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§ 7464. National Kiwifruit Board
(a) Membership
An order issued by the Secretary under section 7463 of this title shall provide for the establishment of a National Kiwifruit Board that consists of the following 11 members:
(1) 10 members who are producers, exporters, or importers (or their representatives), based on a proportional representation of the level of domestic production and imports of kiwifruit (as determined by the Secretary).
(2) 1 member appointed from the general public.
(b) Adjustment of membership
(c) Appointment and nomination
(1) Appointment
(2) Producers
(3) Importers and exporters
(4) Public representative
(5) Failure to nominate
(d) Alternates
The Secretary shall appoint an alternate for each member of the Board. An alternate shall—
(1) be appointed in the same manner as the member for whom the individual is an alternate; and
(2) serve on the Board if the member is absent from a meeting or is disqualified under subsection (f).
(e) Terms
A member of the Board shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. No member may serve more than 2 consecutive 3-year terms, except that of the members first appointed—
(1) 5 members shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; and
(2) 6 members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
(f) Disqualification
(g) Compensation
(h) General powers and duties
The Board shall—
(1) administer an order issued by the Secretary under section 7463 of this title, and an amendment to the order, in accordance with the order and amendment and this subchapter;
(2) prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the order;
(3) meet, organize, and select from among members of the Board a chairperson, other officers, and committees and subcommittees, as the Board determines appropriate;
(4) receive, investigate, and report to the Secretary accounts of violations of the order;
(5) make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to an amendment that should be made to the order; and
(6) employ or contract with a manager and staff to assist in administering the order, except that, to reduce administrative costs and increase efficiency, the Board shall seek, to the extent practicable, to employ or contract with personnel who are already associated with organizations involved in promoting kiwifruit that are chartered by a State, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(Pub. L. 104–127, title V, § 555, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1066; Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 603(b), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 585.)