Global Malign Influence (a) Establishment There is established an independent commission to be known as the Commission on Countering Global Malign Influence (in this section referred to as the Commission ). The Commission shall examine global malign influence from authoritarian state competitors and non-state actors, including Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, seeking to undermine the United States, its national interests, and its allies, and make recommendations with respect to United States and allied efforts to counter such influence and such state and non-state competitors and actors. (b) Composition (1) Membership The Commission shall be composed of 12 members appointed as follows: (A) Three members appointed by the chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (B) Three members appointed by the ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (C) Three members appointed by the chair of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (D) Three members appointed by the ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (2) Co-Chairs (A) The chair and ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives shall designate one member of the Commission to serve as a co-chair of the Commission. (B) The chair and ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate shall designate one member of the Commission to serve as a co-chair of the Commission. (3) Period of appointment