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U.S. Code > Title 12 Banks and Banking > CHAPTER 23—FARM CREDIT SYSTEM (§§ 2001—2279cc) > SUBCHAPTER VI—ASSISTANCE TO FARM CREDIT SYSTEM (§§ 2278a—2278b11) > Part B—Financial Assistance Corporation (§§ 2278b—2278b11) > § 2278b-2. Board of Directors

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§ 2278b-2. Board of Directors

(a) Board of Directors
(1) Composition
The Board of Directors of the Financial Assistance Corporation (hereinafter referred to in this part as the “Board of Directors”) shall consist of the Board of Directors of the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation.
(2) Chairman
The Board of Directors shall elect annually a Chairman from among the members of the Board.
(3) Compensation
The members of the Board of Directors shall receive compensation for the time devoted to meetings and other activities of the Board and reasonable allowances for necessary expenses of travel, lodging, and subsistence incurred in attending meetings and other activities of the Board of Directors in amounts not exceeding levels set by the Farm Credit Administration Board.
(b) Rules and records
The Board of Directors shall adopt such rules as it may deem appropriate for the transaction of its business and shall keep permanent and accurate records and minutes of its acts and proceedings.
(c) Quorum required
No business may be conducted at a meeting of the Board of Directors unless a quorum of the members of the Board is present, and a vote to approve an action requires a majority vote of the members voting.
(d) Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer of the Financial Assistance Corporation shall be selected by the Board of Directors and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
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