§70704 Composition of Commission

Summary

A commission must have 15 members. The President picks all members and names the Chair and Vice Chair. The majority and minority leaders of both the Senate and the House each give the President a list of candidates, and the President may choose one person from each of those four lists. No federal officer, federal employee, or Member of Congress may serve. Members cannot have a current contract with the Administration or a relationship with the Administrator that creates a conflict of interest. When possible, the President should include people with crewed-spacecraft experience, investigation experience, and legal experience, and should seek diverse members. All members must be appointed within 30 days after the incident. The commission must meet and start work as soon as possible. After that, meetings happen when the Chair or a majority calls them. Eight members make a quorum. Any vacancy does not stop the commission and must be filled the same way the original appointment was made.