Regional award directors may be appointed by the Board , upon recommendation of the Director, for any State or other appropriate geographic area of the United States. The Director shall make such recommendations with respect to a State or geographic area only after soliciting recommendations regarding such appointments from public and private youth organizations within such State or geographic area. ( Pub. L. 96–114, title I, § 105 , formerly § 6, Nov. 16, 1979 , 93 Stat. 853 ; renumbered title I, § 105, Pub. L. 106–533, § 1(b)(1) , (2), Nov. 22, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2553 .)