(3) REQUIREMENT.—The report submitted 
under this subsection shall be made available to the 
public. 
(d) PRIOR COMMISSIONS.—The Commission shall 
take into consideration the work of prior relevant commis-
sions in conducting its review. 
(e) STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—In issuing its 
recommendations and report under this section, the Com-
mission shall not infringe on the legitimate rights of the 
States to determine their own criminal laws or the enforce-
ment of such laws. 
(f) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—The Commission shall con-
duct public hearings in various locations around the 
United States. 
(g) CONSULTATION WITH GOVERNMENT AND NON-
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall— 
(A) closely consult with Federal, State, 
local, and tribal government and nongovern-
mental leaders, including State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement officials, including rank and 
file officers, legislators, public health officials, 
judges, court administrators, prosecutors, de-
fense counsel, victims’ rights organizations, pro-
bation and parole officials, criminal justice 
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planners, criminologists, civil rights and lib-
erties organizations, community-based organiza-
tion leaders, formerly incarcerated individuals, 
professional organizations, and corrections offi-
cials; and 
(B) include in the final report required 
under subsection (c) summaries of the input 
and recommendations of these leaders. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
SENTENCING
COMMIS-
SION.—To the extent the review and recommenda-
tions required by this section relate to sentencing 
policies and practices for the Federal criminal jus-
tice system, the Commission shall conduct such re-
view and make such recommendations in consulta-
tion with the United States Sentencing Commission. 
(h) SENSE OF CONGRESS, GOAL OF UNANIMITY.— 
It is the sense of the Congress that, given the national 
importance of the matters before the Commission, the 
Commission should work toward unanimously supported 
findings and supplemental guidance, and that unani-
mously supported findings and supplemental guidance 
should take precedence over those findings and supple-
mental guidance that are not unanimously supported. 
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SEC. 6. MEMBERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 14 members, as follows: 
(1) One member shall be appointed by the 
President, who shall serve as co-chairman of the 
Commission. 
(2) One member shall be appointed by the lead-
er of the Senate, in consultation with the leader of 
the House of Representatives, that is a member of 
the opposite party of the President, who shall serve 
as co-chairman of the Commission. 
(3) Two members shall be appointed by the sen-
ior member of the Senate leadership of the Demo-
cratic Party, in consultation with the Democratic 
leadership of the Committee on the Judiciary. 
(4) Two members shall be appointed by the sen-
ior member of the Senate leadership of the Repub-
lican Party, in consultation with the Republican 
leadership of the Committee on the Judiciary. 
(5) Two members shall be appointed by the sen-
ior member of the leadership of the House of Rep-
resentatives of the Republican Party, in consultation 
with the Republican leadership of the Committee on 
the Judiciary. 
(6) Two members shall be appointed by the sen-
ior member of the leadership of the House of Rep-
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resentatives of the Democratic Party, in consultation 
with the Democratic leadership of the Committee on 
the Judiciary. 
(7) Two members, who shall be State and local 
representatives, shall be appointed by the President 
in agreement with leader of the Senate (majority or 
minority leader, as the case may be) of the Repub-
lican Party and the leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives (majority or minority leader, as the case 
may be) of the Republican Party. 
(8) Two members, who shall be State and local 
representatives, shall be appointed by the President 
in agreement with leader of the Senate (majority or 
minority leader, as the case may be) of the Demo-
cratic Party and the leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives (majority or minority leader, as the case 
may be) of the Democratic Party. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—The 
individuals 
ap-
pointed from private life as members of the Commis-
sion shall be individuals with distinguished reputa-
tions for integrity and nonpartisanship who are na-
tionally recognized for expertise, knowledge, or expe-
rience in such relevant areas as— 
(A) law enforcement; 
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(B) criminal justice; 
(C) national security; 
(D) prison and jail administration; 
(E) prisoner reentry; 
(F) public health, including physical and 
sexual victimization, drug addiction and mental 
health; 
(G) victims’ rights; 
(H) civil rights; 
(I) civil liberties; 
(J) court administration; 
(K) social services; and 
(L) State, local, and tribal government. 
(2) DISQUALIFICATION.—An individual shall 
not be appointed as a member of the Commission if 
such individual possesses any personal financial in-
terest in the discharge of any of the duties of the 
Commission. 
(3) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for 
the life of the Commission. 
(c) APPOINTMENT; FIRST MEETING.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the Commis-
sion shall be appointed not later than 45 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(2) FIRST
MEETING.—The Commission shall 
hold its first meeting on the date that is 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, or not later 
than 30 days after the date on which funds are 
made available for the Commission, whichever is 
later. 
(3) ETHICS.—At the first meeting of the Com-
mission, the Commission shall draft appropriate eth-
ics guidelines for commissioners and staff, including 
guidelines relating to conflict of interest and finan-
cial disclosure. The Commission shall consult with 
the Senate and House Committees on the Judiciary 
as a part of drafting the guidelines and furnish the 
committees with a copy of the completed guidelines. 
(d) MEETINGS; QUORUM; VACANCIES.— 
(1) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at 
the call of the co-chairs or a majority of its mem-
bers. 
(2) QUORUM.—Eight members of the Commis-
sion shall constitute a quorum for purposes of con-
ducting business, except that 2 members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes 
of receiving testimony. 
(3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Commis-
sion shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in 
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