The Bylaws and Rules Committee shall consider and make recommendations for action upon matters referred to the committee by the Board of Directors relating to the Society's Bylaws and Rules and to the Certificate of Incorporation. This committee shall: (1) review initial Bylaws and Rules, and subsequent amendments thereto, proposed by the Society's constituent units; (2) advise the Board of Directors whether such proposals by constituent units are in accord with the provisions of the Bylaws and Rules of the Society and any applicable model Bylaws and Rules approved by the Board of Directors; and (3) recommend that the Board of Directors approve, disapprove, or take other action on constituent unit Bylaws and Rules or amendment thereto.

This committee shall be composed of not fewer than six (6) or more than twelve (12) Fellows, Members, Student, Emeritus, or Honorary Life Members, each appointed to a three (3) year term, with the terms of approximately one-third (1/3) of the members expiring at the close of each Annual Meeting. Members may serve up to three consecutive terms. The chairs, or their designated representatives, of the Local Sections, Professional Divisions, and Student Sections Committees shall be ex officio members.