110 STAT. 3346 PUBLIC LAW 104-275—OCT. 9, 1996 applicable generally accepted government auditing standards and shall be in lieu of any audit otherwise required by law. "(c) The Commission may not obligate, withdraw, or expend funds received as contributions before March 1, 1998.". 38 USC 545 note TITLE VII—COMMISSION ON SERVICE- MEMBERS AND VETERANS TRANSI- TION ASSISTANCE SEC. 701. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. —T here is established a commission to be known as the Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Commission"). (b) MEMBERSHIP. —(1) The Commission shall be composed of 12 members appointed from among private United States citizens with appropriate and diverse experiences, expertise, and historical perspectives on veterans, military, organizational, and management matters. The members shall be appointed as follows: (A) Four shall be appointed jointly by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives. (B) Four shall be appointed jointly by the chairman and r£m.king minority member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate. (C) Two shall be appointed jointly by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives. (D) Two shall be appointed jointly by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. (2)(A) One member of the Commission appointed under each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall be a representative of a veterans service organization. (B) To the maximum extent practicable, the individuals appointed under paragraph (1) as members of the Commission shall be veterans. (C) Not more than seven of the members of the Commission may be members of the same political party. (3) In addition to the members appointed under paragraph (1), the following shall be nonvoting members of the Commission: (A) The Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (B) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management and Personnel. (C) The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employ- ment and Training. (4) The appointments of members of the Commission shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be made after consultation with representatives of veterans service organizations. (5) The appointments of the members of the Commission shall be made not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacsmcy in the
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