PUBLIC LAW 107-279—NOV. 5, 2002 116 STAT. 1951 (B) ADDITIONAL STAFF. — The Board shall utilize such additional staff as may be appointed or assigned by the Director, in consultation with the Chair and the Executive Director. (C) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.— The Board may use the services and facilities of any department or agency of the Federal Government. Upon the request of the Board, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Board to assist the Board in carrying out this Act. (D) CONTRACTS.—The Board may enter into contracts or make other arrangements as may be necessary to carry out its functions. (E) INFORMATION.—The Board may, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, obtain directly from any executive department or agency of the Federal Government such information as the Board determines necessary to carry out its functions. (9) MEETINGS. —The Board shall meet not less than 3 times each year. The Board shall hold additional meetings at the call of the Chair or upon the written request of not less than 6 voting members of the Board. Meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. (10) QUORUM.— ^A majority of the voting members of the Board serving at the time of the meeting shall constitute a quorum. (d) STANDING COMMITTEES.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT. —The Board may establish standing committees— (A) that will each serve 1 of the National Education Centers; and (B) to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Director and the Commissioner of the appropriate National Education Center. (2) MEMBERSHIP.— ^A majority of the members of each standing committee shall be voting members of the Board whose expertise is needed for the functioning of the committee. In addition, the membership of each standing committee may include, as appropriate— (A) experts and scientists in research, statistics, evaluation, or development who are recognized in their discipline as highly qualified to represent such discipline and who are not members of the Board, but who may have been recommended by the Commissioner of the appropriate National Education Center and approved by the Board; (B) ex officio members of the Board; and (C) policymakers and expert practitioners with knowledge of, and experience using, the results of research, evaluation, and statistics who are not members of the Board, but who may have been recommended by the Commissioner of the appropriate National Education Center and approved by the Board. (3) DUTIES.—Each standing committee shall— (A) review and comment, at the discretion of the Board or the standing committee, on any grgmt, contract, or
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