7 CFR 1223.42
§ 1223.42 Term of office.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 7 CFR 1223.42, § 1223.42 Term of office, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/24917
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:24917@1- SHA-256
c2caa5a35c7d846025870d9dc87f6aefb118a5fa0e6ddb3834f10b4dbc039ef5
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) With the exception of the initial Board, each Board member will serve a three-year term or until the Secretary selects his or her successor. Each term of office shall begin on October 1 and end on September 30. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms, excluding any term of office less than three years.
(b) For the initial board, the terms of Board members shall be staggered for two, three, and four years. Determination of which of the initial members shall serve a term of two, three, or four years shall be determined at random. Those members serving an initial term of two, three, or four years may serve one successive three-year term.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.