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[CITE: 42USC4273]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
     CHAPTER 53--ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 
Sec. 4273. Membership of Commission; appointment of members; 
        term
        

(a) Number of members; appointment; qualifications

    The Commission shall be composed of twenty-six members, as follows:
        (1) Six appointed by the President of the United States, three 
    of whom shall be officers of the executive branch of the Government, 
    and three private citizens, all of whom shall have had experience or 
    familiarity with relations between the levels of government;
        (2) Three appointed by the President of the Senate, who shall be 
    Members of the Senate;
        (3) Three appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
    Representatives, who shall be Members of the House;
        (4) Four appointed by the President from a panel of at least 
    eight Governors submitted by the Governors' Conference;
        (5) Three appointed by the President from a panel of at least 
    six members of State legislative bodies submitted by the board of 
    managers of the Council of State Governments;
        (6) Four appointed by the President from a panel of at least 
    eight mayors submitted jointly by the National League of Cities and 
    the United States Conference of Mayors; and
        (7) Three appointed by the President from a panel of at least 
    six elected county officers submitted by the National Association of 
    Counties.

(b) Political and geographical composition

    The members appointed from private life under paragraph (1) of 
subsection (a) of this section shall be appointed without regard to 
political affiliation; of each class of members enumerated in paragraphs 
(2) and (3) of subsection (a) of this section, two shall be from the 
majority party of the respective houses; of each class of members 
enumerated in paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) of subsection (a) of 
this section, not more than two shall be from any one political party; 
of each class of members enumerated in paragraphs (5), (6) and (7) of 
subsection (a) of this section, not more than one shall be from any one 
State; at least two of the appointees under paragraph (6) of subsection 
(a) of this section shall be from cities under five hundred thousand 
population.

(c) Term of office; reappointment; period of service

    The term of office of each member of the Commission shall be two 
years; members shall be eligible for reappointment; and, except as 
provided in section 4274(d) of this title, members shall serve until 
their successors are appointed.

(Pub. L. 86-380, Sec. 3, Sept. 24, 1959, 73 Stat. 704; Pub. L. 89-733, 
Secs. 1, 2, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1162.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 2373 of Title 5 prior to 
the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization 
and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.


                               Amendments

    1966--Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 89-733, Sec. 1, substituted ``National 
League of Cities'' for ``American Municipal Association''.
    Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 89-733, Sec. 1, substituted ``National 
Association of Counties'' for ``National Association of County 
Officials''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89-733, Sec. 2, inserted provision that members 
shall serve until their successors are appointed, except as provided in 
section 4274(d) of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 4274 of this title.
