ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION.

SEC. 561. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION. (a) Establishment.—There is established a Commission on Military Training and Gender-Related Issues to review requirements and restrictions regarding cross-gender relationships of members of the Armed Forces, to review the basic training programs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and to make recommendations on improvements to those programs, requirements, and restrictions. (b) Composition.—(1) The commission shall be composed of 10 members, appointed as follows: (A) Five members shall be appointed jointly by the chairman and ranking minority party member of the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives. (B) Five members shall be appointed jointly by the chairman and ranking minority party member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. (2) The members of the commission shall choose one of the members to serve as chairman. (3) All members of the commission shall be appointed not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Qualifications.—Members of the commission shall be appointed from among private United States citizens with knowledge and expertise in one or more of the following: (1) Training of military personnel. (2) Social and cultural matters affecting entrance into the Armed Forces and affecting military service, military training, and military readiness, such knowledge and expertise to have been gained through recognized research, policy making and practical experience, as demonstrated by retired military personnel, members of the reserve components of the Armed 111 STAT. 1751Forces, representatives from educational organizations, and leaders from civilian industry and other Government agencies. (3) Factors that define appropriate military job qualifications, including physical, mental, and educational factors. (4) Combat or other theater of war operations. (5) Organizational matters. (6) Legal matters. (7) Management. (8) Gender integration matters. (d) Appointments.—(1) Members of the commission shall be appointed for the life of the commission. (2) A vacancy in the membership shall not affect the commission’s powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.