12 2 STA T . 1 947PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 24 6—J U NE 1 8, 2008 ‘ ‘ (1)notla t er t h an1 80d a ys a f ter the date of esta b l i sh m ent of the N ational B oard , de v elo p r u les relatin g to the operation of the National Board
and ‘‘( 2 ) provide advi c eto — ‘‘( A ) the S ecretary and subse q uently revie w the design, development, and e x ecution of the National R ural I nvest - ment P lan; ‘‘(B) Regional Boards on issues, best practices, and emerging trends relating to rural development; and ‘‘( C ) the Secretary and the National Institute on the development and execution of the program under this sub- title . ‘‘(e) MEMB E RSHIP .— ‘‘(1) I NG ENER AL .— T he National Board shall consist of 1 4 members appointed by the Secretary not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the F ood, Conservation, and E nergy Act of 2008. ‘‘(2) S U PER V ISI O N.—The National Board shall be sub j ect to the general supervision and direction of the Secretary. ‘‘( 3 )SE CT ORS REPRESENTE D .—The National Board shall con- sist of representatives from each of— ‘‘(A) nationally recogni z ed entrepreneurship organiza- tions; ‘‘(B) regional strategy and development organizations; ‘‘(C) community-based organizations; ‘‘( D ) elected members of local governments; ‘‘(E) members of State legislatures; ‘‘(F) primary, secondary, and higher education, job s k ills training, and workforce development institutions; ‘‘( G ) the rural philanthropic community; ‘‘( H ) financial, lending, venture capital, entrepreneur- ship, and other related institutions; ‘‘(I) private sector business organizations, including chambers of commerce and other for-profit business interests; ‘‘( J ) Indian tribes; and ‘‘( K ) cooperative organizations. ‘‘(4) SELECTION O F MEMBERS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In selecting members of the National Board, the Secretary shall consider recommenda- tions made by— ‘‘(i) the chairman and ranking member of each of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep- resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri- tion, and Forestry of the Senate; ‘‘(ii) the Majority L eader and Minority Leader of the Senate; and ‘‘(iii) the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. ‘‘(B) E X -OFFICIO MEMBERS.—In consultation with the chairman and ranking member of each of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Secretary may appoint not more than 3 other officers or employees of the Executive Branch to serve as ex-officio, nonvoting members of the National Board. ‘‘( 5 ) TERM OF OFFICE.— Deadlin e . Deadline. R e gu la t i o n s .
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