,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,portman introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,rules   
and ,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish a panel of constitutional     
experts to recommend to ,congress an    
appropriate process for providing for   
the case of the death of a candidate in 
a contingent presidential or            
vice-presidential election4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,twentieth ,amendment ,section ,four    
,study ,act4  #b4 ,establishment of a   
panel  7a7 ,establishment ,there is     
established the ,twentieth ,amendment   
,section ,four ,panel 7in this ,act     
referred to as the ,panel74  7b7        
,membership  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,panel shall be composed of #f          
constitutional experts1 of whom-- 7,a7  
#a shall be appointed by the majority   
leader of the ,senate2  7,b7 #a shall be

 appointed by the minority leader of the
 ,senate2  7,c7 #a shall be appointed   
jointly by the majority and minority    
leader of the ,senate2  7,d7 #a shall be
 appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house
 of ,representatives2  7,e7 #a shall be 
appointed by minority leader of the     
,house of ,representatives2 and  7,f7 #a
 shall be appointed jointly by the      
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives and the minority leader
 of the ,house of ,representatives4     
7#b7 ,date ,the appointments of the     
members of the ,panel shall be made not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act4  7#c7 ,vacancy  
,any vacancy occurring in the membership
 of the ,panel shall be filled in the   
same manner in which the original       
appointment was made4  7#d7 ,chairperson
 and ,vice ,chairperson ,the ,panel     
shall select a ,chairperson and ,vice   
,chairperson from among the members of  
the ,panel4  7c7 ,purpose ,the purpose  
of the ,panel shall be to recommend to  

,congress model legislation1 which shall
 provide for an appropriate process1    
pursuant to section #d of the ,twentieth
 ,amendment to the ,united ,states      
,constitution1 to resolve any vacancy   
created by the death of a candidate in a
 contingent presidential or             
vice-presidential election4  7d7        
,reports  7#a7 ,initial report ,not     
later than #a year after the date on    
which all of the appointments have been 
made under subsection 7b77#b71 the      
,panel shall submit to ,congress an     
interim report containing the ,panel's  
findings1 conclusions1 and              
recommendations4  7#b7 ,final report    
,not later than #f months after the     
submission of the interim report under  
paragraph 7#a71 the ,panel shall submit 
to ,congress a final report containing  
the ,panel's findings1 conclusions1 and 
recommendations4  7e7 ,meetings2        
information  7#a7 ,in general ,meetings 
of the ,panel shall be held at the ,law 
,library of ,congress4  7#b7            

,information ,the ,panel may secure from
 the ,law ,library of ,congress such    
information as the ,panel considers     
necessary to carry out the provisions of
 this section4  7f7 ,funds  7#a7        
,compensation of members ,members of the
 ,panel shall receive no compensation4  
7#b7 ,other funding ,no amounts shall be
 appropriated for the purposes of this  
,act1 except for any amounts strictly   
necessary for the ,law ,library of      
,congress to execute its                
responsibilities under subsection 7e74  
7g7 ,termination  7#a7 ,in general ,the 
panel established under subsection 7a7  
shall terminate #ij days after the date 
on which the panel submits the final    
report required under subsection        
7d77#b74  7#b7 ,records ,upon           
termination of the panel1 all of its    
records shall become the records of the 
,secretary of the ,senate and the ,clerk
 of the ,house of ,representatives4