Sec. 103. Authorities and duties of the board of directors
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The Board shall meet not less often than 4 times each year. The Board shall hold additional meetings at the call of the Chairperson of the Board, or if 6 members of the Board request such meetings in writing. A majority of the appointed members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Chairperson of the Board may call and conduct meetings of the Board. The Vice Chairperson of the Board may conduct meetings of the Board in the absence of the Chairperson. While away from their homes or regular places of business on the business of the Board, members of such Board shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, for persons employed intermittently in the Government service.
For purposes of the provisions of chapter 11 of part I of title 18, United States Code, and any other provision of Federal law, a member of the Board (to whom such provisions would not otherwise apply except for this subsection) shall be a special Government employee. The Board shall have responsibility for setting overall policy for DemocracyCorps and shall work to expand the number of people who participate in American democracy. All employees and officers of DemocracyCorps shall recuse themselves from decisions that would constitute conflicts of interest.