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 PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

99 STAT. 1611

(c)(1) A producer member of the Delegate Body may, in a vote conducted by the Delegate Body for which the member is present, cast a number of votes equal to— (A) the number of shares attributable to the State of the member; divided by (B) the number of producer members from such State. (2) An importer member of the Delegate Body may, in a vote conducted by the Delegate Body for which the member is present, cast a number of votes equal to— (A) the number of shares allocated to importers; divided by (B) the number of importer members. (3) Members entitled to cast a majority of the votes (including fractions thereof) on the Delegate Body shall constitute a quorum. (4) A majority of the votes (including fractions thereof) cast at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be decisive of a motion or election presented to the Delegate Body for a vote. (d) A member of the Delegate Body shall serve for a term of 1 year, except that the term of a member of the Delegate Body shall continue until the successor of such member, if any, is appointed in accordance with subsection (b)(D. (e)(1) At the first annual meeting, the Delegate Body shall select a Chairman by a majority vote. (2) At each annual meeting thereafter, the President of the Board shall serve as the Chairman of the Delegate Body. (f) A member of the Delegate Body shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed by the Board from assessments collected under section 1620 for transportation expenses incurred in Post, p. 1614. performing duties as a member of the Delegate Body. (g)(l) The Delegate Body shall— (A) nominate— (i) not less than 23 persons for appointment to the Board, for the first year for which nominations are made; and (ii) not less than Wz persons (rounded up to the nearest person) for each vacancy in the Board that requires nominations thereafter; and (B) submit such nominations to the Secretary. (2) The Delegate Body shall meet annually to make such nominations. (3) A majority of the Delegate Body shall vote in person in order to nominate members to the Board. (h) The Delegate Body shall— (1) recommend the rate of assessment prescribed by the initial order and any increase in such rate pursuant to section 1620(5); and (2) determine the percentage of the aggregate amount of assessments collected in a State that each State association shall receive under section 1620(c)(l). SELECTION OF DELEGATE BODY

SEC. 1618. (a)(1) Not later than 30 days after the effective date of 7 USC 4807. the order, the Secretary shall call for the nomination within each State of candidates for appointment as producer members of the initial Delegate Body. (2) Each State association may nominate producers who are residents of such State to serve as such candidates.

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