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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 412 (Introduced in Senate) — To establish the Commission on the Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States. · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Composition of the Commission

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The Commission shall be comprised of 10 members, of whom— 1 member shall be appointed by the President, who shall serve as the chair of the Commission; 1 member shall— be appointed by the leader of the Senate who represents the major political party that the President does not represent, in consultation with the leader of the House of Representatives from the same political party; and serve as the vice chair of the Commission; 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the Senate leadership of the Democratic Party; 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the Senate leadership of the Republican Party; 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the leadership of the House of Representatives of the Republican Party; and 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the leadership of the House of Representatives of the Democratic Party.
Not more than 5 members of the Commission shall be from the same political party. An individual appointed to the Commission shall not— be an officer or employee of the Federal Government or any State, Tribal, local, or territorial government, except in the case of a State employee who works at a public institution of higher education or State-funded research institution; or have held a position in any agency, office, or other establishment in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Federal Government, the functions and duties of which included planning, coordinating, or implementing any aspect of the Federal Government response to the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19, including a position that required the individual holding the position to attend meetings relating to that response.
The Commission shall hire an ethics counsel, and not later than 30 days after the initial meeting of the Commission, the ethics counsel shall submit a detailed plan for identifying and resolving potential and actual conflicts of interest by any member of the Commission, including of an ethical, financial, or personal nature, or that could lead a reasonable person to conclude a conflict may exist, to the relevant committees of Congress In appointing members to the Commission, the appointing individuals described in subsection
(a)of the same political party shall coordinate to ensure that the members appointed by each political party include— at least 1 former governor of a State; at least 1 public health expert; and at least 1 economic policy expert. It is the sense of Congress that individuals appointed to the Commission should be prominent United States citizens, with national recognition and significant depth of experience in such professions as governmental service, public health, global health, infectious diseases, pandemic preparedness and response, humanitarian response and relief, scientific research, public administration, intelligence gathering, commerce, national security, and foreign affairs. All members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. The Commission shall meet and begin the operations of the Commission within 45 days after the appointment of all Commission members. After the initial meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall meet upon the call of the chair or a majority of the members of the Commission. Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. If required for public health reasons, Commission members may attend meetings virtually and virtual attendance shall count towards constituting a quorum.
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