§6913 Membership of the Commission

Summary

Sets up a commission with 23 members and explains who picks them. Nine are members of the House chosen by the Speaker: five from the majority party and four from the minority party after talking with the House minority leader. Nine are Senators chosen by the President of the Senate: five from the Senate majority after consulting the majority leader and four from the minority after consulting the minority leader. The President of the United States appoints one representative each from the Departments of State, Commerce, and Labor, plus two at-large executive-branch employees. At the start of each odd-numbered Congress, the President of the Senate (with the majority leader’s recommendation) names a Senate member as Chairman and the Speaker names a House member as Cochair. At the start of each even-numbered Congress, the Speaker names a House member as Chairman and the President of the Senate (with the majority leader’s recommendation) names a Senate member as Cochair.