PUBLIC LAW 104-285—OCT. 11, 1996 110 STAT. 3383 (1) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts to promote and ensure the preservation and public accessibility of the nation's film heritage held at the Library of Congress and other public and nonprofit archives throughout the United States; (2) to further the goals of the Library of Congress and the National Film Preservation Board in connection with their activities under the National Film Preservation Act of 1996; and (3) to undertake and conduct other activities, alone or in cooperation with other film related institutions and organizations, as will further the preservation and public accessibility of films made in the United States, particularly those not protected by private interests, for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. SEC. 203. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. 36 USC 5702. (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP. —The Foundation shall have a governing Board of Directors (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Board"), which shall consist of 9 Directors, each of whom shall be a United States citizen and at least 6 of whom must be knowledgeable or experienced in film production, distribution, preservation, or restoration, including 2 who shall be sitting members of the National Film Preservation Board. These 6 members of the Board shall, to the extent practicable, represent diverse points of views from the film community, including motion picture producers, creative artists, nonprofit and public archivists, historians, film critics, theater owners, and laboratory and university personnel. The Librarian of Congress (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Librarian") shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of the Board. Appointment to the Board shall not constitute employ- ment by, or the holding of an office of, the United States for the purpose of any Federal law. (b) APPOINTMENT AND TERMS. —Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Librarian shall appoint the Directors of the Board. Each Director shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. A vacancy on the Board shall be filled, within 60 days after the vacancy occurs, in the manner in which the original appointment was made. No individual may serve more than 2 consecutive terms as a Director. (c) CHAIR.—The initial Chair shall be appointed by the Librarian from the membership of the Board for a 2-year term, and thereafter shall be appointed and removed in accordance with the Foundation's bylaws. (d) QUORUM. —^A majority of the current membership of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (e) MEETINGS. —The Board shall meet at the call of the Librarian or the Chair at least once a year. If a Director misses 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings, that individual may be removed from the Board by the Librarian, and that vacancy shall be filled in accordance with subsection (b). (f) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. —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. (g) GENERAL POWERS.—
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