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 12 2 STA T . 1 948PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 24 6—J U NE 18, 2008 ‘ ‘ (A)INGE NE RAL.—Subject t os ub par a g rap h ( B ) , the ter m o f off i ce of a member of the N atio n a l Boar d appointed under paragraph ( 1 )(A) shall be for a period of not more than 4y ears. ‘‘(B) S T AGGERE D TER MS .— T he members of the National Board shall be appointed to ser v e staggered terms. ‘‘( 6 )IN I TIAL A P P O INTMENTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the F ood, C onservation, and E nergy Act of 20 0 8, the Secretary shall appoint the initial members of the National Board. ‘‘( 7 ) V A C ANCIES.—A vacancy on the National Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. ‘‘(8) COMPENSATION.—A member of the National Board shall receive no compensation for service on the National Board, but shall be reimbursed for related travel and other e x penses incurred in carrying out the duties of the member of the National Board in accordance w ith section 5 702 and 570 3 of title 5, U nited States Code. ‘‘( 9 )C H AIRPERSON.—The National Board shall select a chairperson from among the members of the National Board. ‘‘(10) FEDERAL STAT U S.—For purposes of Federal law, a member of the National Board shall be considered a special G overnment employee (as defined in section 202(a) of title 18, United States Code). ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATI V E SUPPORT.—The Secretary, on a reimburs - able basis from funds made available under section 385 H , may provide such administrative support to the National Board as the Secretary determines is necessary. ‘ ‘ SEC.385D . R E GIONAL R U RAL IN V ES TM ENT B OARDS. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A R egional Rural Investment Board shall be a multijurisdictional and multisectoral group that— ‘‘(1) represents the long-term economic, community, and cultural interests of a region ‘‘(2) is certified by the Secretary to establish a rural invest- ment strategy and compete for regional innovation grants; ‘‘(3) is composed of residents of a region that are broadly representative of diverse public, nonprofit, and private sector interests in investment in the region, including (to the max- imum extent practicable) representatives of— ‘‘(A) units of local, multijurisdictional, or State govern- ment, including not more than 1 representative from each State in the region; ‘‘(B) nonprofit community-based development organi z a- tions, including community development financial institu- tions and community development corporations; ‘‘(C) agricultural, natural resource, and other asset- based related industries; ‘‘( D ) in the case of regions with federally recognized Indian tribes, Indian tribes; ‘‘(E) regional development organizations; ‘‘(F) private business organizations, including chambers of commerce; ‘‘(G)(i) institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); Certif i ca ti on.7US C 20 0 9d d –3 . D ead l ine.

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