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PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 115 STAT. 1263 "(G) The senior noncommissioned officer of one of the Armed Forces. "(H) One senior representative of the military hospital nearest in proximity to the facility. "(I) One senior judge advocate from one of the Armed Forces. "(J) The Director of the facility, who shall be a nonvoting member. "(K) One senior representative of one of the chief personnel officers of the Armed Forces. "(L) Other members designated by the Secretary of Defense (if the Local Board is to have more than 11 members). "(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate one member of a Local Board to serve as the chairman of the Local Board at the pleasure of the Secretary of Defense. "(d) TERMS. — (1) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the term of office of a member of a Local Board shall be five years. "(2) Unless earlier terminated by the Secretary of Defense, a person may continue to serve as a member of the Local Board sifter the expiration of the member's term until a successor is appointed or designated, as the case may be. "(e) EARLY EXPIRATION OF TERM. —^A member of a Local Board who is a member of the Armed Forces or an employee of the United States serves as a member of the Local Board only for as long as the member is assigned to or serving in a position for which the duties include the duty to serve as a member of the Local Board. "(f) VACANCIES. — (1) A vacancy in the membership of a Local Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment or designation was made, as the case may be. "(2) A member appointed or designated to fill a vacancy occurring before the end of the term of the predecessor of the member shall be appointed or designated, as the case may be, for the remainder of the term for which the predecessor was appointed. "(3) A vacancy in a Local Board shall not affect its authority to perform its duties. "(g) EARLY TERMINATION. — The Secretary of Defense may terminate the appointment of a member of a Local Board before the expiration of the member's term for any reason that the Secretary determines appropriate. "(h) COMPENSATION.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a member of a Local Board shall— "(A) be provided a stipend consistent with the daily government consultant fee for each day on which the member is engaged in the performance of services for the Local Board; and "(B) while away from home or regular place of business in the performance of services for the Local Board, be allowed travel expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) in the same manner as a person employed intermittently in Government under sections 5701 through 5707 of title 5, United States Code. "(2) A member of a Local Board who is a member of the Armed Forces on active duty or a full-time officer or employee of the United States shall receive no additional pay by reason of serving as a member of a Local Board.".