,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #daga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjad ,mr4   
,fitzpatrick 7= himself1 ,mr4           
,we/morel&1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,"y (   
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1 & ,mr4       
,ma!son7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a     
commission to exam9e ! processes us$ by 
! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics to provide 
unemploym5t rates & to make             
recomm5dations to ,congress = any *anges
 9 me?odology or improvem5ts to su*     
processes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,labor ,/ati/ics        
,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t (    
commission ,!re is e/abli%$ an indep5d5t
 commission to be kn[n z ! ,commission  
to ,improve ,labor ,/ati/ics4  #c4      
,duties ( commission ,! ,commission     
%all--  7#a7 exam9e & make an assessm5t 
( ! process by :i* ! ,bureau ( ,labor   
,/ati/ics collects1 processes1 analyzes1
 & dissem9ates /ati/ical data relat+ to 

unemploym5t rates1 includ+--  7,a7 !    
me?ods us$ = det]m9+ t an individual is 
or is n consid]$ to be look+ = "w1      
includ+ :at con/itutes actively look+   
v]sus passively look+ or disc\rag$2 &   
7,b7 ! utility ( ! six measures us$ by !
 ,bureau = report+ labor                
und]utilization2  7#b7 =mulate          
recomm5dations = any improvem5t to su*  
process & me?ods1 includ+ proposals =   
any alt]native measures ( labor =ce     
p>ticipation1 tak+ into acc\nt--  7,a7  
evid5ce t ! (ficial unemploym5t rate    
doesn't always accurately reflect labor 
m>ket /r5g?2 &  7,b7 t unemploym5t rates
 may v>y ov] a bus9ess cycle due to     
*anges 9 labor =ce p>ticipation r ?an f 
factors affect+ labor m>ket /r5g?2 &    
7#c7 develop a new me?od or me?ods =    
det]m9+ & report+ und]employm5t t takes 
into consid]ation work]s--  7,a7 :o are 
n 9 jobs t mat* _! skill set or         
education2 &  7,b7 :o are e>n+ less ?an 
o!r work]s 9 simil> occupations or )    
simil> skill sets & education4  #d4     

,memb]%ip ( commission  7a7 ,appo9tm5t  
,! ,commission %all be compos$ ( f\r    
memb]s appo9t$ f among individuals )    
exp]i5ce 9 ! private sector1 academia1  
or ! ,f$]al civil s]vice1 ea* hav+      
exp]tise 9 economic analysis1 und]/&+   
labor m>kets1 or /ati/ical analysis4    
,memb]s %all be appo9t$ z foll[s3  7#a7 
,two memb]s appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t4     
7#b7 ,"o memb] appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate4  7#c7 ,"o memb] 
appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives4  7b7 ,deadl9e =        
appo9tm5t ,ea* memb] %all be appo9t$ to 
! ,commission n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,t]ms
 & vacancies ,ea* memb] %all be appo9t$ 
= ! life ( ! ,commission4 ,a vacancy 9 !
 ,commission %all be fill$ 9 ! mann] 9  
:i* ! orig9al appo9tm5t 0 made4  7d7    
,basic pay & travel exp5ses ,memb]s %all
 s]ve )\t pay4 ,ea* memb] %all receive  
travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu (
 subsi/5ce1 9 accordance ) sections     
#egjb & #egjc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 

,code4  7e7 ,quorum ,?ree memb]s ( !    
,commission %all con/itute a quorum b a 
less] numb] may hold he>+s4  7f7        
,*airp]son ,! ,*airp]son ( ! ,commission
 %all be elect$ by ! memb]s4  7g7       
,meet+s ,! ,commission %all meet at !   
call ( ! ,*airp]son4  #e4 ,/aff (       
commission  7a7 ,/aff ,! ,*airp]son may 
appo9t & fix ! pay ( ! p]sonnel ( !     
,commission z ! ,*airp]son consid]s     
appropriate4  7b7 ,applicability ( c]ta9
 civil s]vice laws ,! /aff ( !          
,commission %all be appo9t$ subject to !
 provisions ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 gov]n+ appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive
 s]vice1 & %all be paid 9 accordance ) !
 provisions ( *apt] #ea & sub*apt] ,,iii
 ( *apt] #ec ( t title relat+ to        
classification & ,g5]al ,s*$ule pay     
rates4  7c7 ,/aff ( ,f$]al ag5cies ,^u  
reque/ ( ! ,*airp]son1 ! head ( any     
,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy may detail1 on 
a reimbursable basis1 any ( ! p]sonnel (
 t dep>tm5t or ag5cy to ! ,commission to
 assi/ x 9 c>ry+ out its duties "u ?is  

,act4  #f4 ,report ( commission ,n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* all    
orig9al memb]s h be5 appo9t$ to !       
,commission1 ! ,commission %all transmit
 to ! ,presid5t & ,congress a report t  
conta9s a detail$ /atem5t ( ! f9d+s &   
recomm5dations ( ! ,commission develop$ 
pursuant to section #c4  #g4 ,t]m9ation 
( commission  7a7 ,t]m9ation ,!         
,commission %all t]m9ate #fj days aft] !
 date ( submission ( ! report pursuant  
to section #g4  7b7 ,adm9i/rative       
activities be=e t]m9ation ,! ,commission
 may use ! #fj-;day p]iod ref]r$ to 9   
subsection 7a7 = ! purpose ( conclud+   
its activities1 includ+ provid+ te/imony
 to committees ( ,congress conc]n+ its  
reports & dissem9at+ ! second report4