Sec. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION
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## SEC. 3 ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ###
(a)Establishment There is established the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (in this Act referred to as the “Commission”). ###
(b)Membership ####
(1)Composition #####
(A)Members The Commission shall be composed of 12 members, of whom— ######
(i)6 shall be appointed by the President; ######
(ii)2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; ######
(iii)1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; ######
(iv)2 shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; and ######
(v)1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. #####
(B)Qualifications Each member appointed under subparagraph
(A)shall have experience in one or more of the following areas: ######
(i)child welfare administration; ######
(ii)child welfare research; ######
(iii)child development; ######
(iv)legislation, including legislation involving child welfare matters; ######
(v)trauma and crisis intervention; ######
(vi)pediatrics; ######
(vii)psychology and mental health; ######
(viii)emergency medicine; ######
(ix)forensic pathology or medical investigation of injury and fatality; ######
(x)social work with field experience; ######
(xi)academia at an institution of higher education, as that term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001), with a focus on one or more of the other areas listed under this subparagraph; ######
(xii)law enforcement, with experience handling child abuse and neglect matters; ######
(xiii)civil law, with experience handling child abuse and neglect matters; ######
(xiv)criminal law, with experience handling child abuse and neglect matters; ######
(xv)substance abuse treatment; ######
(xvi)education at an elementary school or secondary school, as those terms are defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); ######
(xvii)epidemiology; and ###### (xviii) computer science or software engineering with a background in interoperability standards. #####
(C)Diversity of qualifications In making appointments to the Commission under subparagraph (A), the President and the congressional leaders shall make every effort to select individuals whose qualifications are not already represented by other members of the Commission. ####
(2)Date The appointments of the members of the Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. ###
(c)Period of Appointment; Vacancies Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. ###
(d)Initial Meeting Not later than 60 days after the date on which a majority of the members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold its first meeting. ###
(e)Meetings The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. ###
(f)Quorum A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings. ###
(g)Chairperson The President shall select a Chairperson for the Commission from among its members.
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