or assisted suicide (45 CFR 1643.3) or a "nontherapeutic abortion" (term not defined) (LSC Act §1007(b)(8) or the 1996 Appropriations Act §504(a)(14)) Participate in legal activity seeking to desegregate elementary or secondary schools (LSC Act §1007(b)(9)) Participate in legal activity relating to violation(s) of the Military Selective Service Act or desertion from the Armed Forces of the United States (LSC Act §1007 (b)(10)) Recipients may, with any funding: Accept fee-generating cases in situations in which local pro bono attorneys or the referral service are not viable options (45 CFR 1609.3) In terms of accounting, fees garnered from these services must go into the same category as the recipient's LSC grant in the same proportion that LSC funds supported the activity (versus other funds) (45 CFR 1609.4) This regulation was changed in Section 533 of the 2010 Appropriations Act from a statutory prohibition (which had been implemented in the 1996 Appropriations Act Section 504(a)) Accept reimbursement from clients for out-of-pocket expenses related to their case, if the client has agreed to pay ahead of time and in writing (45 CFR 1609.5(a)) Represent eligible clients at the administrative level (45 CFR 1612.5(a)) Initiate or participate in litigation challenging a governmental agency's rules, regulations, policies, etc. (45 CFR 1612.5(b)) Communication with an agency to receive information (45 CFR 1612.5(c)(2)) Informing clients, other recipients, etc. about new or proposed statutes, executive orders, or administrative regulations. Note that legislation is not listed here (45 CFR 1612.5(c)(3)). Contact LSC to comment on its rules (45 CFR 1612.5(c)(4)) Advise a client of their right to contact an elected official (45 CFR 1612.5(c)(6)) Provide assistance to eligible aliens (45 CFR 1626.5; also lists criteria for eligibility), as well as specific categories of other aliens (45 CFR 1626.10 and 1626.11) Board of directors LSC is headed by an 11-member board of directors appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. By law, the Board is bipartisan: no more than six members may be of the same political party. The current composition of the board is: Board Chair: John G. Levi Vice Chair: Father Pius Pietrzyk, O.P. Members: Robert J. Grey Jr., Matthew Keenan, Abigail Lawlis Kuzma, Victor B. Maddox, John G. Malcolm, Laurie Mikva, Frank X. Neuner, Jr., Julie A. Reiskin, and Gloria Valencia-Weber. The chairs of the LSC board throughout its history have included: Roger Conant Cramton Hillary Rodham F. William McCalpin William F. Harvey Robert Emmett