§151303. Board of directors
(a) General.-The board of directors is the governing body of the corporation.
(b) Members and Appointment.-(1) The Administrator of the United States Fire Administration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is an ex officio nonvoting member of the board. The Administrator appoints the voting members of the board.
(2) The board consists of the following 9 voting members:
(A) one active volunteer firefighter;
(B) one active career firefighter;
(C) one United States Government firefighter; and
(D) six individuals who have a demonstrated interest in the fire service.
(3) The terms of office of the voting members are 6 years (except for the initial members). The terms shall be staggered so that the terms of 3 members expire every 2 years.
(4) A vacancy on the board shall be filled within 60 days in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(c) Chairman.-The Chairman 1 shall be elected by the board from its voting members for a 2-year term.
(d) Quorum.-A majority of the current membership of the board is a quorum.
(e) Meetings.-The board shall meet at the call of the chairman at least once a year. If a member of the board misses 3 consecutive meetings, that member may be removed from the board and that vacancy may be filled as provided in subsection (b)(4) of this section.
(f) Status and Compensation.-
(1) Appointment to the board shall not constitute employment by or the holding of an office of the United States.
(2) Members of the board shall serve without compensation.
(g) Liability.-Members of the board are not personally liable, except for gross negligence.
(
Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1399
;
Pub. L. 105–354, §1(8), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244
;
Pub. L. 106–503, title I, §113(b), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2304
.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Pub. L. 105–225
| Revised Section
| Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 151303(a) |
36:5202(a)(1) (words before 1st comma). |
Oct. 26, 1992,
Pub. L. 102–522, title II, §§203(a)–(f), 204(c)(2) (words after 2d comma), 106 Stat. 3417
, 3419. |
| 151303(b) |
36:5202(a)(1) (words after 1st comma), (2), (b), (c). |
|
| 151303(c) |
36:5202(d). |
|
| 151303(d) |
36:5202(e). |
|
| 151303(e) |
36:5202(f). |
|
| 151303(f) |
36:5202(a)(3), (4). |
|
| 151303(g) |
36:5203(c)(2) (words after 2d comma). |
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Subsection (a) is substituted for "The Foundation shall have a governing Board of Directors (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the 'Board')" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (b)(1), the words "(hereafter in this chapter referred to as the 'Administrator')" in 36:5202(a)(2) are omitted as unnecessary. The words "Within 3 months after October 26, 1992" in 36:5202(b) are omitted as obsolete.
Subsection (b)(3) is substituted for 36:5202(b) (last sentence) to eliminate obsolete and unnecessary words.
In subsection (d), the words "for the transaction of business" are omitted as unnecessary.
Subsection (f)(1) is substituted for "Appointment to the Board shall not constitute employment by, or the holding of an office of, the United States for the purposes of any Federal law" to eliminate unnecessary words.
Pub. L. 105–354
This amends subsections (f) and (g) of section 151303 of title 36, as enacted by section 1 of Public Law 105–225 (Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1400). The amendment clarifies the restatement of 36:5202(a)(3) by making it clear that appointment to the board of directors of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation does not constitute appointment as an officer or employee of the United States Government for the purpose of any law of the United States.
Amendments
2000-Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 106–503, §113(b)(1), added subsec. (f) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (f). Text read as follows: "Appointment to the board does not constitute appointment as an officer or employee of the United States Government for the purpose of any law of the United States."
Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 106–503, §113(b), redesignated subsec. (h) as (g) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (g). Text read as follows: "Members of the board serve without compensation."
1998-Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 105–354 amended subsecs. (f) and (g) generally and added subsec. (h). Prior to amendment, subsecs. (f) and (g) read as follows:
"(f) Status and Compensation.-Members of the board-
"(1) are not officers or employees of the United States Government; and
"(2) serve without compensation.
"(g) Liability of Directors.-Members of the board are not personally liable, except for gross negligence."
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105–354, §3, Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3245
, provided that: "The amendment made by section 1(8) of this Act [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the provisions of Public Law 105–225, as of the date of enactment of Public Law 105–225 [Aug. 12, 1998]."