; or (ii) a person for the purpose of founding or establishing a community, village, town, or settlement. (7) Qualifying petition The term qualifying petition means a petition submitted under section 5. (8) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned means the Secretary that administers the relevant Federal land. (9) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo The term Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo means the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement between the United States and the Republic of Mexico, effective February 2, 1848. 4. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Land Grant-Merced Claims Commission (a) Establishment There is hereby established a commission to be known as the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Land Grant-Merced Claims Commission (in this Act referred to as the Commission ). (b) Duties The duties of the Commission shall be to— (1) conduct a hearing on each qualifying petition and formulate a recommendation on restitution, as described in section 5(c); and (2) submit to Congress the reports required under section 6. (c) Membership (1) Number and appointment The Commission shall be composed of 9 members, appointed by the President of the United States, of which— (A) 1 member shall be appointed in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior; (B) 1 member shall be appointed in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture; (C) 1 member shall be appointed who has a background in Spanish colonial and Mexican legal history as it applies to the Southwestern United States; (D) 1 member shall be appointed who has a background in Spanish colonial, Mexican, and United States history of the Southwestern United States; (E) 1 member shall be appointed who has a background in international laws pertaining to succession of States and treaties as they relate to property rights, land tenure, and usufruct rights; (F) 1 member shall be appointed who has a background in past and present socioeconomic conditions of the Southwestern United States; (G) 1 member shall be appointed who has a background in cultural geography