(a) Qualifying petition hearing (1) In general The Commission shall conduct a hearing on each qualifying petition, as described in subsection (b), to formulate a recommendation on restitution to the claimant, of the possible restitutions described in subsection (c). (2) Designation of location The Commission shall designate one or more locations in the claimant’s State in which to hold such hearing. (3) Right to testify All persons having an interest in the land involved in a qualifying petition shall have the right, upon notice, to be present and testify before the Commission during such hearing. (4) Hearing process As part of such hearing, the Commission shall— (A) review each qualifying petition and receive testimony in order examine— (i) the impact to the land grant-merced and its associated communities resulting from the failure of the United States to properly recognize, during the adjudication process, a land grant-merced boundary, as it existed in 1854