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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 2756 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to strengthen trade enforcement, and for other purposes. · Sec. 302

Sec. 302. Establishment of Commission

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There is established a commission to be known as the Congressional Advisory Commission on WTO Dispute Settlement (in this title referred to as the Commission ). The Commission shall be composed of 5 members, all of whom shall be judges or former judges of the Federal judicial circuits and shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate after considering the recommendations of the Chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
Commissioners shall be chosen without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of each Commissioner's fitness to perform the duties of a Commissioner. The appointments of the initial members of the Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Members of the Commission shall each be appointed for a term of 5 years, except that of the members first appointed, 3 members shall be appointed for terms of 3 years. Any vacancy on the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made and shall be subject to the same conditions as the original appointment.
An individual chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member replaced. Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold its first meeting. The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings. The Commission shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among its members.
Members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission.
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