§1397n–6 Commission on Social Impact Partnerships

Summary

Creates a nine-member Commission on Social Impact Partnerships to help the Secretary and the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partnerships. The Commission must help review funding applications, recommend which social impact partnership agreements and feasibility studies should get money, and give other help or information when asked. Members are picked by the President (who is the Chair), the Senate majority and minority leaders, the House Speaker and House minority leader, the chair and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and the chair and ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee. Members must have experience in finance, economics, pay-for-performance, program evaluation, or related fields, or be able to judge whether project metrics and evaluations are rigorous and based on independent data. Appointments had to be made within 120 days after February 9, 2018, and vacancies within 90 days. If a congressional appointee is not named in time, the President may pick someone for them. The Commission can operate with at least five members until all spots are filled. Three members serve 2 years, three serve 3 years, and three (including the President’s appointee who is Chair) serve 4 years. Term lengths are set by unanimous agreement or, if needed, by random selection. Vacancies are filled the same way as the original appointment. Members do not need Senate confirmation.