(3) BIPARTISAN MEMBERSHIP.—Not more than 2 
members of the Commission may be members of the 
same political party. 
(4) GEOGRAPHIC BALANCE.—Not more than 2 
members of the Commission may be residents of the 
same geographic region of the United States when ap-
pointed to the Commission. For purposes of the pre-
ceding sentence, the area of the United States east of 
the Mississippi River is a geographic region, and the 
area of the United States west of the Mississippi 
River is a geographic region. 
(5) TERMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of a member of 
the Commission shall be 3 years. No member of 
the Commission shall serve more than 2 terms. 
(B) MIDTERM
VACANCIES.—A member of 
the Commission appointed to fill a vacancy in 
the Commission occurring before the expiration 
of the term for which the member’s predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed for the remain-
der of that unexpired term. 
(C) 
CONTINUATION
PENDING
REPLACE-
MENT.—A member of the Commission may serve 
after the expiration of that member’s term until 
a successor has taken office.
(6) REMOVAL.—A member of the Commission 
may be removed by the President only for cause. 
(c) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall employ 
an Executive Director to perform the administrative 
functions of the Commission under this Act, and such 
other functions and duties of the Commission as the 
Commission shall specify. 
(2) DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS.—Subject to the 
authority, direction, and control of the Commission 
the Executive Director shall carry out the functions 
and duties of the Commission under this Act. 
(d) GENERAL COUNSEL.—The Commission shall em-
ploy a General Counsel to provide legal counsel and advice 
to the Executive Director and the Commission in the per-
formance of its functions under this Act, and to carry out 
such other functions and duties as the Commission shall 
specify. 
(e) STAFF.—The Commission shall employ such addi-
tional staff as the Commission considers appropriate to as-
sist the Executive Director and the General Counsel in car-
rying out the functions and duties of the Commission under 
this Act. 
(f) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall hold its first 
meeting no later than 30 days after all members shall have
been appointed, and shall meet thereafter not less frequently 
than once every 60 days. 
(g) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Commission shall be compensated at a rate equal 
to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of 
basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
during which such member is engaged in the per-
formance of the duties of the Commission. 
(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of 
the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
rates authorized for employees of agencies under 
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, while away from their homes or reg-
ular places of business in the performance of 
services for the Commission. 
(2) EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
AND
STAFF.—The 
Commission shall fix the compensation of the Execu-
tive Director, the General Counsel, and other per-
sonnel of the Commission. The rate of pay for the Ex-
ecutive Director, the General Counsel, and other per-