, title II, §203(a), (b), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1777, 1778; Pub. L. 110–281, §2, July 21, 2008, 122 Stat. 2617.)

2008—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–281 added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Foundation shall have a governing Board of Directors (referred to in this chapter as the 'Board'), which shall consist of 25 Directors appointed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, each of whom shall be a United States citizen."

2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–408, §203(a), added subsec. (a) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (a). Text read as follows: "The Foundation shall have a governing Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the 'Board'), which shall consist of 15 Directors, each of whom shall be a United States citizen and—

The membership of the Board, to the extent practicable, shall represent diverse points of view relating to fish and wildlife conservation. The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of the Board. Appointment to the Board shall not constitute employment by, or the holding of an office of, the United States for the purposes of any Federal law."

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–408, §203(b), added subsec. (b) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: "By December 31, 1984, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the 'Secretary') shall appoint the Directors of the Board. The Directors shall be appointed for terms of six years; except that the Secretary, in making the initial appointments to the Board, shall appoint three Directors to a term of two years, three Directors to a term of four years, and three Directors to a term of six years. A vacancy on the Board shall be filled within sixty days of said vacancy in the manner in which the original appointment was made. No individual may serve more than two consecutive terms as a Director. The Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere before appointing any Director of the Board."

1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–232, §103(b), substituted "15 Directors" for "nine Directors" in introductory provisions and "4" for "three" in par. (2).

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–232, §103(a)(1), inserted at end "The Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere before appointing any Director of the Board."

1990—Subsec. (g)(2)(A). Pub. L. 101–593 struck out ", except that no individual so appointed may receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule" after "General Schedule pay rates".

Pub. L. 103–232, title I, §103(a)(2), Apr. 11, 1994, 108 Stat. 336, provided that: "The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to appointments of Directors of the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation made after the date of the enactment of this Act [Apr. 11, 1994]."

Pub. L. 103–232, title I, §103(c), Apr. 11, 1994, 108 Stat. 336, provided that: "Of the Directors on the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation first appointed pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (b)(1) [amending this section], notwithstanding the second sentence of section 3(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(b))—

as specified by the Secretary of the Interior at the time of appointment."

Pub. L. 103–232, title I, §103(d), Apr. 11, 1994, 108 Stat. 337, provided that: "The Secretary of the Interior shall appoint the additional members of the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation authorized by the amendment made by subsection (a) [(b)] [amending this section], by not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Apr. 11, 1994]."

Pub. L. 103–232, title I, §103(e), Apr. 11, 1994, 108 Stat. 337, provided that: "The authority of the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to take any action otherwise authorized by law shall not be affected by reason of the Secretary of the Interior not having completed the appointment of Directors of the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (b)(1) [amending this section]."