Sec. 141. COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM

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## SEC. 141 COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM ###

(a)Establishment and Composition of Commission ####

(1)Effective October 1, 1991, there is established a Commission on Immigration Reform (in this section referred to as the “Commission”) which shall be composed of 9 members to be appointed as follows: #####

(A)One member who shall serve as Chairman, to be appointed by the President. #####

(B)Two members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives who shall select such members from a list of nominees provided by the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. #####

(C)Two members to be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives who shall select such members from a list of nominees provided by the ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. #####

(D)Two members to be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate who shall select such members from a list of nominees provided by the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. #####

(E)Two members to be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate who shall select such members from a list of nominees provided by the ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. ####

(2)Initial appointments to the Commission shall be made during the 45-day period beginning on October 1, 1991. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. ####

(3)Members shall be appointed to serve for the life of the Commission, except that the term of the member described in paragraph (1)(A) shall expire at noon on January 20, 1993, and the President shall appoint an individual to serve for the remaining life of the Commission. ###

(b)Functions of Commission The Commission shall— ####

(1)review and evaluate the impact of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, in accordance with subsection (c); and ####

(2)transmit to the Congress— #####

(A)not later than September 30, 1994, a first report describing the progress made in carrying out paragraph (1), and #####

(B)not later than September 30, 1997, a final report setting forth the Commission's findings and recommendations, including such recommendations for additional changes that should be made with respect to legal immigration into the United States as the Commission deems appropriate. ###

(c)Considerations ####

(1)Particular considerations In particular, the Commission shall consider the following: #####

(A)The requirements of citizens of the United States and of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence to be joined in the United States by immediate family members and the impact which the establishment of a national level of immigration has upon the availability and priority of family preference visas. #####

(B)The impact of immigration and the implementation of the employment-based and diversity programs on labor needs, employment, and other economic and domestic conditions in the United States. #####

(C)The social, demographic, and natural resources impact of immigration. #####

(D)The impact of immigration on the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States. #####

(E)The impact of per country immigration levels on family-sponsored immigration. #####

(F)The impact of the numerical limitation on the adjustment of status of aliens granted asylum. #####

(G)The impact of the numerical limitations on the admission of nonimmigrants under section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. ####

(2)Diversity program The Commission shall analyze the information maintained under section 203(c)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and shall report to Congress in its report under subsection (b)(2) on— #####

(A)the characteristics of individuals admitted under section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and #####

(B)how such characteristics compare to the characteristics of family-sponsored immigrants and employment-based immigrants. The Commission shall include in the report an assessment of the effect of the requirement of paragraph

(2)of section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act on the diversity, educational, and skill level of aliens admitted. ###

(d)Compensation of Members ####

(1)Each member of the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government is entitled to receive, subject to such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts, pay at the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule9. Each member of the Commission who is such an officer or employee shall serve without additional pay. 9Under §101(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991 (P.L. 101–509, 105 Stat. 1442, Nov. 5, 1990), the reference in this section to the rate of pay in effect for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule is considered a reference to the maximum rate payable under section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 102(a) of that Act. ####

(2)While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence. ###

(e)Meetings, Staff, and Authority of Commission The provisions of subsections

(e)through

(g)of section 304 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 shall apply to the Commission in the same manner as they apply to the Commission established under such section, except that paragraph

(2)of subsection

(e)thereof shall not apply. ###

(f)Authorization of Appropriations ####

(1)There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. ####

(2)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the authority to make payments, or to enter into contracts, under this section shall be effective only to such extent, or in such amounts, as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts. ###

(g)Termination Date The Commission shall terminate on the date on which a final report is required to be transmitted under subsection (b)(2)(B), except that the Commission may continue to function until January 1, 1998, for the purpose of concluding its activities, including providing testimony to standing committees of Congress concerning its final report under this section and disseminating that report. ###

(h)Congressional Response ####

(1)No later than 90 days after the date of receipt of each report transmitted under subsection (b)(2), the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate shall initiate hearings to consider the findings and recommendations of the report. ####

(2)No later than 180 days after the date of receipt of such a report, each such Committee shall report to its respective House its oversight findings and any legislation it deems appropriate. ### (i)10 Presidential Report The President shall conduct a review and evaluation and provide for the transmittal of reports to the Congress in the same manner as the Commission is required to conduct a review and evaluation and to transmit reports under subsection (b). 10Subsection

(i)was added by §302(c)(1)(D) of the Miscellaneous and Technical Immigration and Naturalization Amendments of 1991 (P.L. 102–232, Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1744).

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