of a duty of the Commission, the individual may not 
be appointed as a member of the Commission. 
(4) TERMS.—A member shall be appointed for 
the duration of the Commission. 
(c) APPOINTMENTS AND FIRST MEETING.— 
(1) APPOINTMENTS.—Each member of the 
Commission shall be appointed not later than 45 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) FIRST
MEETING.—The Commission shall 
hold the first meeting of the Commission on the 
date, whichever is later, that is not later than— 
(A) 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act; or 
(B) 30 days after the date on which funds 
are made available for the Commission. 
(3) ETHICS.—At the first meeting of the Com-
mission, the Commission shall— 
(A) draft appropriate ethics guidelines for 
members and staff of the Commission, includ-
ing guidelines relating to— 
(i) conflict of interest; and 
(ii) financial disclosure; 
(B) consult with the Committees on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Rep-
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resentatives as a part of drafting the guidelines; 
and 
(C) provide each Committee described in 
subparagraph (B) with a copy of the guidelines 
completed under subparagraph (A). 
(d) MEETINGS, QUORUM, AND VACANCIES.— 
(1) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at 
the call of— 
(A) the co-chairpersons; or 
(B) a majority of the members of the Com-
mission. 
(2) QUORUM.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3)(B), a majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes 
of conducting business, except that 2 members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum for pur-
poses of receiving testimony. 
(3) VACANCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy in the Com-
mission shall not affect a power of the Commis-
sion, and the vacancy shall be filled in the same 
manner in which the original appointment was 
made. 
(B) QUORUM.—In the case of a vacancy 
occurring after the date that is 45 days after 
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the date of enactment of this Act, until the date 
on which the vacancy is filled, a majority of the 
members of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum if— 
(i) not fewer than 1 member of the 
Commission appointed under paragraph 
(1) or (2) of subsection (a) is present; and 
(ii) not fewer than 1 member of the 
Commission appointed under paragraph 
(3) or (4) of subsection (a) is present. 
(e) ACTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission— 
(A) shall, subject to section 605, act by a 
resolution agreed to by a majority of the mem-
bers of the Commission voting and present; and 
(B) may establish a panel composed of less 
than the full membership of the Commission for 
purposes of carrying out a duty of the Commis-
sion under this title, which— 
(i) shall be subject to the review and 
control of the Commission; and 
(ii) may make a finding or determina-
tion that may be considered a finding or 
determination of the Commission if the 
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