(a) (1) The Commission consists of the following members appointed by the Governor. (2) Of the members: (i) 1 shall be appointed from each of the 8 congressional districts in the State; (ii) 1 shall be a veteran appointed from the State at large; (iii) 1 shall be a woman veteran appointed from the State at large; (iv) 1 shall be a representative of a retired enlisted organization; (v) 1 shall be a veteran of the Iraq or Afghanistan conflict, as defined in § 1-202(a-1) of the Public Safety Article; (vi) 1 shall be appointed from a list of individuals submitted to the Governor by each of the following organizations: 1. the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc.; 2. the American Legion; 3. the Amvets; 4. the Catholic War Veterans; 5. the Disabled American Veterans; 6. the Fleet Reserve Association; 7. the Jewish War Veterans; 8. the Marine Corps League; 9. the Maryland Military Officers Association of America; 10. the Military Order of the Purple Heart; 11. the Polish Legion of American Veterans; 12. the Veterans of Foreign Wars; 13. the Vietnam Veterans of America; 14. the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.; 15. the National Association for Black Veterans; 16. the Colonial Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America; and 17. the Reserve Organization of America; and (vii) 1 shall be an honorary nonvoting member appointed from a list of individuals submitted to the Governor by the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. (b) Each member must be a resident of the State and a veteran. (c) (1) The term of an appointed member is 5 years. (2) The terms of the appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Commission on October 1, 1984. (3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. (4) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. (5) When an organization is no longer a part of the Commission, the appointment shall terminate at the end of the current member's term. (d) A new organization may not be eligible for representation on the Commission, by appointment of the Governor, unless it is congressionally chartered.
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