Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 3.djvu/746

 98 STAT. 3118

Honey Board, establishment.

PUBLIC LAW 98-590—OCT. 30, 1984

for voting at an annual meeting. In the case of a mail ballot, votes must be received from a majority of the Committee. (c)(1) The order described in subsection (a) shall provide for the establishment and appointment by the Secretary of a Honey Board in accordance with this subsection. (2) The membership of the Honey Board shall consist of— (A) seven members who are honey producers appointed from nominations submitted by the National Honey Nominations Committee, one from each of seven regions of the United States which shall be established by the Secretary on the basis of the production of honey in the different areas of the country; (B) two members who are handlers of honey appointed from nominations submitted by the Committee from recommendations made by industry organizations representing handler interests; (C) two members who are importers appointed from nominations submitted by the Committee from recommendations made by industry organizations representing importer interests; (D) one member who is an officer or employee of a honey marketing cooperative appointed from nominations submitted by the Committee; and (E) one member selected by the Secretary from the general public. The Committee shall also nominate an alternate or alternates for each member of the Honey Board described in subparagraphs (A) through (D), and the Secretary shall appoint an alternate for the member described in subparagraph (E). Such alternates shall be appointed in the same manner as members are and shall serve only whenever the member is absent from a meeting or is disqualified. (3) Members of the Honey Board shall serve for three-year terms with no member serving more than two consecutive three-year terms except that the initial appointments to the Honey Board shall be staggered with an equal number of members appointed, to the maximum extent possible, to one-year, two-year, and three-year terms. (4) In the event any member of the Honey Board ceases to be a member of the category of members from which the member was appointed to the Honey Board, such person shall be automatically replaced by an alternate. (5) The members of the Honey Board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses incurred in performing their duties as members of the Honey Board. (6) The powers and duties of the Honey Board shall be to— (A) administer any order, issued by the Secretary under this Act, in accordance with its terms and provisions and consistent with the provisions of this Act; (B) prescribe rules and regulations to effectuate the terms and provisions of such an order; (C) receive, investigate, and report to the Secretary, accounts of violations of such an order; (D) make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to amendments which should be made to such order; and (E) employ a manager and staff. (d) The Honey Board shall prepare and submit to the Secretary, for the Secretary's approval, a budget (on a fiscal period basis) of its anticipated expenses and disbursements in the administration of the

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