ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION.

SEC. 172. ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION. (a) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 330 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1330) are amended to read as follows: “(a) Membership.— The United States International Trade Commission (referred to in this title as the “Commission”) shall be composed of six commissioners who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. No person shall be eligible for appointment as a commissioner unless ho is a citizen of the United States, and, in the judgment of the President, is possessed 88 Stat. 2010of qualifications requisite for developing expert knowledge of international trade problems and efficiency in administering the duties and functions of the Commission. A person who has served as a commissioner for more than 5 years (excluding service as a commissioner before the date of the enactment of the Trade Act of 1974) shall not be eligible for reappointment as a commissioner. Not more than three of the commissioners shall be members of the same political party, and in making appointments members of different political parties shall be appointed alternately as nearly as may be practicable. “(b) Terms of Office.— The terms of office of the commissioners holding office on the date of the enactment of the Trade Act of 1974 which (but for this sentence) would expire on June 16, 1975, June 16, 1976, June 16, 1977, June 16, 1978, June 16, 1979, and June 16, 1980, shall expire on December 16, 1976, June 16, 1978, December 16, 1979, June 16, 1981, December 16, 1982, and June 16, 1984, respectively. The term of office of each commissioner appointed after such date shall expire 9 years from the date of the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, except that any commissioner appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term.” (b) Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) by striking out “The” in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the”; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(2) Effective on and after June 17, 1975, the commissioner whose term is first to expire and who has at least 18 months remaining in his term shall serve as chairman during the last 18 months of his term (or, in the case of a commissioner appointed to fill a vacancy occurring during such 18-month period, during the remainder of his term), and the commissioner whose term is second to expire and who has at least 36 months remaining in his term shall serve as vice chairman during the same 18-month period (or, in the case of a commissioner appointed to fill a vacancy occurring during such 18-month period, during the remainder of such 18-month period).” (c) (1) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(61) Chairman, United States International Trade Commission.” (2) Section 5315 of such title is amended by striking out paragraph (24) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(24) Members, United States International Trade Commission.” (3) Section 5316 of such title is amended by striking out paragraph (93).