§ 1702.2 - Members.

Public Law 86-380, Sec. 3 (42 U.S.C. 4273), provides that the Commission consist of 26 members serving two-year terms—three U.S. Senators appointed by the President of the Senate, three members of the U.S. House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, three private citizens and three officers of the Executive Branch appointed by the President of the United States, and fourteen elected officials of state and local governments nominated by their respective national associations and appointed by the President of the United States. Except for the private citizen and Executive Branch members, appointments must have bipartisan balance within each membership group. The state and local officials on the Commission are divided into the following groups: four governors, three state legislators, four mayors and three elected county officials. Members serve until their terms expire and their replacements have been appointed, or until they leave public office in the membership category they represent. Members are eligible for reappointment.