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 PUBLIC LAW 103-227—MAR. 31, 1994 108 STAT. 227 (5) the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts; (6) the chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities; (7) the Librarian of Congress; and (8) the Director of the Office of Indian Education Programs of the Department of the Interior. (k) CHAIR.— The Board shall select a Chair from among its appointed members who shall serve for a renewable term of 2 years. (1) TERMS OF OFFICE. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the term of office of each voting member of the Board shall be 6 years. (2) EXCEPTIONS.—(A) Any individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring on the Board prior to the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of the individual was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of the term. A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (B) The terms of office of the members of the Board who first take office after the date of the enactment of this title shall, as designated by a random selection process at the time of appointment, be as follows: (i) 3 years for each of 5 members of the Board. (ii) 4 years for each of 5 members of the Board. (iii) 6 years for each of 5 members of the Board. (3) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CONSECUTIVE TERMS. —An individual who has been a member of the Board for 12 consecutive years shall thereafter be ineligible for appointment during the 6-year period beginning on the date of the expiration of the 12th year. (4) PROHIBITION REGARDING REMOVAL.— The Secretary shall neither remove nor encourage the departure of a member of the Board before the expiration of such member's term. (m) MEETINGS OF BOARD.— (1) INITIAL MEETING. —The Secretary shall ensure that the first meeting of the Board is held not later than May 15, 1995. (2) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS. —The Board shall meet quarterly, at the call of the Chair, and when at least one-third of the members of the Board make a written request to meet. (3) QUORUM.—^A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum. (4) OPEN MEETINGS.— The Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b) shall apply to meetings of the Board. PART C—NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES SEC. 931. ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN THE OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL 20 USC 6031. RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTITUTES.— In order to fulfill the research and development purposes of the Office, and to carry out a program of high-quality and rigorously evaluated research and development that is capable of improving Federal, State, Indian tribal, and local education oolicies and practices, there are established within the Office the following Institutes:

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