1. (a) Initial Meeting.— Each Commission shall hold an initial meeting not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section.

2. (b) Annual Meeting.— Each Commission shall conduct at least 1 meeting each year with—

   1. (1) the Federal Cochairperson; and
   2. (2) at least a majority of the State members or alternate State members (including designees) present in-person or via electronic means.
3. (c) Additional Meetings.— Each Commission shall conduct additional meetings at such times as it determines and may conduct such meetings by electronic means.

(Added Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1473, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2235; amended Pub. L. 118–272, div. B, title II, § 2242(d), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 3203.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–246, which was approved June 18, 2008.

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Amendments

2025—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–272 substituted “with—” and pars. (1) and (2) for “with the Federal Cochairperson and at least a majority of the State members present.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after June 18, 2008, see section 14217(d) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 15101 of this title.