Reauthorization and change in membership of National Park System Advisory Board

Section 3 of the Act of August 21, 1935 (popularly known as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act)(16 U.S.C. 463) is amended— (1)by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

(a)(1)There is hereby established a National Park System Advisory Board, whose purpose shall be to advise the Director of the National Park Service on matters relating to the National Park Service, the National Park System, and programs administered by the National Park Service. The Board shall advise the Director on matters submitted to the Board by the Director as well as any other issues identified by the Board. Members of the Board shall be appointed on a staggered-term basis by the Secretary for a term not to exceed 4 years and shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. (2)The Board shall be comprised of no more than 12 persons, appointed from among citizens of the United States having a demonstrated commitment to the mission of the National Park Service as follows: (A)Board members shall be selected to represent various geographic regions, including each of the administrative regions of the National Park Service. (B)At least 4 of the members shall have outstanding expertise in 1 or more of the following fields: history, archeology, anthropology, historical or landscape architecture, biology, ecology, geology, marine science, or social science. (C)Three of the members shall have outstanding expertise and prior experience in the management of national or State parks or protected areas, or natural or cultural resources management. (D)Three of the members shall have outstanding expertise in another professional or scientific discipline, such as financial management, recreation use management, and land use planning or business management, important to the mission of the National Park Service. (E)At least one member shall have outstanding expertise and prior experience in private sector travel and tourism. (F)At least one member shall be a locally elected official from an area adjacent or within close proximity to a park. (3)The Board shall hold its first meeting by no later than 60 days after the date on which all members of the Advisory Board who are to be appointed have been appointed. (4)Any vacancy in the Board shall not affect its powers and shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. The Board may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish its procedures and to govern the manner of its operations, organization, and personnel. (5)All members of the Board shall be reimbursed for travel and per diem in lieu of subsistence expenses during the performance of duties of the Board while away from home or their regular place of business, in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. (6)With the exception of travel and per diem as noted in paragraph (5), a member of the Board who is otherwise an officer or employee of the United States Government shall serve on the Board without additional compensation. (7)It shall be the duty of the Board to advise the Secretary on matters relating to the National Park System, to other related areas, and to the administration of this Act, such as matters submitted to it for consideration by the Secretary, but it shall not be required to recommend as to the suitability or desirability of surplus real and related personal property for use as an historic monument. The Board shall also provide recommendations on the designation of national historic landmarks and national natural landmarks and is strongly encouraged to consult with the major scholarly and professional organizations in the appropriate disciplines in making such recommendations.

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(2)in subsection (b)— (A)by striking (1); and (B)by striking paragraph (2); and (3)in subsection (f), by striking 2006 and inserting 2016.