Sec. 302. National Commission on Mass Violence
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There is established a commission to be known as the National Commission on Mass Violence (in this title referred to as the Commission ) to study the availability and nature of firearms, including the means of acquiring firearms, issues relating to mental health, and all positive and negative impacts of the availability and nature of firearms on incidents of mass violence or in preventing mass violence. The Commission shall be composed of 12 members, of whom— 6 members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, in consultation with the Democratic leadership of the House of Representatives, 1 of whom shall serve as Chairman of the Commission; and 6 members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Republican leadership of the Senate, 1 of whom shall serve as Vice Chairman of the Commission.
The members appointed to the Commission shall include— well-known and respected individuals among their peers in their respective fields of expertise; and not less than 1 non-elected individual from each of the following categories, who has expertise in the category, by both experience and training: Firearms. Mental health. School safety. Mass media. In identifying the individuals to serve on the Commission, the appointing authorities shall take special care to identify experts in the fields described in section 303(a)(2).
Not more than 6 members of the Commission shall be from the same political party. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the appointing authorities under paragraph
(1)shall each make their respective appointments. Any vacancy that occurs during the life of the Commission shall not affect the powers of the Commission, and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment not later than 30 days after the vacancy occurs. The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman. The initial meeting of the Commission shall be conducted not later than 30 days after the later of— the date of the appointment of the last member of the Commission; or the date on which appropriated funds are available for the Commission. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum to conduct business, but the Commission may establish a lesser quorum for conducting hearings scheduled by the Commission. Each member of the Commission shall have 1 vote, and the vote of each member shall be accorded the same weight. The Commission may establish by majority vote any other rules for the conduct of the Commission’s business, if such rules are not inconsistent with this title or other applicable law.