(2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the Bureau of Land Management Foundation 
established by this Act. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Bu-
reau of Land Management Foundation as a charitable and 
nonprofit corporation that shall not be considered an agen-
cy or establishment of the United States. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Foundation are 
to— 
(1) encourage, accept, and administer private 
gifts of money and of real and personal property for 
the benefit of, or in connection with the activities 
and services of, the Bureau of Land Management; 
(2) undertake and conduct activities that fur-
ther the purposes for which public lands are admin-
istered; and 
(3) undertake, conduct, and encourage edu-
cational, technical, scientific, and other assistance or 
activities that support the mission of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
SEC. 4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall have a 
governing Board of Directors, which shall consist of 
no more than 9 members, each of whom shall be a 
United States citizen. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS OF MEMBERS.—A majority 
of members of the Board shall have education or ex-
perience in natural, cultural, conservation, or other 
resource management, law, or research and, to the 
extent practicable, members of the Board shall rep-
resent diverse points of view. 
(3) EX-OFFICIO MEMBER.—The Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management shall be an ex-officio 
nonvoting member of the Board. 
(b) APPOINTMENT AND TERMS.— 
(1) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall appoint the members of the Board 
who, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), 
shall be appointed for terms of 6 years. 
(2) STAGGERED
APPOINTMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall stagger the initial appointments to the 
Board, as determined to be appropriate by the Sec-
retary, so that— 
(A) one-third of the members serve a term 
of 2 years; 
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(B) one-third of the members serve a term 
of 4 years; and 
(C) one-third of the members serve a term 
of 6 years. 
(3) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Board shall 
be— 
(A) filled not later than 60 days after va-
cancy occurs in the manner of which the origi-
nal appointment was made; and 
(B) for the balance of the term of the indi-
vidual who was replaced. 
(4) REMOVAL.—A member of the Board may be 
removed from the Board by a majority vote of the 
Board if the individual misses 3 consecutive regu-
larly scheduled meetings and the vacancy shall be 
filled in accordance with paragraph (3). 
(5) TERM
LIMIT.—In no case shall an indi-
vidual serve more than 12 consecutive years on the 
Board. 
(c) CHAIRMAN.—The Chairman— 
(1) shall be elected by the Board from its mem-
bers for a 2-year term; and 
(2) may be re-elected to the post while serving 
as a member of the Board. 
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(d) QUORUM.—A majority of the current voting 
membership of the Board shall constitute a quorum for 
the transaction of business. 
(e) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at the call of 
the Chairman at least once a year. 
(f) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.—Serving as a 
Member of the Board shall not constitute employment by 
the United States Government for any purpose. Members 
shall serve without pay other than reimbursement for the 
actual and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses 
incurred in the performance of their duties for the Foun-
dation in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(g) GENERAL POWERS.—The Board may complete 
the organization of the Foundation by appointing offices 
and employees, adopting a constitution and bylaws con-
sistent with the purposes of the Foundation and this Act, 
and undertaking other such acts as may be necessary to 
function and to carry out the provisions of this title. 
(h) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.—Officers and em-
ployees of the Foundation may not be appointed until the 
Foundation has sufficient funds to pay them for their 
service. Appointment as an officer or employee of the 
Foundation shall not constitute employment by the United 
States. 
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(i) LIMITATION AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— 
(1) PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL CAMPAIGN AC-
TIVITY.—The Foundation shall not participate or in-
tervene in a political campaign on behalf of any can-
didate for public office. 
(2) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—No member of 
the Board, officer, or employee of the Foundation 
shall participate, directly or indirectly, in the consid-
eration or determination of any question before the 
Foundation affecting— 
(A) the financial interests of the member 
of the Board, officer, or employee; or 
(B) the interests of any corporation part-
nership, entity, or organization in which such 
member of the Board, officer, or employee— 
(i) is an officer, director, or trustee; 
or 
(ii) has any direct or indirect financial 
interest. 
SEC. 5. POWERS AND OBLIGATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation— 
(1) shall have perpetual succession; and 
(2) may conduct business throughout the sev-
eral States, territories, and possessions of the 
United States. 
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