§ 3003. Commission membership

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1976

   Pub. L. 94–304 § 3 · 90 Stat. 661

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 3003

   Pub. L. 94–304, § 3, June 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 661

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 94–304, § 3, June 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 661

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. The Commission shall be composed of fifteen members as Membership. 22 USC 3003. follows: (1) Six Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Four members shall be selected from the majority party and two shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the House, from the minority party. The Speaker shall designate one of the House Members as chairman. (2) Six Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. Four members shall be selected from the majority party and two shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, from the minority party. (3) One member of the Department of State appointed by the President of the United States, (4) One member of the Defense Department appointed by the President of the United States. (5) Ono member of the Commerce Department appointed by the President of the United States.

2. 1985

   Pub. L. 99–7 § 1(a) · 99 Stat. 18

   1. Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 3003(a); 22 U.S.C. § 3003(b)

      Pub. L. 99–7, § 1(a), in amending section generally

   2. Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 3003(a); 22 U.S.C. § 3003(b)

      Pub. L. 99–7, § 1(a), in designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   3. Added · 22 U.S.C. § 3003(a); 22 U.S.C. § 3003(b)

      Pub. L. 99–7, § 1(a), in added subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Commission shall be composed of fifteen members as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 99–7, § 1(a), in amending section generally, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Commission shall be composed of fifteen members as follows:

   “(1) Six Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Four members shall be selected from the majority party and two shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the House, from the minority party. The Speaker shall designate one of the House Members as chairman. “(2) Six Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. Four members shall be selected from the majority party and two shall be selected after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, from the minority party. “(3) One member of the Department of State appointed by the President of the United States. “(4) One member of the Defense Department appointed by the President of the United States. “(5) One member of the Commerce Department appointed by the President of the United States.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 3 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe”, approved June 3, 1976 (22 U.S.C. 3003), is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 3. (a) The Commission shall be composed of twenty-one members as follows: “(1) Nine Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Five Members shall be selected from the majority party and four Members shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the House, from the minority party. “(2) Nine Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. Five Members shall be selected from the majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the majority leader, and four Members shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, from the minority party. “(3) One member of the Department of State appointed by the President of the United States. “(4) One member of the Department of Defense appointed by the President of the United States. “(5) One member of the Department of Commerce appointed by the President of the United States. “(b) There shall be a Chairman and a Cochairman of the Commission.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 99–7 effective Apr. 15, 1985, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 99–7, set out as a note under section 3002 of this title. Amendment by section 1(b) of Pub. L. 99–7 effective on first day of 100th Congress (which convenes in January 1987), see section 6(b)(1) of Pub. L. 99–7, set out as a note under section 3002 of this title.

3. 1985

   Pub. L. 99–7 § 1(b) · 99 Stat. 18

   Added · 22 U.S.C. § 3003(c); 22 U.S.C. § 3003(d)

   Pub. L. 99–7, § 1(b), added subsecs. (c) and (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 99–7, § 1(b), added subsecs. (c) and (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 3 of such Act, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “(c) At the beginning of each odd-numbered Congress, the President of the Senate, on the recommendation of the majority leader, shall designate one of the Senate Members as Chairman of the Commission. At the beginning of each even-numbered Congress, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one of the House Members as Chairman of the Commission. “(d) At the beginning of each odd-numbered Congress, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one of the House Members as Cochairman of the Commission. At the beginning of each even-numbered Congress, the President of the Senate, on the recommendation of the majority leader, shall designate one of the Senate Members as Cochairman of the Commission.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 99–7 effective Apr. 15, 1985, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 99–7, set out as a note under section 3002 of this title. Amendment by section 1(b) of Pub. L. 99–7 effective on first day of 100th Congress (which convenes in January 1987), see section 6(b)(1) of Pub. L. 99–7, set out as a note under section 3002 of this title.

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision