§ 1722. — Appointment of members.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 2USC1722]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 27--SOUND RECORDING PRESERVATION BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SUBCHAPTER III--NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION BOARD
Sec. 1722. Appointment of members
(a) Selections from lists submitted by organizations
(1) In general
The Librarian shall request each organization described in
paragraph (2) to submit a list of three candidates qualified to
serve as a member of the Board. The Librarian shall appoint one
member from each such list, and shall designate from that list an
alternate who may attend at Board expense those meetings which the
individual appointed to the Board cannot attend.
(2) Organizations described
The organizations described in this paragraph are as follows:
(A) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS).
(B) Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
(C) Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC).
(D) American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
(ASCAP).
(E) Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI).
(F) Songwriters Association (SESAC).
(G) American Federation of Musicians (AF of M).
(H) Music Library Association.
(I) American Musicological Society.
(J) National Archives and Record Administration.
(K) National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM).
(L) Society for Ethnomusicology.
(M) American Folklore Society.
(N) Country Music Foundation.
(O) Audio Engineering Society (AES).
(P) National Academy of Popular Music.
(Q) Digital Media Association (DiMA).
(b) Other members
In addition to the members appointed under subsection (a) of this
section, the Librarian may appoint not more than five members-at-large.
The Librarian shall select an alternate for each member-at-large, who
may attend at Board expense those meetings that the member-at-large
cannot attend.
(c) Chair
The Librarian shall appoint one member of the Board to serve as
Chair.
(d) Term of office
(1) Terms
The term of each member of the Board shall be 4 years, except
that there shall be no limit to the number of terms that any
individual member may serve.
(2) Removal of member of organization
The Librarian shall have the authority to remove any member of
the Board (or, in the case of a member appointed under subsection
(a)(1) of this section, the organization that such member
represents) if the member or organization over any consecutive 2-
year period fails to attend at least one regularly scheduled Board
meeting.
(3) Vacancies
A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the manner in which
the original appointment was made under subsection (a) of this
section, except that the Librarian may fill the vacancy from a list
of candidates previously submitted by the organization or
organizations involved. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall
be appointed for the remainder of the term of the member's
predecessor.
(Pub. L. 106-474, title I, Sec. 122, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2088.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1721 of this title.
