MEMBERSHIP.

SEC. 602. MEMBERSHIP. (a) Appointment.— (1) The Commission shall be composed of 12 members, appointed not later than 60 days after amounts are appropriated pursuant to section 605 of this Act or made available from non-Federal sources. The members shall be appointed as follows: (A) 2 members to be appointed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; (B) 2 members appointed by the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the Select Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate; (C) 3 members appointed by the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives; (D) 3 members appointed by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee on Housing and Urban 103 STAT. 2053 Affairs of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; (E) 1 Native Hawaiian appointed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and (F) 1 Native Hawaiian appointed by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Select Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate. (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary and the congressional leaders referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1) shall appoint as members of the Commission individuals who are elected officials of Indian tribes, who are officials of Indian housing authorities, or who have experience in Federal Indian housing programs. (3) The congressional leaders referred to in subparagraphs (O and (D) paragraph (1) shall appoint 1 individual under each such clause with experience in housing development and finance. (4) The members appointed under subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (1) shall be individuals with experience in the Native Hawaiian community in housing programs available to beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920. (b) Chairperson.—The Commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members of the Commission. (c) Quorum.—A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (d) Voting.—Each member of the Commission shall be entitled to one vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every other member of the Commission. (e) Vacancies.—Any vacancy on the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the original manner in which the appointment was made. (f) Prohibition on Additional Pay.—Members on 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. (g) Termination.—The Commission shall terminate upon the expiration of 18 months after all members of the Commission are appointed under paragraph (1).