(ii) The majority leader of the Senate 
shall designate 4 members from among 
Members of the Senate, one of whom must 
be a member of the Senate Committee on 
Finance and one of whom must be a mem-
ber of the Senate Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works. 
(iii) The minority leader of the Senate 
shall designate 4 members from among 
Members of the Senate, one of whom must 
be a member of the Senate Committee on 
Finance and one of whom must be a mem-
ber of the Senate Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works. 
(iv) The Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall designate 4 members 
from among Members of the House of 
Representatives, one of whom must be a 
member of the House Committee on Ways 
and Means and one of whom must be a 
member of the House Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure. 
(v) The minority leader of the House 
of Representatives shall designate 4 mem-
bers from among Members of the House of 
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Representatives, one of whom must be a 
member of the House Committee on Ways 
and Means and one of whom must be a 
member of the House Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure. 
(C) CO-CHAIRS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be 2 
Co-Chairs of the Task Force. The Presi-
dent, majority leader of the Senate, and 
Speaker of the House shall designate one 
Co-Chair among the members of the Task 
Force. The minority leader of the Senate 
and minority leader of the House shall des-
ignate the second Co-Chair among the 
members of the Task Force. The Co- 
Chairs shall be appointed not later than 14 
days after the date of enactment of this 
section. 
(ii) 
STAFF
DIRECTOR.—The 
Co- 
Chairs, acting jointly, shall hire the staff 
director of the Task Force. 
(D) DATE.—Members of the Task Force 
shall be designated by not later than 14 days 
after the date of enactment of this section. 
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(E) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—Members 
shall be designated for the life of the Task 
Force. Any vacancy in the Task Force shall not 
affect its powers, but shall be filled not later 
than 14 days after the date on which the va-
cancy occurs in the same manner as the origi-
nal designation. 
(F) COMPENSATION.—Members of the 
Task Force shall serve without any additional 
compensation for their work on the Task Force. 
However, members may be allowed travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 
5703 of title 5, United States Code, while away 
from their homes or regular places of business 
in performance of services for the Task Force. 
(5) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH RULES AND 
REGULATIONS.—The Co-Chairs, in consultation 
with the other members of the Task Force, may 
establish rules and regulations for the conduct 
of Task Force business, if such rules and regu-
lations are not inconsistent with this section or 
other applicable law. 
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(B) QUORUM.—Fourteen members of the 
Task Force shall constitute a quorum for pur-
poses of voting, meeting, and holding hearings. 
(C) VOTING.— 
(i) PROXY VOTING.—No proxy voting 
shall be allowed on behalf of the members 
of the Task Force. 
(ii) REPORT, RECOMMENDATIONS AND 
LEGISLATIVE
LANGUAGE.—The 
Task 
Force may not vote on any version of the 
report, recommendations, or legislative lan-
guage before the timing provided for in 
paragraph (3)(B)(i). 
(D) MEETINGS.— 
(i) INITIAL
MEETING.—Within 45 
days after the date of enactment of this 
section, but before September 1, 2015, the 
Task Force shall hold its first meeting. 
(ii) MEETINGS.—The Task Force 
shall meet at the call of the Co-Chairs or 
at least 10 of its members. 
(iii) AGENDA.—An agenda shall be 
provided to the Task Force members at 
least 1 week in advance of any meeting. 
Task Force members who want to have 
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