There is hereby established a National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board. The Board is composed of seven voting members and two non-voting members. Voting members of the Board shall be appointed by the Secretary from nominations submitted in accordance with this part. The Board shall consist of the following:
    
    
        
        (a) Voting members.
        
        (1) 
         Four members shall be active producers of sheep or goats in the United States;
     
    
        
        (2) 
         Two members shall have expertise in finance and management; and
     
    
        
        (3) 
         One member shall have expertise in lamb, wool, goat, or goat product marketing.
     
    
        
        (b) Non-voting members.
        
        (1) 
         One member shall be the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, USDA; and
     
    
        
        (2) 
         One member shall be the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.