6.__Chair; officers; rules.__The first-named Senate member and the first-named House of Representatives member are cochairs of the commission.__The commission shall appoint other officers as necessary and make rules for orderly procedure.

7.__Compensation.__Legislators who are members of the commission are entitled to receive the legislative per diem and expenses as defined in Title 3, section 2 for their attendance to their duties under this chapter.__Other members are entitled to receive reimbursement of necessary expenses if they are not otherwise reimbursed by their employers or others whom they represent.

8.__Staff.__The Office of Policy and Legal Analysis shall provide the necessary staff support for the operation of the commission.__After one year, the commission shall assess the need for and qualifications of a staff person, for example, an executive director.__If the commission determines that it requires such a person, it may request additional funds from the Legislature.

9.__Powers and duties.__The commission:

A.__Shall meet at least twice annually;

B.__Shall hear public testimony and recommendations from the people of the State and qualified experts when appropriate at no fewer than 2 locations throughout the State each year on the actual and potential social, environmental, economic and legal impacts of international trade agreements and negotiations on the State;

C.__Shall conduct an annual assessment of the impacts of international trade agreements on Maine's state laws, municipal laws, working conditions and business environment;

D.__Shall maintain active communications with and submit an annual report to the Governor, the Legislature, the Attorney General, municipalities, Maine's congressional delegation, the Maine International Trade Center, the Maine Municipal Association, the United States Trade Representative's Office, the National Conference of State Legislatures and the National Association of Attorneys General or the successor organization of any of these groups.__The commission shall make the report easily accessible to the public by way of a publicly accessible site on the Internet maintained by the State.__The report must contain