20 U.S.C. § 80f : US Code - Section 80F: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Board of Trustees of the Center

Search 20 U.S.C. § 80f : US Code - Section 80F: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Board of Trustees of the Center

(a) Establishment
There is hereby established in the Smithsonian Institution a
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a Board of
Trustees of the Center (hereinafter referred to as the "Center" and
the "Board"), whose duties it shall be to maintain and administer
the Center and site thereof and to execute such other functions as
are vested in the Board by this subchapter.
(b) Composition of Board
The Board of Trustees shall be composed of 17 members as follows:
(1) the Secretary of State;
(2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(3) the Secretary of Education;
(4) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities;
(5) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;
(6) the Librarian of Congress;
(7) the Archivist of the United States;
(8) one member appointed by the President from time to time
from within the Federal Government; and
(9) 9 members appointed by the President from private life.
(c) Appointment of alternate members by members of Board
Each member of the Board of Trustees specified in paragraphs (1)
through (8) of subsection (b) of this section may designate another
official to serve on the Board of Trustees in his stead.
(d) Terms of office; vacancies; reappointment
Each member of the Board of Trustees appointed under paragraph
(10) of subsection (b) of this section shall serve for a term of
six years from the expiration of his predecessor's term; except
that (1) any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to
the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed
shall be appointed for the remainder of such term, and (2) the
terms of office of the trustees first taking office shall begin on
October 24, 1968, and shall expire as designated at the time of
appointment, two at the end of two years, three at the end of four
years, and three at the end of six years. No trustee of the Board
chosen from private life shall be eligible to serve in excess of
two consecutive terms, except that a trustee whose term has expired
may serve until his successor has qualified.
(e) Chairman and Vice Chairman of Board
The President shall designate a Chairman and a Vice Chairman from
among the members of the Board chosen from private life.