(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; and

16.    the Colonial Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans 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.