36 U.S.C. § 151703 — Board of directors

(a) General.—The board of directors governs the corporation. (b) Members and Appointment.—(1) The Librarian of Congress is an ex officio, nonvoting board member. The Librarian appoints the directors. (2) (A) The board has 12 directors. (B) Each director must be a United States citizen. (C) At least 6 directors must know about or have experience in film production, distribution, preservation, or restoration. Two of these directors must be current members of the National Film Preservation Board. As far as practicable, these 6 directors must represent different viewpoints in the film community, including motion-picture producers, creative artists, nonprofit and public archivists, historians, film critics, theater owners, and laboratory and university personnel. (3) A director is not a Library of Congress employee. Appointment to the board does not make the person an officer or employee of the United States Government for any federal-law purpose. (4) Directors serve 4-year terms. There is no limit on how many terms a person may receive. (5) A vacancy must be filled within 120 days in the same way as the original appointment. (c) Chair.—The Librarian appoints one director as the initial chair for a 2-year term. After that, the chair is appointed and removed under the corporation’s bylaws. (d) Quorum.—A majority of the board’s current members is a quorum. (e) Meetings.—The board must meet when the Librarian or chair calls it, at least once each year. If a director misses 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings, the Librarian may remove the director and fill the vacancy under subsection (b). (f) Compensation and Reimbursement.—Directors serve without pay, but may be repaid for actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses incurred while performing corporation duties. (g) Liability of Directors.—Directors are not personally liable, except for gross negligence.