ESTABLISHMENT OF TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WORKFORCE COMMISSION.

SEC. 334. ESTABLISHMENT OF TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WORKFORCE COMMISSION. (a) Establishment.—There is established a commission to be known as the Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission. (b) Membership.— (1) Composition.— (A) In general.—The Commission shall be composed of 15 voting members, of which— (i) five members shall be appointed by the President; (ii) five members shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate; and (iii) five members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (B) Governmental representatives.—Of the members appointed under this subsection, three members shall be representatives of the governments of States and political subdivisions of States, one of whom shall be appointed by the President, one of whom shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, and one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (C) Educators.—Of the members appointed under this subsection, three shall be educators who are selected from among elementary, secondary, vocational, and postsecondary educators— (i) one of whom shall be appointed by the President; (ii) one of whom shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate; and (iii) one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (D) Business representatives.— (i) In general.—Of the members appointed under this subsection, eight shall be representatives of business entities (at least three of which shall be individuals who are employed by noninformation technology business entities), two of whom shall be appointed by the President, three of whom shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, and three of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (ii) Size.—Members appointed under this subsection in accordance with clause (i) shall, to the extent practicable, include individuals from business entities of a size that is small or average. (E) Labor representative.—Of the members appointed under this subsection, one shall be a representative of a labor organization who has been nominated by a national labor federation and who shall be appointed by the President. (F) Ex officio members.—The Commission shall include two nonvoting members, of which— (i) one member shall be an officer or employee of the Department of Labor, who shall be appointed by the President; and (ii) one member shall be an officer or employee of the Department of Education, who shall be appointed by the President. (2) Date.—The appointments of the members of the Commission shall be made by February 1, 1999. (c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.—Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (d) Initial Meeting.—No later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold its first meeting. (e) Meetings.—The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. (f) Quorum.—A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings. (g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.—The Commission shall select by vote a chairperson and vice chairperson from among its voting members.