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 100 STAT. 1602 Federal Register, publication.

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PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986

(B) publish in the Federal Register an announcement of t;he expiration of terms no less than 4 months before such expiration; 'Q " (C) solicit nominations from Indian tribes and various Indian organizations to fill the vacancies; (D) give due consideration to the appointment of individuals who will provide appropriate regional and tribal representation on the Board; and (E) ensure that a majority of the Board appointed under paragraph (1)(A) are Indians. (3) Members of Congress appointed under this section, or their designees, shall be entitled to attend all meetings of the Board and to provide advice to the Board on any matter relating to the Institute. (b) TERMS OF OFFICE.—

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, members shall be appointed for terms of office of 6 years. (2) The terms of office on the Board for the Members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate shall expire at the end of the congressional term of office during which such Member or Senator was appointed to the Board. (3) Of the members of the Board first appointed under subsection (a)(1)(A)— (A) 4 shall be appointed for terms of office of 2 years; (B) 4 shall be appointed for terms of office of 4 years; and (C) 5 shall be appointed for terms of office of 6 years, as determined by the drawing of lots during the first meeting of the Board. ^ (4) No member of the Board appointed under subsection (a)(l)(A) shall be eligible to serve in excess of 2 consecutive terms, but may continue to serve until such member's successor is appointed. (c) VACANCIES.—Any member of the Board appointed under subsection (a) to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term to which such member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. If the vacancy occurs prior to the expiration of the term of a member of the Board appointed under subsection (a)(l)(B), a replacement shall be appointed in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (d) REMOVAL.—No member of the Board may be removed during the term of office of such member except for just and sufficient cause. (e) CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN.—The President of the United States shall designate the initial Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board from among the members of the Board appointed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A). Such Chairman and Vice Chairman so designated shall serve for 12 calendar months. Thereafter, the Chairman and Vice Chairman shall be elected from among the members of the Board appointed pursuant to subsection (a)(l)(A) and shall serve for terms of 2 years. In the case of a vacancy in the office of Chairman or Vice Chairman, such vacancy shall be filled by the members of the Board appointed pursuant to subsection (a)(l)(A), and the member filling such vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

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