IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION BOARD.

SEC. 7604. IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION BOARD. Section 703 of the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 (50 U.S.C. 3355a) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: “(5) A member of the Board whose term has expired may continue to serve until the earlier of— “(A) the date that a successor is appointed and sworn in; and “(B) the date that is 1 year after the date of the expiration of the term. “(6) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the term of a member of the Board ends, the appointing authority of the member shall submit to Congress a plan to appoint a successor.” ; and (2) in subsection (f)— (A) by inserting “(1)” before “Any employee”; and (B) by adding at the end the following: “(2) In addition to any employees detailed to the Board under paragraph (1), the Board may, subject to the availability of funds, hire not more than 12 staff members.” .