,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ciej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,mr4   
,portman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,rules & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
e/abli% a panel ( con/itutional exp]ts  
to recomm5d to ,congress an appropriate 
process = provid+ = ! case ( ! dea? ( a 
c&idate 9 a cont+5t presid5tial or      
vice-presid5tial election4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,tw5tie?
 ,am5dm5t ,section ,f\r ,/udy ,act4  #b4
 ,e/abli%m5t ( a panel  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
,!re is e/abli%$ ! ,tw5tie? ,am5dm5t    
,section ,f\r ,panel 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ 
to z ! ,panel74  7b7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,panel %all be compos$ ( #f    
con/itutional exp]ts1 ( :om-- 7,a7 #a   
%all be appo9t$ by ! majority lead] ( ! 
,s5ate2  7,b7 #a %all be appo9t$ by !   
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 #a %all 
be appo9t$ jo9tly by ! majority &       
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate2  7,d7 #a %all 
be appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (     

,repres5tatives2  7,e7 #a %all be       
appo9t$ by m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives2 &  7,f7 #a %all be     
appo9t$ jo9tly by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives & ! m9ority lead] ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,date ,! 
appo9tm5ts ( ! memb]s ( ! ,panel %all be
 made n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#c7 ,vacancy    
,any vacancy occurr+ 9 ! memb]%ip ( !   
,panel %all be fill$ 9 ! same mann] 9   
:i* ! orig9al appo9tm5t 0 made4  7#d7   
,*airp]son & ,vice ,*airp]son ,! ,panel 
%all select a ,*airp]son & ,vice        
,*airp]son f among ! memb]s ( ! ,panel4 
7c7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ! ,panel %all 
be to recomm5d to ,congress model       
legislation1 :i* %all provide = an      
appropriate process1 pursuant to section
 #d ( ! ,tw5tie? ,am5dm5t to ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,con/itution1 to resolve any     
vacancy creat$ by ! dea? ( a c&idate 9 a
 cont+5t presid5tial or vice-presid5tial
 election4  7d7 ,reports  7#a7 ,initial 
report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on

 :i* all ( ! appo9tm5ts h be5 made "u   
subsection 7b77#b71 ! ,panel %all submit
 to ,congress an int]im report conta9+ !
 ,panel's f9d+s1 conclusions1 &         
recomm5dations4  7#b7 ,f9al report ,n   
lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! submission ( ! 
int]im report "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,panel
 %all submit to ,congress a f9al report 
conta9+ ! ,panel's f9d+s1 conclusions1 &
 recomm5dations4  7e7 ,meet+s2 in=mation
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,meet+s ( ! ,panel %all 
be held at ! ,law ,libr>y ( ,congress4  
7#b7 ,in=mation ,! ,panel may secure f !
 ,law ,libr>y ( ,congress su* in=mation 
z ! ,panel consid]s necess>y to c>ry out
 ! provisions ( ?is section4  7f7 ,funds
  7#a7 ,comp5sation ( memb]s ,memb]s ( !
 ,panel %all receive no comp5sation4    
7#b7 ,o!r fund+ ,no am\nts %all be      
appropriat$ = ! purposes ( ?is ,act1    
except = any am\nts /rictly necess>y = !
 ,law ,libr>y ( ,congress to execute its
 responsibilities "u subsection 7e74    
7g7 ,t]m9ation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! panel  
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 %all t]m9ate 

#ij days aft] ! date on :i* ! panel     
submits ! f9al report requir$ "u        
subsection 7d77#b74  7#b7 ,records ,^u  
t]m9ation ( ! panel1 all ( its records  
%all become ! records ( ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,s5ate & ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives4