is present pursuant to section 606(d), the finding or 
supplemental guidance may be adopted and included 
in the report required under paragraph (1). 
(3) DISSENTS.—In the case of a member of the 
Commission who dissents from a finding or supple-
mental guidance approved by a majority vote under 
paragraph (2), the member may state the reason for 
the dissent in writing and the report described in 
paragraph (1) shall include the dissent. 
(4) PUBLIC
ACCESS.—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 the review of the Commission. 
(e) STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—In issuing 
the recommendations and report of the Commission under 
this section, the Commission shall not infringe on the le-
gitimate rights of the States to determine the criminal 
laws of the States or the enforcement 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.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall— 
(A) closely consult with Federal, State, 
local, and Tribal governments and nongovern-
ment leaders, including— 
(i) State, local, and Tribal law en-
forcement officials, including rank and file 
officers; 
(ii) legislators; 
(iii) public health officials; 
(iv) judges; 
(v) court administrators; 
(vi) prosecutors; 
(vii) defense counsel; 
(viii) victims’ rights organizations; 
(ix) probation and parole officials; 
(x) criminal justice planners; 
(xi) criminologists; 
(xii) civil rights and liberties organiza-
tions; 
(xiii) community-based organization 
leaders; 
(xiv) formerly incarcerated individ-
uals; 
(xv) professional organizations; and 
(xvi) corrections officials; and 
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(B) include in the final report required 
under subsection (c) summaries of the input 
and recommendations of the leaders consulted 
under subparagraph (A). 
(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 the review 
in consultation with the United States Sentencing 
Commission. 
(h) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNANIMITY.—It is the 
sense of Congress that, given the national importance of 
the matters before the Commission— 
(1) the Commission should work toward devel-
oping findings and supplemental guidance that are 
unanimously supported by the members of the Com-
mission; and 
(2) a finding or supplemental guidance unani-
mously supported by the members of the Commis-
sion should take precedence over a finding or supple-
mental guidance that is not unanimously supported. 
SEC. 606. MEMBERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 14 members, as follows: 
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