,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4      
,young of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1 and
 ,mr4 ,matheson7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
commission to examine the processes used
 by the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics to
 provide unemployment rates and to make 
recommendations to ,congress for any    
changes in methodology or improvements  
to such processes4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,labor   
,statistics ,improvement ,act4  #b4     
,establishment of commission ,there is  
established an independent commission to
 be known as the ,commission to ,improve
 ,labor ,statistics4  #c4 ,duties of    
commission ,the ,commission shall--     
7#a7 examine and make an assessment of  
the process by which the ,bureau of     

,labor ,statistics collects1 processes1 
analyzes1 and disseminates statistical  
data relating to unemployment rates1    
including--  7,a7 the methods used for  
determining that an individual is or is 
not considered to be looking for work1  
including what constitutes actively     
looking versus passively looking or     
discouraged2 and  7,b7 the utility of   
the six measures used by the ,bureau for
 reporting labor underutilization2  7#b7
 formulate recommendations for any      
improvement to such process and methods1
 including proposals for any alternative
 measures of labor force participation1 
taking into account--  7,a7 evidence    
that the official unemployment rate     
doesn't always accurately reflect labor 
market strength2 and  7,b7 that         
unemployment rates may vary over a      
business cycle due to changes in labor  
force participation rather than from    
factors affecting labor market strength2
 and  7#c7 develop a new method or      
methods for determining and reporting   

underemployment that takes into         
consideration workers--  7,a7 who are   
not in jobs that match their skill set  
or education2 and  7,b7 who are earning 
less than other workers in similar      
occupations or with similar skill sets  
and education4  #d4 ,membership of      
commission  7a7 ,appointment ,the       
,commission shall be composed of four   
members appointed from among individuals
 with experience in the private sector1 
academia1 or the ,federal civil service1
 each having expertise in economic      
analysis1 understanding labor markets1  
or statistical analysis4 ,members shall 
be appointed as follows3  7#a7 ,two     
members appointed by the ,president4    
7#b7 ,one member appointed by the       
,president pro tempore of the ,senate4  
7#c7 ,one member appointed by the       
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives4  7b7 ,deadline for    
appointment ,each member shall be       
appointed to the ,commission not later  
than #ahj days after the date of        

enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,terms and 
vacancies ,each member shall be         
appointed for the life of the           
,commission4 ,a vacancy in the          
,commission shall be filled in the      
manner in which the original appointment
 was made4  7d7 ,basic pay and travel   
expenses ,members shall serve without   
pay4 ,each member shall receive travel  
expenses1 including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence1 in accordance with sections
 #egjb and #egjc of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7e7 ,quorum ,three      
members of the ,commission shall        
constitute a quorum but a lesser number 
may hold hearings4  7f7 ,chairperson    
,the ,chairperson of the ,commission    
shall be elected by the members4  7g7   
,meetings ,the ,commission shall meet at
 the call of the ,chairperson4  #e4     
,staff of commission  7a7 ,staff ,the   
,chairperson may appoint and fix the pay
 of the personnel of the ,commission as 
the ,chairperson considers appropriate4 
7b7 ,applicability of certain civil     

service laws ,the staff of the          
,commission shall be appointed subject  
to the provisions of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 governing appointments in
 the competitive service1 and shall be  
paid in accordance with the provisions  
of chapter #ea and subchapter ,,iii of  
chapter #ec of that title relating to   
classification and ,general ,schedule   
pay rates4  7c7 ,staff of ,federal      
agencies ,upon request of the           
,chairperson1 the head of any ,federal  
department or agency may detail1 on a   
reimbursable basis1 any of the personnel
 of that department or agency to the    
,commission to assist it in carrying out
 its duties under this ,act4  #f4       
,report of commission ,not later than   
#ahj days after the date on which all   
original members have been appointed to 
the ,commission1 the ,commission shall  
transmit to the ,president and ,congress
 a report that contains a detailed      
statement of the findings and           
recommendations of the ,commission      

developed pursuant to section #c4  #g4  
,termination of commission  7a7         
,termination ,the ,commission shall     
terminate #fj days after the date of    
submission of the report pursuant to    
section #g4  7b7 ,administrative        
activities before termination ,the      
,commission may use the #fj-;day period 
referred to in subsection 7a7 for the   
purpose of concluding its activities1   
including providing testimony to        
committees of ,congress concerning its  
reports and disseminating the second    
report4