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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 278g-4. Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board
(a) Establishment and composition
There is hereby established a (!1) Information Security and
Privacy Advisory Board within the Department of Commerce. The
Secretary of Commerce shall appoint the chairman of the Board. The
Board shall be composed of twelve additional members appointed by
the Secretary of Commerce as follows:
(1) four members from outside the Federal Government who are
eminent in the information technology industry, at least one of
whom is representative of small or medium sized companies in such
industries;
(2) four members from outside the Federal Government who are
eminent in the fields of information technology, or related
disciplines, but who are not employed by or representative of a
producer of information technology; and
(3) four members from the Federal Government who have
information system management experience, including experience in
information security and privacy, at least one of whom shall be
from the National Security Agency.
(b) Duties
The duties of the Board shall be -
(1) to identify emerging managerial, technical, administrative,
and physical safeguard issues relative to information security
and privacy;
(2) to advise the Institute and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget on information security and privacy issues
pertaining to Federal Government information systems, including
through review of proposed standards and guidelines developed
under section 278g-3 of this title; and
(3) to report annually its findings to the Secretary of
Commerce, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
the Director of the National Security Agency, and the appropriate
committees of the Congress.
(c) Term of office
The term of office of each member of the Board shall be four
years, except that -
(1) of the initial members, three shall be appointed for terms
of one year, three shall be appointed for terms of two years,
three shall be appointed for terms of three years, and three
shall be appointed for terms of four years; and
(2) any member appointed to fill a vacancy in the Board shall
serve for the remainder of the term for which his predecessor was
appointed.
(d) Quorum
The Board shall not act in the absence of a quorum, which shall
consist of seven members.
(e) Allowance for travel expenses
Members of the Board, other than full-time employees of the
Federal Government, while attending meetings of such committees or
while otherwise performing duties at the request of the Board
Chairman while away from their homes or a regular place of
business, may be allowed travel expenses in accordance with
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5.
(f) Meetings
The Board shall hold meetings at such locations and at such time
and place as determined by a majority of the Board.
(g) Staff services and utilization of Federal personnel
To provide the staff services necessary to assist the Board in
carrying out its functions, the Board may utilize personnel from
the Institute or any other agency of the Federal Government with
the consent of the head of the agency.
(h) Definitions
As used in this section, the terms "information system" and
"information technology" have the meanings given in section 278g-3
of this title.
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