establishment of commission

establishment of commission Sec. 202. (a) There is hereby established the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control (hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”) which shall be composed of twenty members as follows: the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and eighteen members appointed by the President. The individuals so appointed as members (1) shall be eminently well qualified by training or experience to carry out the functions of the Commission, and (2) shall be selected so as to provide representation of the views of individuals and organizations of all areas of the United States concerned with fire research, safety, control, or prevention, including representatives drawn from Federal, State, and local governments, industry, labor, universities, laboratories, trade associations, and other interested institutions or organizations. Not more than six members of the Commission shall be appointed from the Federal Government. The President shall designate the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Commission. (b) The Commission shall have four advisory members composed of— (1) two Members of the House of Representatives who shall not. be members of the same political party and who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and (2) two Members of the Senate who shall not be members of the same political party and who shall be appointed by the President of the Senate. The advisory members of the Commission shall not participate, except in an advisory capacity, in the formulation of the findings and recommendations of the Commission. (c) Any vacancy in the Commission or in its advisory membership shall not affect the powers of the Commission, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.