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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 5698 (Introduced in House) — To create an independent advisory panel to comprehensively assess the leadership structure, protocols, training, tool... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Membership

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The independent advisory panel (in this Act referred to as the Panel ) established pursuant to section 3 shall be composed of eight members, as follows: Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in coordination with the chairs of the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. Only one of such members may be from the same political party as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, in coordination with the chairs of the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
Only one of such members may be from the same political party as the majority leader of the Senate. One member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, in coordination with the ranking members of the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. One member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, in coordination with the ranking members of the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
Two members shall be appointed by the President, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security. Only one of such members may be from the same political party as the President. Except as provided in subsection (a), members of the Panel may not be current appointees of the President’s Administration or Members of Congress, in order to ensure objectivity of the Panel’s assessments. No member may be or have been an employee of the United States Secret Service at any point in their career.
All appointments to the Panel shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The Panel shall have two co-chairs, as follows: A co-chair who shall be a member of the Panel designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. A co-chair who shall be a member of the Panel designated by the majority leader of the Senate. In the event of a vacancy on the Panel, the individual appointed to fill the vacant seat shall be— subject to paragraph (2), appointed by the same officer (or the officer’s successor) who made the appointment to the seat when the Panel was first established; or if the officer’s successor is of a party other than the party of the officer who made the initial appointment when the Panel was first established, chosen in consultation with the senior officers of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the party which is the party of the officer who made such initial appointment.
Members of the Panel who are officers or employees of the Federal Government shall serve without additional pay (or benefits in the nature of compensation) for service as a member of the Panel. The Panel shall meet and begin the operations of the Panel not later than 60 days after the appointment of all Panel members under subsection (a).
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