,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cicj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bg1        
#bjad,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina   
7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mr4     
,rahall1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,michigan1    
,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 ,mr4
 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,enyart1 ,mr4
 ,barr1 ,mr4 ,rothfus1 ,mr4 ,simpson1   
,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,chaffetz1 ,mr4        
,runyan1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,matheson1  
and ,mr4 ,barber7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to establish the ,national     
,commission on the ,structure of the    
,army1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,national ,commission on the        
,structure of the ,army ,act of #bjad4  
#b4 ,limitation on availability of funds
 for reductions to the ,army ,national  
,guard  7a7 ,aircraft ,none of the funds
 authorized to be appropriated by this  
,act or otherwise made available for    

fiscal year #bjae for the ,army may be  
used to divest1 retire1 or transfer1 or 
prepare to divest1 retire1 or transfer1 
any aircraft of the ,army assigned to   
units of the ,army ,national ,guard as  
of ,january #ae1 #bjad4  7b7 ,personnel 
,none of the funds authorized to be     
appropriated by this ,act or otherwise  
made available for fiscal year #bjae for
 the ,army may be used to reduce        
personnel below the authorized end      
strength levels of #cej1jjj for the     
,army ,national ,guard as of ,september 
#cj1 #bjad4  #c4 ,national ,commission  
on the ,structure of the ,army  7a7     
,establishment ,there is established the
 ,national ,commission on the ,structure
 of the ,army 7in this ,act referred to 
as the ,commission74  7b7 ,membership   
7#a7 ,composition ,the ,commission shall
 be composed of eight members1 of whom--
 7,a7 four shall be appointed by the    
,president2  7,b7 one shall be appointed
 by the ,chairman of the ,committee on  
,armed ,services of the ,senate2  7,c7  

one shall be appointed by the ,ranking  
,member of the ,committee on ,armed     
,services of the ,senate2  7,d7 one     
shall be appointed by the ,chairman of  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7,e7 one shall be appointed by the      
,ranking ,member of the ,committee on   
,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives4  7#b7 ,appointment    
date ,the appointments of the members of
 the ,commission shall be made not later
 than #ij days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  7#c7 ,effect of
 lack of appointment by appointment date
 ,if one or more appointments under     
subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#a7 is  
not made by the appointment date        
specified in paragraph 7#b71 the        
authority to make such appointment or   
appointments shall expire1 and the      
number of members of the ,commission    
shall be reduced by the number equal to 
the number of appointments so not made4 
,if an appointment under subparagraph   

7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 or 7,e7 of paragraph  
7#a7 is not made by the appointment date
 specified in paragraph 7#b71 the       
authority to make an appointment under  
such subparagraph shall expire1 and the 
number of members of the ,commission    
shall be reduced by the number equal to 
the number otherwise appointable under  
such subparagraph4  7#d7 ,expertise ,in 
making appointments under this          
subsection1 consideration should be     
given to individuals with expertise in  
reserve forces policy4  7c7 ,period of  
appointment2 vacancies ,members shall be
 appointed for the life of the          
,commission4 ,any vacancy in the        
,commission shall not affect its powers1
 but shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment4  7d7       
,initial meeting ,not later than #cj    
days after the date on which all members
 of the ,commission have been appointed1
 the ,commission shall hold its first   
meeting4  7e7 ,meetings ,the ,commission
 shall meet at the call of the ,chair4  

7f7 ,quorum ,a majority of the members  
of the ,commission shall constitute a   
quorum1 but a lesser number of members  
may hold hearings4  7g7 ,chair and vice 
chair ,the ,commission shall select a   
,chair and ,vice ,chair from among its  
members4  #d4 ,duties of the ,commission
  7a7 ,study  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,commission shall undertake a           
comprehensive study of the structure of 
the ,army to determine the proper force 
mixture of the active component and     
reserve component1 and how the structure
 should be modified to best fulfill     
current and anticipated mission         
requirements for the ,army in a manner  
consistent with available resources and 
estimated future resources4  7#b7       
,considerations ,in considering the     
structure of the ,army1 the ,commission 
shall give particular consideration to  
evaluating a structure that-- 7,a7 meets
 current and anticipated requirements of
 the combatant commands2  7,b7 achieves 
a cost-efficiency balance between the   

regular and reserve components of the   
,army1 taking advantage of the unique   
strengths and capabilities of each1 with
 a particular focus on fully burdened   
and lifecycle cost of ,army personnel2  
7,c7 ensures that the regular and       
reserve components of the ,army have the
 capacity needed to support current and 
anticipated homeland defense and        
disaster assistance missions in the     
,united ,states2  7,d7 provides for     
sufficient numbers of regular members of
 the ,army to provide a base of trained 
personnel from which the personnel of   
the reserve components of the ,army     
could be recruited2  7,e7 maintains a   
peacetime rotation force to support     
operational tempo goals of #a3b for     
regular members of the ,army and #a3e   
for members of the reserve components of
 the ,army2 and  7,f7 maximizes and     
appropriately balances affordability1   
efficiency1 effectiveness1 capability1  
and readiness4  7b7 ,report ,not later  
than ,february #a1 #bjaf1 the           

,commission shall submit to the         
,president and the congressional defense
 committees a report which shall contain
 a detailed statement of the findings   
and conclusions of the ,commission as a 
result of the study required by         
subsection 7a71 together with its       
recommendations for such legislation and
 administrative actions it may consider 
appropriate in light of the results of  
the study4  #e4 ,powers of the          
,commission  7a7 ,hearings ,the         
,commission may hold such hearings1 sit 
and act at such times and places1 take  
such testimony1 and receive such        
evidence as the ,commission considers   
advisable to carry out this ,act4  7b7  
,information from federal agencies ,the 
,commission may secure directly from any
 ,federal department or agency such     
information as the ,commission considers
 necessary to carry out this ,act4 ,upon
 request of the ,chair of the           
,commission1 the head of such department
 or agency shall furnish such           

information to the ,commission4  7c7    
,postal services ,the ,commission may   
use the ,united ,states mails in the    
same manner and under the same          
conditions as other departments and     
agencies of the ,federal ,government4   
7d7 ,gifts ,the ,commission may accept1 
use1 and dispose of gifts or donations  
of services or property4  #f4           
,commission personnel matters  7a7      
,compensation of members ,each member of
 the ,commission who is not an officer  
or employee of the ,federal ,government 
shall be compensated at a rate equal to 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level ,,iv  
of the ,executive ,schedule under       
section #ecae of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 for each day 7including  
travel time7 during which such member is
 engaged in the performance of the      
duties of the ,commission4 ,all members 
of the ,commission who are officers or  
employees of the ,united ,states shall  
serve without compensation in addition  

to that received for their services as  
officers or employees of the ,united    
,states4  7b7 ,travel expenses ,the     
members of the ,commission shall be     
allowed travel expenses1 including per  
diem in lieu of subsistence1 at rates   
authorized for employees of agencies    
under subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 while  
away from their homes or regular places 
of business in the performance of       
services for the ,commission4  7c7      
,staff  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,chair of 
the ,commission may1 without regard to  
the civil service laws and regulations1 
appoint and terminate an executive      
director and such other additional      
personnel as may be necessary to enable 
the ,commission to perform its duties4  
,the employment of an executive director
 shall be subject to confirmation by the
 ,commission4  7#b7 ,compensation ,the  
,chair of the ,commission may fix the   
compensation of the executive director  
and other personnel without regard to   

chapter #ea and subchapter ,,iii of     
chapter #ec of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 relating to classification of   
positions and ,general ,schedule pay    
rates1 except that the rate of pay for  
the executive director and other        
personnel may not exceed the rate       
payable for level ,v of the ,executive  
,schedule under section #ecaf of such   
title4  7d7 ,detail of government       
employees ,any ,federal ,government     
employee may be detailed to the         
,commission without reimbursement1 and  
such detail shall be without            
interruption or loss of civil service   
status or privilege4  7e7 ,procurement  
of temporary and intermittent services  
,the ,chair of the ,commission may      
procure temporary and intermittent      
services under section #caji7;b7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 at     
rates for individuals which do not      
exceed the daily equivalent of the      
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
level ,v of the ,executive ,schedule    

under section #ecaf of such title4  #g4 
,termination of the ,commission ,the    
,commission shall terminate #ij days    
after the date on which the ,commission 
submits its report under section #d4    
#h4 ,funding ,amounts authorized to be  
appropriated for fiscal year #bjae and  
available for operation and maintenance 
for the ,army as specified in the       
funding table in section #dcja of the   
fiscal year #bjae ,national ,defense    
,authorization ,act may be available for
 the activities of the ,commission under
 this ,act4