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 104 STAT. 3858 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 (E) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. —Subject to the nine-member limit on the number of members on the Council provided in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall appoint an additional member to the Council from a region for each additional 50,000,000 pounds of production or imports per year, on average, within the region. (F) For purposes of this paragraph, in determining average annual mushroom production in each of the 4 regions of the United States established under this paragraph, the Secretary shall only consider mushrooms produced by producers covered by this subtitle, as defined in section 1923(11). (G) FAILURE TO NOMINATE,—If producers and importers fail to nominate individuals for appointment, the Secretary may appoint members on a basis provided for in the order. (3) TERMS; COMPENSATION.— (A) TERMS.— The term of appointment to the Council shall be for 3 years, except that the initial appointments shall to the extent practicable be proportionately for 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year terms. (B) COMPENSATION. — Council members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their duties as members of the Council. (c) POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.— The order shall define the powers and duties of the Council, which shall include the following powers and duties— (1) to administer the order in accordance with its terms and provisions; (2) to make rules and regulations to effectuate the terms and provisions of the order; (3) to appoint members of the Council to serve on an executive committee; (4) to propose, receive, evaluate, approve and submit to the Secretary for approval under subsection (d) budgets, plans, and projects of mushroom promotion, research, consumer information, and industry information, as well as to contract and enter into agreements with appropriate persons to implement such plans or projects; (5) to develop and propose to the Secretary voluntary quality and grade standards for mushrooms; (6) to receive, investigate, and report to the Secretary complaints of violations of the order; (7) to recommend to the Secretary amendments to the order; and (8) to invest, pending disbursement under a plan or project, funds collected through assessments authorized under this subtitle only in— (A) obligations of the United States or any gigency thereof; (B) general obligations of any State or any political subdivision thereof; (C) any interest-bearing account or certificate of deposit of a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System; or (D) obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States,

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