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 124 STAT. 3835 PUBLIC LAW 111–350—JAN. 4, 2011 (8) SEVERELY DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘severely dis- abled individual’’ means an individual or class of individuals under a physical or mental disability, other than blindness, which (according to criteria established by the Committee after consultation with appropriate entities of the Federal Govern- ment and taking into account the views of non-Federal Govern- ment entities representing the disabled) constitutes a substan- tial handicap to employment and is of a nature that prevents the individual from currently engaging in normal competitive employment. (9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. § 8502. Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is a Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. (b) COMPOSITION.—The Committee consists of 15 members appointed by the President as follows: (1) One officer or employee from each of the following, nomi- nated by the head of the department or agency: (A) The Department of Agriculture. (B) The Department of Defense. (C) The Department of the Army. (D) The Department of the Navy. (E) The Department of the Air Force. (F) The Department of Education. (G) The Department of Commerce. (H) The Department of Veterans Affairs. (I) The Department of Justice. (J) The Department of Labor. (K) The General Services Administration. (2) One member from individuals who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government and who are conversant with the problems incident to the employment of the blind. (3) One member from individuals who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government and who are conversant with the problems incident to the employment of other severely disabled individuals. (4) One member from individuals who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government and who represent blind individuals employed in qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind. (5) One member from individuals who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government and who represent severely disabled individuals (other than blind individuals) employed in qualified nonprofit agencies for other severely dis- abled individuals. (c) TERMS OF OFFICE.—Members appointed under paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (b) shall be appointed for terms of 5 years and may be reappointed if the member meets the qualifica- tions prescribed by those paragraphs. (d) CHAIRMAN.—The members of the Committee shall elect one of the members to be Chairman. (e) VACANCY.—