; and (vii) support the goals of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program; and (D) to promote equitable access to, and the adoption of, broadband technologies and digital applications that support accessibility, telehealth, distance learning, and online access to governmental benefits and services, including by preventing, detecting, and remedying digital discrimination. (3) Limitation The Foundation shall not be an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government or any State or local government. (4) Tax-exempt status The Board shall take all necessary and appropriate steps to ensure that the Foundation is an organization that is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code. (d) Board of directors (1) Establishment The Foundation shall be governed by a Board of Directors. (2) Composition (A) In general The Board shall be composed of the ex officio members described in subparagraph (B) and the appointed voting members described in subparagraph (C). (B) Ex officio members (i) Members The ex officio members of the Board shall be the following individuals (or designees of those individuals): (I) The Secretary. (II) The Assistant Secretary. (III) The Chairman of the Commission. (IV) The Secretary of the Treasury. (V) The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development. (ii) Nonvoting members The ex officio members of the Board shall be nonvoting members of the Board. (C) Appointed members (i) Representation The appointed members of the Board shall reflect a broad cross-section of stakeholders from academia, industry, nonprofit and civil rights organizations, community-based practitioners of efforts to promote digital inclusion, State or local governments, local school districts and libraries, other community anchor institutions, and the philanthropic community. (ii) Experience Each appointed member of the Board shall— (I) (aa) have experience promoting digital equity, digital inclusion, and digital literacy