‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS
OF
CONGRESSIONALLY 
RECOMMENDED
MEMBERS.—Of the members ap-
pointed under paragraph (1)(D)— 
‘‘(A) each shall be an individual who ac-
tively participates or is employed in the field of 
child care and has academic, licensing, or other 
credentials relating to such participation or em-
ployment; and 
‘‘(B) not more than 2 may be of the same 
political party. 
‘‘(3) TERMS.—Each appointed member of the 
Commission shall serve for a term of 3 years. 
‘‘(4) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to 
fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the 
term for which the member’s predecessor was ap-
pointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of 
that term. A member may serve after the expiration 
of that member’s term until a successor has taken 
office. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
in the manner in which the original appointment was 
made. 
‘‘(5) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the 
Commission shall be designated by the President at 
the time of appointment. 
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‘‘(6) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the 
transaction of business. 
‘‘(7) VOTING.—Each member of the Commis-
sion shall be entitled to 1 vote, which shall be equal 
to the vote of every other member of the Commis-
sion. 
‘‘(8) PROHIBITION
ON
ADDITIONAL
PAY.— 
Members of the Commission shall serve without 
compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, 
subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred 
in the performance of their duties as members of the 
Commission. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Commission shall carry out 
the following functions: 
‘‘(1) CERTIFICATION
OF
COMPLIANCE.—The 
Commission shall collect such information and make 
such determinations as may be necessary to deter-
mine, for purposes of section 257(d), whether child 
care and development facilities comply, or will be in 
compliance within 12 months, with— 
‘‘(A) any laws, standards, and require-
ments applicable to such facilities under the 
laws of the State, municipality, or other unit of 
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general local government in which the facility is 
or is to be located, and 
‘‘(B) after the effective date of the stand-
ards and requirements established under para-
graph (2), such standards and requirements, 
and shall issue certifications of such compliance. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(A) STUDY.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date on which appointment of initial 
membership of the Commission is completed, 
the Commission, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development and 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
shall conduct a study to determine the laws, 
standards, and requirements referred to in 
paragraph (1)(A) that are applicable in each 
State. Taking into consideration the findings of 
the study, the Secretary shall establish stand-
ards and requirements regarding child care and 
development facilities that are designed to en-
sure that mortgage insurance is provided under 
section 257 and section 223(h) only for safe, 
clean, and healthy facilities that provide appro-
priate care and development services for chil-
dren. 
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