(6) make the reports described in paragraphs 
(4) and (5) publicly available at the time they are 
submitted to Congress and to the President; 
(7) establish and maintain standards for the 
provision of representation that are consistent with 
appointed counsel’s duty to provide representation 
under section 292 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act, including— 
(A) the minimum experience, skill, per-
formance, and other qualifications for participa-
tion as appointed counsel; 
(B) ongoing training, professional develop-
ment, and mentorship and supervision required 
to remain eligible to serve as appointed counsel 
under such section 292; 
(C) reasonable, manageable, and sustain-
able appointed counsel caseloads that are con-
sistent with appointed counsel’s primary duty to 
provide representation to individuals described 
in such section 292; 
(D) the elements to be evaluated during 
performance reviews of appointed counsel to de-
termine whether they complied with their duty 
to provide representation under such section 
292; 
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(E) how to provide adequate representation 
of clients whose cases present conflicts of inter-
est; and 
(F) ensuring continued representation in 
circumstances in which clients move or are 
transferred, or where cases are transferred or 
change venue; 
(8) evaluate plans submitted by Local Boards 
for the provision of representation of individuals be-
fore U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in 
matters described in section 292 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, after taking into account the 
ability of such plans to provide such representation, 
and approve such plans if they meet applicable legal 
requirements of law and are consistent with the poli-
cies of the Office; 
(9) review the implementation of plans ap-
proved by the Board not less frequently than once 
every 4 years to ensure that each Local Board com-
plies with the plan approved by the Board; 
(10) establish policies and procedures with re-
spect to compensation rates and reimbursement of 
reasonable expenses for appointed counsel under 
such section 292 and others providing services re-
lated to such representation; 
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(11) establish procedures to obtain investiga-
tors, experts, interpreters, and other providers of de-
fense services necessary for effective representation 
of individuals who are entitled to counsel under such 
section 292; 
(12) establish procedures for the reimbursement 
of reasonable expenses of attorneys, investigators, 
experts, interpreters, and other persons providing 
representation and related services under such sec-
tion 292; 
(13) approve staffing levels and budgets for Im-
migration Public Defender Organizations; 
(14) approve staffing levels and budgets for the 
Office; and 
(15) establish a mechanism for the submission, 
review, resolution, and reporting of complaints from 
individuals entitled to counsel under such section 
292 regarding such representation. 
(l) POWERS OF THE BOARD.—The Board is author-
ized— 
(1) to delegate any of its duties, in whole or in 
part, to the Director, except for the duties described 
in paragraphs (1), (7), (13) and (14) of subsection 
(k); 
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(2) to alter or revoke any such delegation to the 
Director; 
(3) to provide to Congress information regard-
ing the immigration system that the Board considers 
relevant to the purpose of the Office; 
(4) to authorize studies or reports that relate to 
the purpose of the Office; 
(5) to combine Local Boards or divide an area 
served by a Local Board if the Board determines 
that such action is necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this section; 
(6) to remove, by a vote of at least 13 mem-
bers, a member or members of a Local Board for 
malfeasance in office, persistent neglect of or inabil-
ity to discharge duties, or conduct unbecoming of a 
member of the Local Board; 
(7) to seek, accept, and use public grants, pri-
vate contributions, and voluntary and uncompen-
sated (gratuitous services) to assist the Board in 
carrying out the purposes of this Act and other serv-
ices related to such purposes; and 
(8) to take any other action that is reasonably 
necessary and not inconsistent with the Act to carry 
out the purposes of this Act. 
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SEC. 204. DIRECTOR. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—The Director of the Office— 
(1) shall be a licensed attorney in good standing 
in any United States jurisdiction at the time of his 
or her appointment and at all times during his or 
her service as the Director; 
(2) shall be experienced in representing people 
in proceedings described in section 292 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act, as amended by section 
101 of this Act; and 
(3) may not be a member of the Board. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 
(1) appoint and fix the compensation of employ-
ees of the Office; 
(2) establish a personnel management system 
for the Office that provides for the appointment, 
pay, promotion, and assignment of all employees on 
the basis of merit, but without regard to the provi-
sions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
States, Code (relating to appointments in the com-
petitive service) or the provisions of chapter 51 and 
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating 
to classification and General Schedule pay rates); 
(3) employ such personnel as may be necessary 
to advance the purposes of the Office, subject to 
staffing and budget approval of the Board; 
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