Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60

§7312 Composition

Title 7 › Chapter 100— AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION › Subchapter VII— COMMISSION ON 21st CENTURY PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE › § 7312

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Make an 11-member Commission. The President picks 3 members. The House Committee on Agriculture chairman picks 4 members after talking with the ranking minority member. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry chairman picks 4 members after talking with the ranking minority member. Each of those three appointing officials must include at least one person mainly involved in production agriculture; the other members must have experience in farm production, marketing, finance, or trade. Members serve for the life of the Commission. If someone leaves, the vacancy is filled the same way and the Commission keeps working. All members must be appointed by October 1, 1997, and the first meeting must happen 30 days after 6 members are appointed. The House and Senate committee chairmen together choose the chair from among the members.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §7312

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(a)The Commission shall be composed of 11 members, appointed as follows:

(1)Three members shall be appointed by the President.

(2)Four members shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives in consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee.

(3)Four members shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate in consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee.

(b)At least 1 of the members appointed under each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall be an individual who is primarily involved in production agriculture. All other members of the Commission shall be appointed from among individuals having knowledge and experience in agricultural production, marketing, finance, or trade.

(c)A member of the Commission shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. A vacancy on the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.

(d)The members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than October 1, 1997. The Commission shall convene its first meeting to carry out its duties under this subchapter 30 days after 6 members of the Commission have been appointed.

(e)The chairperson of the Commission shall be designated jointly by the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate from among the members of the Commission.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 7312

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60