; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) Appointment in absence of chairman If the position of chairman of the Board is vacant, during the period of the vacancy, the Board, at the direction of the unanimous vote of the serving members of the Board, may exercise the authority of the chairman under paragraph (1). . (b) Meetings Subsection (f) of such section ( 42 U.S.C. 2000ee(f) ) is amended— (1) by striking The Board shall and inserting The Board ; (2) in paragraph (1) by striking make its and inserting shall make its ; and (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking hold public and inserting shall hold public ; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , but may, notwithstanding section 552b of title 5, United States Code, meet or otherwise communicate in any number to confer or deliberate in a manner that is closed to the public . 209. Privacy and civil liberties officers Section 1062(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000ee–1(a) ) is amended by inserting , the Director of the National Security Agency, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation after the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency . III Extension of authorities, increased penalties, reports, and other matters 301. Extension of title VII of FISA; effective dates (a) Extension Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–261 ; 122 Stat. 2474) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2021 ; and (B) by inserting and by the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 after section 101(a) ; and (2) in paragraph (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2021 . (b) Conforming amendments Section 404(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–261