(B) includes agencies and other entities of 
each such State. 
SEC. 202. CHAMPLAIN QUADRICENTENNIAL COMMEMORA-
TION COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
commission 
to 
be 
known 
as 
the 
‘‘Champlain 
Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 11 members, of whom— 
(A) 2 members shall be employees of the 
National Park Service, of whom— 
(i) one shall be the Director of the 
National Park Service (or a designee of the 
Director); and 
(ii) one shall be an employee of the 
National Park Service having experience 
relevant to the commemoration, who shall 
be appointed by the Secretary; 
(B) 4 members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary from among individuals who, on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, are serving 
as members of the State of New York’s Hud-
son-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Com-
mission and are residents of the Champlain 
Valley; 
(C) 4 members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary from among individuals who, on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, are serving 
as members of the State of Vermont’s Lake 
Champlain Quadricentennial Commission and 
are residents of Vermont; and 
(D) one member shall be appointed by the 
Secretary from among individuals who have an 
interest in, demonstrated their support for, and 
demonstrated expertise appropriate to, the com-
memoration, and are knowledgeable of the 
Champlain Valley. 
(2) TERM; VACANCIES.— 
(A) TERM.—Each member of the Commis-
sion shall be appointed for the life of the Com-
mission. 
(B) VACANCIES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the 
Commission shall be filled in the same 
manner in which the original appointment 
was made. 
(ii) PARTIAL TERM.—A member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy on the Commis-
sion shall serve for the remainder of the 
term for which the predecessor of the 
member was appointed. 
(3) MEETINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
meet— 
(i) at least twice each year; or 
(ii) at the call of the chairperson or 
the majority of the members of the Com-
mission. 
(B) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which all members of the 
Commission have been appointed, the Commis-
sion shall hold the initial meeting of the Com-
mission. 
(4) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
elect the chairperson and the vice chairperson 
of the Commission on an annual basis. 
(B) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The vice chair-
person shall serve as the chairperson in the ab-
sence of the chairperson. 
(5) QUORUM.—A majority of voting members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a 
lesser number may hold meetings.
(6) VOTING.—The Commission shall act only 
on an affirmative vote of a majority of the voting 
members of the Commission. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall— 
(A) plan, develop, and execute programs 
and activities appropriate to commemorate the 
400th anniversary of the voyage of Samuel de 
Champlain, the first European to discover and 
explore Lake Champlain; 
(B) facilitate Champlain-related activities 
throughout the United States; 
(C) coordinate its activities with State 
commemoration commissions and appropriate 
Federal Government entities, including the De-
partments of Agriculture, Defense, State, and 
Transportation, the Lake Champlain Basin 
Program, the National Endowment for the Hu-
manities and the National Endowment for the 
Arts, and the Smithsonian Institution; 
(D) encourage civic, patriotic, historical, 
educational, artistic, religious, economic, and 
other organizations throughout the United 
States to organize and participate in anniver-
sary activities to expand the understanding and