Pub. L. 87-128, tit. III, subtit. D, sec. 332

Sec. 332. (a) The Secretary is authorized and directed to appoint in each county or area in which activities are carried on under this title, a county committee composed of three individuals residing in the county or area, at least two of whom at the time of appointment shall be farmers deriving the principal part of their income from farming. Committee appointments shall be for a term of three years except that the first appointments for any new committee shall be for one-, two-, and three-year periods, respectively, so as to provide continuity of committee membership. The Secretary may appoint alternate committeemen. The members of the committee and their alternates shall be removable for cause by the Secretary. (b) The rates of compensation, the number of days per month each member may be paid, and the amount to be allowed for necessary travel and subsistence expenses, shall be determined and paid by the Secretary. (c) The committee shall meet on the call of the chairman elected by the committee or on the call of such other person as the Secretary may designate. Two members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The Secretary shall prescribe rules governing the procedure of the committees and their duties, furnish forms and equipment necessary, and authorize and provide for the compensation of such clerical assistance as he finds may be required by any committee.