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== Formation == | == Formation == | ||
Established under then-[[President of the United States]], [[Barack Obama]], {{USStatute|114|196|130|685|2016|07|22}},<ref name="nara">{{cite web |last=Lawrence |first=Kerri |date=2018-05-10 |title=Ferriero to Serve on Semiquincentennial Commission |url=https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/ferriero-to-serve-on-semiquincentennial-commission |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521191621/https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/ferriero-to-serve-on-semiquincentennial-commission |archive-date=2018-05-21 |access-date=2018-05-20 |website=archives.gov |publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]}}</ref> the act was amended by {{USStatute|116|282|130|685|2020|12|31}}, to allow the commission to accept Congressional funding, alter the non voting ex-officio membership, and to make additional technical changes, such as not requiring all meetings to be held in | Established under then-[[President of the United States]], [[Barack Obama]], {{USStatute|114|196|130|685|2016|07|22}},<ref name="nara">{{cite web |last=Lawrence |first=Kerri |date=2018-05-10 |title=Ferriero to Serve on Semiquincentennial Commission |url=https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/ferriero-to-serve-on-semiquincentennial-commission |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521191621/https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/ferriero-to-serve-on-semiquincentennial-commission |archive-date=2018-05-21 |access-date=2018-05-20 |website=archives.gov |publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]}}</ref> the act was amended by {{USStatute|116|282|130|685|2020|12|31}}, to allow the commission to accept Congressional funding, alter the non voting ex-officio membership, and to make additional technical changes, such as not requiring all meetings to be held in Philadelphia, and instead requiring only one be held each year in the City of Brotherly Love.<ref name="semiquincentennial-commission-amendments-act-2020">{{Cite web |last=Trump |first=Donald J. |author-link=Donald Trump |date=2020-12-31 |title=Statement on Signing the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020 |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-signing-the-united-states-semiquincentennial-commission-amendments-act-2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419060618/https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-signing-the-united-states-semiquincentennial-commission-amendments-act-2020 |archive-date=2021-04-19 |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=The American Presidency Project |publisher=[[University of California, Santa Barbara]]}}</ref> | ||
The Commissioners, whom are designated by the [[party leaders of the United States Senate]] and [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|the House]], count a total of eight from [[United States Congress|Congress]], of which, two from each chamber will be designated by their party leader, respectively. In addition, the law provides for the appointment of private citizens, defined as those who are neither employees nor offices of any federal or state or local government. These are appointed by the aforementioned party leadership, with each leader naming four, for a total of sixteen. Among these sixteen, the President of the United States designates a chairperson. | The Commissioners, whom are designated by the [[party leaders of the United States Senate]] and [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|the House]], count a total of eight from [[United States Congress|Congress]], of which, two from each chamber will be designated by their party leader, respectively. In addition, the law provides for the appointment of private citizens, defined as those who are neither employees nor offices of any federal or state or local government. These are appointed by the aforementioned party leadership, with each leader naming four, for a total of sixteen. Among these sixteen, the President of the United States designates a chairperson. | ||