Appointments to Commission standing committees shall be made by the Commission chair. The terms shall be for three years, staggered initially for one. Chairs of Commission standing committees that are not specified as ex-officio shall be elected by members of the respective committees and shall rotate among the various boards of the Commission. The chair of the Commission is authorized to establish such ad-hoc committees as necessary to carry out the purposes of the Commission. Chairs of ad-hoc committees shall be appointed by the Commission chair from among the committee members.
All committees are responsible to the executive committee.
The past-chair shall serve as chair of the nominations committee. The committee will coordinate such interactions with those of the board committees to enhance the clarity and consistency of representations to the Congress and Executive Branch and strengthen the impact of those representations. Membership shall include representatives from each board committee on federal legislation and the 1890 institutions. The committee shall report to the executive committee. The chairmanship shall rotate through the Boards and the 1890 institutions in accordance with the schedule in Attachment 4.