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The task of selecting commission members would fall to the Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader who would select eight members and the Chairman, while the House and Senate Minority Leaders would select eight members and the Vice Chairman. The President would also have the option of selecting one ex officio individual who would serve in a non-voting role. Both the Majority and Minority representatives from Congress would appoint U.S. citizens with experience from each of the following fields:

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Commissioners must be appointed within 30 days of this legislation’s enactment, and the first meeting must be held within the first 60 days of enactment. An interim report would be published within six months of the initial meeting, while the final report would be due 12 months after the first meeting. Both reports would require the approval of at least 12 of 16 commissioners.

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