; (ii) does not affect the power of the remaining appointed Advisors to execute the duties of the Board of Advisors; and (iii) shall be filled by an individual selected by the Board. (6) Duties The Board of Advisors shall provide advice and consultation to the Board in accordance with the bylaws established pursuant to subsection (a)(8)(A). (7) Removal Any Advisor who is absent from 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings may be removed from the Board of Advisors by a majority vote of the Board of Advisors. (c) Procedures (1) Initial meeting Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairperson shall convene a meeting of the members of the Board designated pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii)— (A) to appoint the Directors of the Board in accordance with subsection (a)(2)(B); and (B) to incorporate the Foundation. (2) Conflicts of interest (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no voting member of the Board may participate in any decision, action, or recommendation with respect to any matter that directly and financially benefits such member or pertains specifically to any public body or any private or nonprofit firm or organization with which such member is formally associated or was formally associated during the most recent 2-year period. (B) Exception Subparagraph (A) may not be construed to prohibit a member of the Board from participating in actions of the Board pertaining specifically to the public body of which such member is an officer. (d) Executive Director; staff (1) Executive director The Board shall hire a qualified individual to serve, at the pleasure of the Board, as the Executive Director of the Foundation. (2) Foundation staff Officers and employees of the Foundation— (A) may not be employees of, or hold any office in, the United States Government; (B) shall be appointed without regard to the provisions of— (i) title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service