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 Ill STAT. 352 PUBLIC LAW 105-33 —AUG. 5, 1997 the agenda. The Commission may conduct additional reviews, and submit additional reports to the appropriate committees of Congress, from time to time on such topics relating to the program under this title as may be requested by such chairmen and members and as the Commission deems appropriate. "(5) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.— The Commission shall transmit to the Secretary a copy of each report submitted under this subsection and shall make such reports available to the public. " (6) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—For purposes of this section, the term 'appropriate committees of Congress' means the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. "(c) MEMBERSHIP. — "(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall be composed of 15 members appointed by the Comptroller General. " (2) QUALIFICATIONS. — "(A) IN GENERAL.—The membership of the Commission shall include individuals with national recognition for their expertise in health finance and economics, actuarial science, health facility management, health plans and integrated delivery systems, reimbursement of health facilities, allopathic and osteopathic physicians, and other providers of health services, and other related fields, who provide a mix of different professionals, broad geographic representation, and a balance between urban and rural representatives. "(B) INCLUSION.—The membership of the Commission shall include (but not be limited to) physicians and other health professionals, employers, third-party payers, individuals skilled in the conduct and interpretation of biomedical, health services, and health economics research and expertise in outcomes and effectiveness research and technology assessment. Such membership shall also include representatives of consumers and the elderly. " (C) MAJORITY NONPROVIDERS.— Individuals who are directly involved in the provision, or management of the delivery, of items and services covered under this title shall not constitute a majority of the membership of the Commission. "(D) ETHICAL DISCLOSURE.—The Comptroller General shall establish a system for public disclosure by members of the Commission of financial and other potential conflicts of interest relating to such members. " (3) TERMS.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— The terms of members of the Commission shall be for 3 years except that the Comptroller General shall designate staggered terms for the members first appointed. "(B) VACANCIES.— Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken office. A vacancy in the Commission

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