; (C) 1 shall be appointed jointly by the majority and minority leader of the Senate; (D) 1 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (E) 1 shall be appointed by minority leader of the House of Representatives; and (F) 1 shall be appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (2) Date The appointments of the members of the Panel shall be made not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (3) Vacancy Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Panel shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (4) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson The Panel shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Panel. (c) Purpose The purpose of the Panel shall be to recommend to Congress model legislation, which shall provide for an appropriate process, pursuant to section 4 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to resolve any vacancy created by the death of a candidate in a contingent presidential or vice-presidential election. (d) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than 1 year after the date on which all of the appointments have been made under subsection (b)(2), the Panel shall submit to Congress an interim report containing the Panel’s findings, conclusions, and recommendations. (2) Final report Not later than 6 months after the submission of the interim report under paragraph (1), the Panel shall submit to Congress a final report containing the Panel’s findings, conclusions, and recommendations. (e) Meetings