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[CITE: 7USC7312]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
               CHAPTER 100--AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION
 
    SUBCHAPTER VII--COMMISSION ON 21st CENTURY PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE
 
Sec. 7312. Composition


(a) Membership and appointment

    The Commission shall be composed of 11 members, appointed as 
follows:
        (1) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
        (2) Four members shall be appointed by the Chairman of the 
    Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives in 
    consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee.
        (3) Four members shall be appointed by the Chairman of the 
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate in 
    consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee.

(b) Qualifications

    At least 1 of the members appointed under each of paragraphs (1), 
(2), and (3) of subsection (a) of this section shall be an individual 
who is primarily involved in production agriculture. All other members 
of the Commission shall be appointed from among individuals having 
knowledge and experience in agricultural production, marketing, finance, 
or trade.

(c) Term of members; vacancies

    A member of the Commission shall be appointed for the life of the 
Commission. A vacancy on the Commission shall not affect its powers, but 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.

(d) Time for appointment; first meeting

    The members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than 
October 1, 1997. The Commission shall convene its first meeting to carry 
out its duties under this subchapter 30 days after 6 members of the 
Commission have been appointed.

(e) Chairperson

    The chairperson of the Commission shall be designated jointly by the 
Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate from among the members of the Commission.

(Pub. L. 104-127, title I, Sec. 182, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 938.)
