MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION.

SEC. 302. MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION. (a) Number and Appointment.—The Commission shall be composed of seventeen members as follows: (1) Seven appointed by the President of the United States; (2) Five appointed from the Senate by the Vice President of the United States; and (3) Five appointed from the House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (b) Political Affiliation.—Of the first class of members specified in subsection (a), no more than four members shall be from the same political party. Of the second and third classes of members specified in subsection (a), no more than three members from each class shall be from the same political party.