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 99 STAT. 1600

Regulations.

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985 Secretary determines appropriate. In determining geographic representation for cattle producers on the Board, whole States shall be considered as a unit. Each State that has a total cattle inventory greater than five hundred thousand head shall be entitled to at least one representative on the Board. A State that has a total inventory of fewer than 500,000 cattle shall be grouped, as far as practicable, with other States each of which has a combined total inventory of not less than 500,000 cattle, into geographically contiguous units in a manner prescribed in the order. A unit may be represented on the Board by more than one member. For each additional million head of cattle within a unit, such unit shall be entitled to an additional member on the Board. The Board may recommend a change in the level of inventory per unit necessary for representation on the Board and, on such recommendation, the Secretary may change the level necessary for representation on the Board. The number of members on the Board that represent importers shall be determined by the Secretary on a proportional basis, by converting the volume of imported beef and beef products into live animal equivalencies. "(2) The order shall define the powers and duties of the Board, which shall be exercised at an annual meeting, and shall include only the following powers: "(A) To administer the order in accordance with its terms and provisions. "(B) To make rules and regulations to effectuate the terms and provisions of the order. "(C) To elect members of the Board to serve on the Committee. "(D) To approve or disapprove budgets submitted by the Committee. "(E) To receive, investigate, and report to the Secretary complaints of violations of the order. "(F) To recommend to the Secretary amendments to the order. In addition, the order shall determine the circumstances under which special meetings of the Board may be held. "(3) The order shall provide that the term of appointment to the Board shall be three years with.no member serving more than two consecutive terms, except that initial appointments shall be proportionately for one-year, two-year, and three-year terms; and that Board members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses incurred in performing their duties as members of the Board. "(4)(A) The order shall provide that the Board shall elect from its membership ten members to serve on the Beef Promotion Operating Committee, which shall be composed of ten members of the Board and ten producers elected by a federation that includes as members the qualified State beef councils. The producers elected by the federation shall be certified by the Secretary as producers that are directors of a qualified State beef council. The Secretary also shall certify that such directors are duly elected by the federation as representatives to the Committee. "(B) The Committee shall develop plans or projects of promotion and advertising, research, consumer information, and industry information, which shall be paid for with assessments

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