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22 U.S.C. § 3003

Commission membership

United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective

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22 U.S.C. § 3003, Commission membership, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457205
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The Commission shall be composed of twenty-one members as follows: There shall be a Chairman and a Cochairman of the Commission. At the beginning of each odd-numbered Congress, the President of the Senate, on the recommendation of the majority leader, shall designate one of the Senate Members as Chairman of the Commission. At the beginning of each even-numbered Congress, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one of the House Members as Chairman of the Commission. At the beginning of each odd-numbered Congress, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one of the House Members as Cochairman of the Commission. At the beginning of each even-numbered Congress, the President of the Senate, on the recommendation of the majority leader, shall designate one of the Senate Members as Cochairman of the Commission.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-304(S. 2679)1976-06-03
    A bill to establish a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-7(S. 592)1985-03-27
    A bill to provide that the chairmanship of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe shall rotate between members appointed from the House of Representatives and Members appointed from the Senate, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally