# § 714g. Board of Directors
**(a)** **Composition; appointment, tenure and compensation; quorum; duties** The management of the Corporation shall be vested in a board of directors (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”), subject to the general supervision and direction of the Secretary. The Secretary shall be an ex officio director and shall serve as Chairman of the Board. The Board shall consist of seven members (in addition to the Secretary), who shall be appointed by the President. In addition to their duties as members of the Board, such appointed members shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Secretary. Each appointed member of the Board shall receive compensation at such rate not in excess of the maximum then payable under chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 as may be fixed by the Secretary, except that any such member who holds another office or position under the Federal Government the compensation for which exceeds such rate may elect to receive compensation at the rate provided for such other office or position in lieu of the compensation provided by this section. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum of the Board and action shall be taken only by a majority vote of those present.
**(b)** **Advisory board; composition, tenure and compensation; meetings; duties** In addition to the Board of Directors there shall be an advisory board reflecting broad agricultural and business experience in its membership and consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the President, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. Not more than three of such members shall belong to the same political party. The advisory board shall meet at the call of the Secretary, who shall require it to meet not less often than once each ninety days; shall survey the general policies of the Corporation, including its policies in connection with the purchase, storage, and sale of commodities, and the operation of lending and price-support programs; and shall advise the Secretary with respect thereto. Members of the advisory board shall receive for their services as members compensation of not to exceed $50 per diem when actually engaged in the performance of their duties as such, together with their necessary traveling expenses while going to and coming from meetings.
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**Source Credit**: (June 29, 1948, ch. 704, § 9, 62 Stat. 1072; June 7, 1949, ch. 175, § 3, 63 Stat. 155; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, title XI, § 1106(a), 63 Stat. 972; Pub. L. 94–561, § 4, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2643; Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(3), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1283.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
In subsec. (a), “chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5” substituted for “the Classification Act of 1949, as amended” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
### Amendments
2012—Subsec. (a). struck out “by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end of third sentence.
1976—Subsec. (a). increased number of Board of Directors from six to seven members.
1949—Act , substituted “Classification Act of 1949” for “Classification Act of 1923”.
Act , amended section generally by bringing the Board under the direct control of the Secretary who will serve as Chairman of the Board, and by adding subsec. (b) to provide for the appointment and duties of an advisory board.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2012 Amendment
Amendment by effective 60 days after , and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see , set out as a note under , Domestic Security.
### Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.
### Repeals
, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by , , § 8, , 655.
### Termination of Advisory Boards
Advisory boards in existence on , to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following , unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
## Executive Documents
### Exceptions From Transfer of Functions
For exception of functions of corporations of Department of Agriculture from transfer of functions to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, see Exceptions From Transfer of Functions note set out under .