; and (B) advise and report directly the Director with respect to such matters. (3) Members (A) Number and appointment The Board shall be composed of 5 members appointed by the Director from among individuals with demonstrated academic, government, business, or other expertise relevant to the mission and functions of the National Reconnaissance Office. (B) Terms Each member shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. Except as provided by subparagraph (C), a member may not serve more than 3 terms. (C) Vacancy Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until a successor has taken office. (D) Chair The Board shall have a Chair, who shall be appointed by the Director from among the members. (E) Travel expenses Each member shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. (F) Executive Secretary The Director may appoint an executive secretary, who shall be an employee of the National Reconnaissance Office, to support the Board. (4) Meetings The Board shall meet not less than quarterly, but may meet more frequently at the call of the Director. (5) Reports Not later than March 31 of each year, the Board shall submit to the Director and to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the activities of the Board during the preceding year. (6) Nonapplicability of certain requirements The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Board. . (b) Initial appointments Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office shall appoint the initial 5 members to the advisory board under subsection (d) of section 106A of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3041a ), as added by subsection (a).