COMMISSION ON INTERSTATE CHILD SUPPORT.

SEC. 126. COMMISSION ON INTERSTATE CHILD SUPPORT. (a) Establishment of Commission.— There is hereby established a Commission to be known as the Commission on Interstate Child Support (in this section referred to as the “Commission”) to be composed of 15 members appointed in accordance with subsection (b)(1). (b) Appointment and Term of Members; Vacancies; Transaction of Business.— (1) Members of the Commission shall be appointed as follows from among individuals knowledgeable in matters involving interstate child support: (A) Four members shall be appointed jointly by the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, in consultation with the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. (B) Four members shall be appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House and the Minority Leader of the House, in consultation with the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. (C) Seven members shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”). (2) Members of the Commission shall serve for the life of the Commission. A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made and shall not affect the powers or duties of the Commission. (3) A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Decisions of the Commis-102 STAT. 2355sion shall be according to the vote of a simple majority of those present and voting at a properly called meeting. (4) The members of the Commission shall be appointed by July 1, 1989. The first meeting of the Commission shall be called by the Secretary as promptly as possible after all such members are appointed. At such meeting, the members of the Commission shall select a chairman from among such members and shall meet thereafter at the call of the chairman or of a majority of the members. (c) Basic Pay.— (1) Members of the Commission shall serve as such without pay. (2) Members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including a per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons serving intermittently in the government service are allowed travel expenses under section 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code. (d) Duties of the Commission.— (1) During the fiscal year 1990, the Commission shall hold one or more national conferences on interstate child support reform for the purpose of assisting the Commission in preparing the report required under paragraph (2). (2) Not later than May 1, 1991, the Commission shall submit a report to the Congress that contains recommendations for— (A) improving the interstate establishment and enforcement of child support awards, and (B) revising the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act. (e) Powers of the Commission.— (1) The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and upon the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States Government. (2) The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of donations of money and property and may accept such volunteer services of individuals as it deems appropriate. (3) The Commission may procure supplies, services, and property, and make contracts (but only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts). (4) For purposes of carrying out its duties under subsection (d), the Commission may adopt such rules for its organization and procedures as it deems appropriate. (f) Termination of the Commission.— (1) The Commission shall terminate on July 1, 1991. (2) Any funds held by the Commission on the date of termination of the Commission shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the United States and credited as miscellaneous receipts. Any property (other than funds) held by the Commission on such date shall be disposed of as excess or surplus property. (g) Authorization of Appropriations.— For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000.