‘‘(d) CHAIR
AND VICE CHAIR.—The Commission 
shall elect a Chair and a Vice Chair from among its mem-
bers. 
‘‘(e) QUALIFICATIONS.—Individuals shall be selected 
for appointment to the Commission solely on the basis of 
their professional qualifications, achievements, public stat-
ure, experience, and expertise in relevant fields, including, 
but not limited to, behavioral science, constitutional law, 
corrections, counterterrorism, cultural anthropology, edu-
cation, information technology, intelligence, juvenile jus-
tice, local law enforcement, organized crime, Islam and 
other world religions, sociology, or terrorism. 
‘‘(f) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—All members of 
the Commission shall be appointed no later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this subtitle. 
‘‘(g) QUORUM
AND MEETINGS.—The Commission 
shall meet and begin the operations of the Commission 
not later than 30 days after the date on which all members 
have been appointed or, if such meeting cannot be mutu-
ally agreed upon, on a date designated by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives. Each subsequent meeting 
shall occur upon the call of the Chair or a majority of 
its members. A majority of the members of the Commis-
sion shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may 
hold meetings.
‘‘(h) AUTHORITY OF INDIVIDUALS TO ACT FOR COM-
MISSION.—Any member of the Commission may, if au-
thorized by the Commission, take any action that the 
Commission is authorized to take under this Act. 
‘‘(i) POWERS OF COMMISSION.—The powers of the 
Commission shall be as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) HEARINGS
AND
EVIDENCE.—The 
Commission or, on the authority of the Com-
mission, any subcommittee or member thereof, 
may, for the purpose of carrying out this sec-
tion, hold hearings and sit and act at such 
times and places, take such testimony, receive 
such evidence, and administer such oaths as the 
Commission considers advisable to carry out its 
duties. 
‘‘(B) 
CONTRACTING.—The 
Commission 
may, to such extent and in such amounts as are 
provided in appropriation Acts, enter into con-
tracts to enable the Commission to discharge its 
duties under this section. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
FROM
FEDERAL
AGEN-
CIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may 
request directly from any executive department,
bureau, agency, board, commission, office, inde-
pendent establishment, or instrumentality of the 
Government, information, suggestions, esti-
mates, and statistics for the purposes of this 
section. The head of each such department, bu-
reau, agency, board, commission, office, inde-
pendent establishment, or instrumentality shall, 
to the extent practicable and authorized by law, 
furnish such information, suggestions, esti-
mates, and statistics directly to the Commis-
sion, upon request made by the Chair of the 
Commission, by the chair of any subcommittee 
created by a majority of the Commission, or by 
any member designated by a majority of the 
Commission. 
‘‘(B) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND 
DISSEMINATION.—The Committee and its staff 
shall receive, handle, store, and disseminate in-
formation in a manner consistent with the oper-
ative statutes, regulations, and Executive orders 
that govern the handling, storage, and dissemi-
nation of such information at the department, 
bureau, agency, board, commission, office, inde-
pendent establishment, or instrumentality that 
responds to the request.