95 STAT. 726
PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 "Board of Directors
"(c)(1) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting shall have a Board of Directors (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Board'), consisting of 10 members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the President of the Corporation. No more than 6 members of the Board appointed by the President may be members of the same political party. The President of the Corporation shall serve as the Chairman of the Board. "(2) The 10 members of the Board appointed by the President (A) shall be selected from among citizens of the United States (not regular full-time employees of the United States) who are eminent in such fields as education, cultural and civic affairs, or the arts, including radio and television; and (B) shall be selected so as to provide as nearly as practicable a broad representation of various regions of the Nation, various professions and occupations, and various kinds of talent and experience appropriate to the functions and responsibilities of the Corporation. "(3) Of the members of the Board appointed by the President under paragraph (1), one member shall be selected from among individuals who represent the licensees and permittees of public television stations, and one member shall be selected from among individuals who represent the licensees and permittees of public radio stations. "(4) The members of the initial Board of Directors shall serve as incorporators and shall take whatever actions are necessary to establish the Corporation under the District of Columbia Nonprofit DC. Code Corporation Act. 29-1001. "(5) rpjjg term of office of each member of the Board appointed by the President shall be 5 years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. No member of the Board shall be eligible to serve in excess of 2 consecutive terms of 5 years each. "(6) Any vacancy in the Board shall not affect its power, but shall be filled in the manner consistent with this Act. "(7) Members of the Board shall attend not less than 50 percent of all duly convened meetings of the Board in any calendar year. A member who fails to meet the requirement of the preceding sentence shall forfeit membership and the President shall appoint a new member to fill such vacancy not later than 30 days after such vacancy is determined by the Chairman of the Board.". 47 USC 396 note. (2)(A) The amendment made in paragraph (1) shall not affect the continuation in office of any individual serving on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting on the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) The first 5 vacancies occurring on the Board after October 1, 1983 (other than any vacancy in the office of Chairman) shall not be filled, so as to reduce the membership of the Board to 10 members in addition to the Chairman of the Board. (b) Section 396(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(d)) is amended to read as follows: "Election of Vice Chairman; Compensation "(d)(1) Members of the Board shall annually elect one or more of their members as a Vice Chairman or Vice Chairmen. "(2) The members of the Board shall not, by reason of such membership, be deemed to be officers or employees of the United
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