,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #f1 #bjad ,mr4  
,collins of ,georgia 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,bishop of ,utah1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4    
,meadows1 ,mr4 ,messer1 and ,mr4 ,yoho7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,rules1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish a commission to conduct a     
comprehensive review over #f years of   
,federal agencies and programs and to   
recommend the elimination or realignment
 of duplicative1 wasteful1 or outdated  
functions1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,commission on the ,accountability  
and ,review of ,federal ,agencies ,act4 
#b4 ,establishment of ,commission  7a7  

,establishment ,there is established the
 ,commission on the ,accountability and 
,review of ,federal ,agencies 7hereafter
 in this ,act referred to as the        
,commission74  7b7 ,membership  7#a7    
,number and appointment  7,a7 ,in       
general ,the ,commission shall be       
composed of #g members appointed by the 
,president as follows3  7i7 ,one in     
consultation with the ,speaker of the   
,house of ,representatives4  7ii7 ,one  
in consultation with the minority leader
 of the ,house of ,representatives4     
7iii7 ,one in consultation with the     
majority leader of the ,senate4  7iv7   
,one in consultation with the minority  
leader of the ,senate4  7v7 ,three other
 members4  7,b7 ,ex officio members ,the
 ,president may appoint up to #d        
,members of ,congress 7up to #b from    
each ,house7 as nonvoting ex officio    
members of the ,commission4  7#b7       
,chairperson ,the ,commission shall     
select a member from among its members  
to serve as chairperson of the          

,commission4  7c7 ,terms2 vacancies     
7#a7 ,terms ,each member shall be       
appointed for a term of #b years1 except
 as provided in paragraph 7#b74  7#b7   
,vacancies ,any member appointed to fill
 a vacancy occurring before the         
expiration of the term for which the    
member's predecessor was appointed shall
 be appointed only for the remainder of 
that term4 ,a member may serve after the
 expiration of that member's term until 
a successor has taken office4 ,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 chairperson4  7f7      
,quorum ,a majority of the members of   
the ,commission shall constitute a      
quorum1 but a lesser number of members  

may hold hearings4  #c4 ,duties of the  
,commission  7a7 ,definition ,the term  
agency1 as used in this section1 has the
 meaning given the term executive agency
 under section #aje of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  7b7 ,evaluations and   
plan ,each year during the life of the  
,commission1 the ,commission shall--    
7#a7 evaluate agencies1 and programs    
within those agencies1 using the        
criteria under subsection 7c7 and       
pursuant to the schedule under          
subsection 7d72 and  7#b7 develop--     
7,a7 a plan with recommendations on the 
agencies and programs evaluated under   
paragraph 7#a7 that year that should be 
realigned or eliminated2 and  7,b7      
proposed legislation to implement the   
plan under subparagraph 7,a74  7c7      
,criteria  7#a7 ,duplicative ,if #b or  
more agencies or programs are performing
 the same essential function and the    
function can be consolidated or         
streamlined into a single agency or     
program1 the ,commission shall recommend

 that the agency or program be          
realigned4  7#b7 ,wasteful or           
inefficient ,the ,commission shall      
recommend the realignment or elimination
 of any agency or program that has      
wasted ,federal funds by--  7,a7        
egregious spending2  7,b7 mismanagement 
of resources and personnel2 or  7,c7 use
 of such funds for personal benefit or  
the benefit of a special interest group4
  7#c7 ,outdated1 irrelevant1 or failed 
,the ,commission shall recommend the    
elimination of any agency or program    
that--  7,a7 has completed its intended 
purpose2  7,b7 has become irrelevant2 or
  7,c7 has failed to meet its           
objectives4  7d7 ,schedule  7#a7 ,in    
general  7,a7 ,years covered ,the       
,commission shall carry out the         
evaluations required under subsection   
7b7 each year for #f years1 beginning   
with the first calendar year beginning  
after the first meeting of the          
,commission4  7,b7 ,agencies and        
programs covered  7i7 ,during each year 

the ,commission carries out evaluations1
 the ,commission shall evaluate--  7,i7 
the agencies and programs covered by two
 annual appropriations ,acts2 and       
7,,ii7 such additional agencies and     
programs not funded by annual           
appropriations ,acts as the ,commission 
considers appropriate4  7ii7 ,if an     
agency or program is funded in more than
 one annual appropriations ,act1 the    
agency or program shall be evaluated    
under the appropriation ,act through    
which it is primarily funded4  7#b7     
,publication of schedule ,before        
beginning the first evaluations under   
subsection 7b71 the ,commission shall   
publish in the ,federal ,register a     
schedule for the evaluations4 ,the      
schedule shall specify1 by year1 the    
annual appropriations ,acts and the     
additional agencies and programs not    
funded by annual appropriations ,acts   
that will be evaluated during that year4
  7e7 ,reports  7#a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #ij days after the end of a  

year in which evaluations are carried   
out under the schedule under subsection 
7d71 the ,commission shall submit to the
 ,president and ,congress a report that 
includes--  7,a7 the plan developed     
under subsection 7b77#a7 for that year1 
with supporting documentation for all   
recommendations2 and  7,b7 the proposed 
legislation developed under subsection  
7b77#b7 for that year4  7#b7 ,use of    
savings ,the proposed legislation under 
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall provide that  
all funds saved by the implementation of
 the plan under paragraph 7#a77;,a7     
shall be used to cover the costs of the 
,commission and for deficit reduction4  
7#c7 ,relocation of federal employees   
,the proposed legislation under         
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall provide that  
if the position of an employee of an    
agency is eliminated as a result of the 
implementation of the plan under        
paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the affected agency
 shall make reasonable efforts to       
relocate such employee to another       

position within the agency or within    
another ,federal agency4  #d4 ,powers of
 the ,commission  7a7 ,hearings ,the    
,commission or1 at its direction1 any   
subcommittee or member of the           
,commission1 may1 for the purpose of    
carrying out this ,act--  7#a7 hold such
 hearings1 sit and act at such times and
 places1 take such testimony1 receive   
such evidence1 and administer such oaths
 as any member of the ,commission       
considers advisable2  7#b7 require1 by  
subpoena or otherwise1 the attendance   
and testimony of such witnesses as any  
member of the ,commission considers     
advisable2 and  7#c7 require1 by        
subpoena or otherwise1 the production of
 such books1 records1 correspondence1   
memoranda1 papers1 documents1 tapes1 and
 other evidentiary materials relating to
 any matter under investigation by the  
,commission4  7b7 ,issuance and         
,enforcement of ,subpoenas  7#a7        
,issuance ,subpoenas issued under       
subsection 7a7 shall bear the signature 

of the chairperson of the ,commission   
and shall be served by any person or    
class of persons designated by the      
chairperson for that purpose4  7#b7     
,enforcement ,in the case of contumacy  
or failure to obey a subpoena issued    
under subsection 7a71 the ,united       
,states district court for the judicial 
district in which the subpoenaed person 
resides1 is served1 or may be found1 may
 issue an order requiring such person to
 appear at any designated place to      
testify or to produce documentary or    
other evidence4 ,any failure to obey the
 order of the court may be punished by  
the court as a contempt of that court4  
7c7 ,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    
chairperson of the ,commission1 the head
 of such department or agency shall     
furnish such information to the         

,commission4  7d7 ,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  
#e4 ,commission personnel matters  7a7  
,compensation of ,members  7#a7         
,non-federal members ,except as provided
 under subsection 7b71 each member of   
the ,commission who is not an officer or
 employee of the ,federal ,government   
shall not be compensated4  7#b7 ,federal
 officers or employees ,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           
chairperson 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 ,upon the approval of the 
chairperson1 the executive director 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  
maximum rate payable for a position at  

,,gs-#ae of the ,general ,schedule under
 section #eccb of such title4  7#c7     
,personnel as federal employees  7,a7   
,in general ,the executive director and 
any personnel of the ,commission who are
 employees shall be employees under     
section #baje of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 for purposes of chapters 
#fc1 #ha1 #hc1 #hd1 #he1 #hg1 #hi1 and  
#ij of that title4  7,b7 ,members of    
commission ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not 
be construed to apply to members of the 
,commission4  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 chairperson 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  #f4 
,termination of the ,commission ,the    
,commission shall terminate #ij days    
after the date on which the ,commission 
submits the sixth report under section  
#c7;e74  #g4 ,comptroller ,general      
report ,not later than #ahj days after  
the termination of the ,commission1 the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall prepare and submit to     
,congress and the ,president a report on
 the effectiveness of the ,commission4  
#h4 ,congressional consideration of     
reform proposals  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this section--  7#a7 the term           
implementation bill means only a bill   
which is introduced as provided under   
subsection 7b71 and contains the        
proposed legislation included in a      
report submitted to ,congress under     
section #c1 without modification2 and   
7#b7 the term calendar day means a      

calendar day other than one on which    
either ,house is not in session because 
of an adjournment of more than #c days  
to a date certain4  7b7 ,introduction2  
,referral2 and ,report or ,discharge    
7#a7 ,introduction ,on the first        
calendar day on which both ,houses are  
in session1 on or immediately following 
the date on which the report is         
submitted to ,congress under section #c1
 a single implementation bill shall be  
introduced 7by request7--  7,a7 in the  
,senate by the majority leader of the   
,senate1 for himself and the minority   
leader of the ,senate1 or by ,members of
 the ,senate designated by the majority 
leader and minority leader of the       
,senate2 and  7,b7 in the ,house of     
,representatives by the ,speaker of the 
,house of ,representatives1 for himself 
and the minority leader of the ,house of
 ,representatives1 or by ,members of the
 ,house of ,representatives designated  
by the ,speaker and minority leader of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7   

,referral ,the implementation bills     
introduced under paragraph 7#a7 shall be
 referred to any appropriate committee  
of jurisdiction in the ,senate and any  
appropriate committee of jurisdiction in
 the ,house of ,representatives4 ,a     
committee to which an implementation    
bill is referred under this paragraph   
may report such bill to the respective  
,house without amendment4  7#c7 ,report 
or discharge ,if a committee to which an
 implementation bill is referred has not
 reported such bill by the end of the   
#aeth calendar day after the date of the
 introduction of such bill1 such        
committee shall be immediately          
discharged from further consideration of
 such bill1 and upon being reported or  
discharged from the committee1 such bill
 shall be placed on the appropriate     
calendar4  7c7 ,floor ,consideration    
7#a7 ,in general ,when the committee to 
which an implementation bill is referred
 has reported1 or has been discharged   
under subsection 7b77#c71 it is at any  

time thereafter in order 7even though a 
previous motion to the same effect has  
been disagreed to7 for any ,member of   
the respective ,house to move to proceed
 to the consideration of the            
implementation bill1 and all points of  
order against the implementation bill   
7and against consideration of the       
implementation bill7 are waived4 ,the   
motion is highly privileged in the      
,house of ,representatives and is       
privileged in the ,senate and is not    
debatable4 ,the motion is not subject to
 amendment1 or to a motion to postpone1 
or to a motion to proceed to the        
consideration of other business4 ,a     
motion to reconsider the vote by which  
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order4 ,if a motion to  
proceed to the consideration of the     
implementation bill is agreed to1 the   
implementation bill shall remain the    
unfinished business of the respective   
,house until disposed of4  7#b7         
,amendments ,an implementation bill may 

not be amended in the ,senate or the    
,house of ,representatives4  7#c7       
,debate ,debate on the implementation   
bill1 and on all debatable motions and  
appeals in connection therewith1 shall  
be limited to not more than #aj hours1  
which shall be divided equally between  
those favoring and those opposing the   
resolution4 ,a motion further to limit  
debate is in order and not debatable4   
,an amendment to1 or a motion to        
postpone1 or a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of other business1 or a   
motion to recommit the implementation   
bill is not in order4 ,a motion to      
reconsider the vote by which the        
implementation bill is agreed to or     
disagreed to is not in order4  7#d7     
,vote on final passage ,immediately     
following the conclusion of the debate  
on an implementation bill1 and a single 
quorum call at the conclusion of the    
debate if requested in accordance with  
the rules of the appropriate ,house1 the
 vote on final passage of the           

implementation bill shall occur4  7#e7  
,rulings of the chair on procedure      
,appeals from the decisions of the      
,chair relating to the application of   
the rules of the ,senate or the ,house  
of ,representatives1 as the case may be1
 to the procedure relating to an        
implementation bill shall be decided    
without debate4  7d7 ,coordination ,with
 ,action by ,other ,house ,if1 before   
the passage by one ,house of an         
implementation bill of that ,house1 that
 ,house receives from the other ,house  
an implementation bill1 then the        
following procedures shall apply3  7#a7 
,nonreferral ,the implementation bill of
 the other ,house shall not be referred 
to a committee4  7#b7 ,vote on bill of  
other house ,with respect to an         
implementation bill of the ,house       
receiving the implementation bill--     
7,a7 the procedure in that ,house shall 
be the same as if no implementation bill
 had been received from the other       
,house2 but  7,b7 the vote on final     

passage shall be on the implementation  
bill of the other ,house4  7e7 ,rules of
 the ,senate and the ,house of          
,representatives ,this section is       
enacted by ,congress--  7#a7 as an      
exercise of the rulemaking power of the 
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives1 respectively1 and as  
such it is deemed a part of the rules of
 each ,house1 respectively1 but         
applicable only with respect to the     
procedure to be followed in that ,house 
in the case of an implementation bill   
described in subsection 7a71 and it     
supersedes other rules only to the      
extent that it is inconsistent with such
 rules2 and  7#b7 with full recognition 
of the constitutional right of either   
,house to change the rules 7so far as   
relating to the procedure of that       
,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1
 and to the same extent as in the case  
of any other rule of that ,house4  #i4  
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  

sums as may be necessary for carrying   
out this ,act4