; and (E) 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate (in addition to any appointment made under subparagraph (D)). (2) Persons eligible Each member of the Commission shall be an individual who has knowledge or expertise in matters to be studied by the Commission. (3) Consultation required The President, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate shall consult with one another prior to the appointment of the members of the Commission to achieve, to the maximum extent possible, fair and equitable representation of various points of view with respect to the matters to be studied by the Commission. (4) Term Each member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. (5) Time for initial appointments The appointment of the members shall be made not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (6) Vacancies A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made, and shall be made not later than 60 days after the date on which the vacancy occurred. (c) Operation (1) Chairperson Not later than 15 days after appointments of all the members are made, the President shall appoint a chairperson for the Commission from among its members. (2) Meetings The Commission shall meet at the call of the chairperson. The initial meeting of the Commission shall take place not later than 30 days after the initial appointment of the members is completed. (3) Quorum A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum to conduct business, but the Commission may establish a lesser quorum for conducting hearings scheduled by the Commission. (4) Rules The Commission may establish by majority vote any other rules for the conduct of Commission business, if such rules are not inconsistent with this Act or other applicable law. (d) Comprehensive study of the impacts of solitary confinement (1) In general The Commission shall carry out a comprehensive legal and factual study