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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 4273. Membership of Commission; appointment of members; term
(a) Number of members; appointment; qualifications
The Commission shall be composed of twenty-six members, as
follows:
(1) Six appointed by the President of the United States, three
of whom shall be officers of the executive branch of the
Government, and three private citizens, all of whom shall have
had experience or familiarity with relations between the levels
of government;
(2) Three appointed by the President of the Senate, who shall
be Members of the Senate;
(3) Three appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, who shall be Members of the House;
(4) Four appointed by the President from a panel of at least
eight Governors submitted by the Governors' Conference;
(5) Three appointed by the President from a panel of at least
six members of State legislative bodies submitted by the board of
managers of the Council of State Governments;
(6) Four appointed by the President from a panel of at least
eight mayors submitted jointly by the National League of Cities
and the United States Conference of Mayors; and
(7) Three appointed by the President from a panel of at least
six elected county officers submitted by the National Association
of Counties.
(b) Political and geographical composition
The members appointed from private life under paragraph (1) of
subsection (a) of this section shall be appointed without regard to
political affiliation; of each class of members enumerated in
paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of this section, two shall
be from the majority party of the respective houses; of each class
of members enumerated in paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) of
subsection (a) of this section, not more than two shall be from any
one political party; of each class of members enumerated in
paragraphs (5), (6) and (7) of subsection (a) of this section, not
more than one shall be from any one State; at least two of the
appointees under paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of this section
shall be from cities under five hundred thousand population.
(c) Term of office; reappointment; period of service
The term of office of each member of the Commission shall be two
years; members shall be eligible for reappointment; and, except as
provided in section 4274(d) of this title, members shall serve
until their successors are appointed.
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