,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjai,mr4 ,lynch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,chabot1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4 ,clark of  
,massachusetts1 and ,mr4 ,mc,govern7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the
 ,adams ,memorial ,commission to carry  
out the provisions of ,public ,law      
#ajg-fb1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,adams ,memorial ,commission  7a7       
,commission ,there is established a     
commission to be known as the ,adams    
,memorial ,commission 7referred to in   
this section as the ,commission7 for the
 purpose of establishing a permanent    
memorial to honor ,john ,adams and his  
legacy as authorized by ,public ,law    
#ajg-fb1 located in the city of         
,washington1 ,district of ,columbia1    
including sites authorized by ,public   
,law #ajg-cae4  7b7 ,membership ,the    
,commission shall be composed of-- 7#a7 

four persons appointed by the           
,president1 not more than two of whom   
may be members of the same political    
party2  7#b7 four ,members of the       
,senate appointed by the ,president pro 
tempore of the ,senate in consultation  
with the majority leader and minority   
leader of the ,senate1 of which not more
 than two appointees may be members of  
the same political party2 and  7#c7 four
 ,members of the ,house of              
,representatives appointed by the       
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives in consultation with   
the majority leader and minority leader 
of the ,house of ,representatives1 of   
which not more than two appointees may  
be members of the same political party4 
7c7 ,chair and vice chair ,the members  
of the ,commission shall select a ,chair
 and ,vice ,chair of the ,commission4   
,the ,chair and ,vice ,chair shall not  
be members of the same political party4 
7d7 ,vacancies ,any vacancy in the      
,commission shall not affect its powers 

if a quorum is present1 but shall be    
filled in the same manner as the        
original appointment4  7e7 ,meetings    
7#a7 ,initial meeting ,not later than   
#de days after the date on which a      
majority of the members of the          
,commission have been appointed1 the    
,commission shall hold its first        
meeting4  7#b7 ,subsequent meetings ,the
 ,commission shall meet at the call of  
the ,chair4  7f7 ,quorum ,a majority of 
the members of the ,commission shall    
constitute a quorum but a lesser number 
of members may hold hearings4  7g7 ,no  
compensation ,a member of the           
,commission shall serve without         
compensation1 but may be reimbursed for 
expenses incurred in carrying out the   
duties of the ,commission4  7h7 ,duties 
,the ,commission shall consider and     
formulate plans for a permanent memorial
 to honor ,john ,adams and his legacy1  
including the nature1 location1 design1 
and construction of the memorial4  7i7  
,powers ,the ,commission may-- 7#a7 make

 such expenditures for services and     
materials for the purpose of carrying   
out this section as the ,commission     
considers advisable from funds          
appropriated or received as gifts for   
that purpose2  7#b7 accept gifts1       
including funds from the ,adams         
,memorial ,foundation1 to be used in    
carrying out this section or to be used 
in connection with the construction or  
other expenses of the memorial2 and     
7#c7 hold hearings1 enter into contracts
 for personal services and otherwise1   
and do such other things as are         
necessary to carry out this section4    
7j7 ,reports ,the ,commission shall--   
7#a7 report the plans required by       
subsection 7h71 together with           
recommendations1 to the ,president and  
the ,congress at the earliest           
practicable date2 and  7#b7 in the      
interim1 make annual reports on its     
progress to the ,president and the      
,congress4  7k7 ,applicability of other 
laws ,the ,federal ,advisory ,committee 

,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not     
apply to the ,commission4  7l7          
,termination ,the ,commission shall     
terminate #g years after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act4  #b4 ,amendment
 to ,public ,law #ajg-fb ,public ,law   
#ajg-fb is amended by striking ,adams   
,memorial ,foundation each place it     
occurs and inserting ,adams ,memorial   
,commission4