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ALSC MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM ITS MEMBERSHIP GROUP. THE GOVERNING BODY OF ALSC REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SPECIFICALLY, THE GOVERNING BODY CONSISTS OF REPRESENTATIVES OF RULES-WRITING AGENCIES, NON-RULES WRITING AGENCIES, LUMBER DISTRIBUTORS AND WHOLESALERS, LUMBER RETAILERS, WOOD USING INDUSTRIES, GENERAL CONTRACTORS, HOME BUILDERS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, WOOD TREATING INDUSTRIES, AND SUCH CONSUMER-AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVES AS MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE. THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE MAY ALSO APPOINT EX OFFICIO MEMBERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY. THE GOVERNING BOARD STRUCTURE IS MANDATED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE VOLUNTARY PRODUCT STANDARD PS-20. 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