(2) TERM.—The term of a Board member shall 
be 4 years. 
(3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the member-
ship of the Board shall not affect the powers of the 
Board and shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment. 
(4) CHAIRMAN.—The Members of the Board 
shall elect one member to serve as Chairman of the 
Board. 
(d) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.— 
(1) COMPENSATION.—A Member of the Board 
shall receive no compensation for the member’s serv-
ices as such. 
(2) EXPENSES.—A member of the Board shall 
be allowed necessary travel expenses (or in the alter-
native, mileage for use of a privately owned vehicle 
and a per diem in lieu of subsistence not to exceed 
the rate and amount prescribed in sections 5702 and 
5704 of title 5, United States Code), and other nec-
essary expenses incurred by the member in the per-
formance of duties vested in the Panel, without re-
gard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 57 
of title 5, United States Code, the Standardized 
Government Travel Regulations, or section 5731 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
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(e) SUPPORT.—The Attorney General shall provide 
support for the performance of the Board’s functions and 
shall ensure compliance with the requirements of the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appen-
dix), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 
U.S.C. 552b), governing Federal statutes and regulations, 
and Department of Justice policies and procedures. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) DIGITAL EVIDENCE CAPACITY.—The term 
‘‘digital evidence capacity’’ shall include, in inves-
tigations and prosecutions involving digital evidence, 
the capacity, or activities supporting the capacity, 
to— 
(A) acquire digital evidence in accordance 
with current surveillance, civil rights, and crimi-
nal justice laws; 
(B) ensure digital evidence acquisition ac-
tivities— 
(i) minimize the acquisition of digital 
information not necessary to an investiga-
tion, including the acquisition of informa-
tion pertaining to non-targeted persons; 
(ii) are conducted in accordance with 
proper legal processes such as warrants, 
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court orders, and notice when required; 
and 
(iii) favor less intrusive investigative 
techniques when they would suffice; 
(C) handle and preserve digital evidence 
appropriately, including by ensuring— 
(i) the integrity of the evidentiary 
chain of custody; 
(ii) preventing inadvertent corruption 
or destruction of the evidence; and 
(iii) promoting the prompt return of 
seized digital devices and the prompt re-
turn or destruction of seized digital infor-
mation not used in prosecution of the 
crime for which it was acquired; 
(D) extract, analyze, and exploit digital 
evidence; 
(E) ensure the appropriate use of digital 
evidence, including by limiting the repurposing 
of seized digital information; 
(F) use digital evidence in criminal legal 
proceedings; and 
(G) ensure appropriate protections relating 
to privacy and security are applied to activities 
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involving the acquisition, preservation, analysis 
and exploitation, and use of digital information. 
(2) CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL.—The term 
‘‘criminal justice personnel’’ shall mean employees of 
any unit of Federal, State, or local government who 
have responsibilities pertaining to criminal justice, 
as defined by section (a)(1) of title 34, United 
States Code. 
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