,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #af      
7legislative day1 ,july #ae71 #bjac ,mr4
 ,kirk introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
establish the ,government               
,transformation ,commission to review   
and make recommendations regarding cost 
control in the ,federal ,government1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,government ,transformation ,act of     
#bjac4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act1 
the following definitions apply3  7#a7  
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,government ,transformation         
,commission established by section #c to
 undertake and assist the ,president and
 ,congress in the transformation of the 
,federal ,government4  7#b7 ,duplicative
 program ,the term duplicative program  
means a program performed by an agency  

that performs the same function with a  
different management and implementation 
structure as another program performed  
by another agency4  7#c7 ,implementation
 bill ,the term implementation bill     
means only a bill that is introduced as 
provided under section #h7;a71 and      
contains the proposed legislation       
described in section #d7;b77#b77;,b71   
without modification4  7#d7 ,member ,the
 term member means a member of the      
,commission appointed under section     
#e7;a77#a74  7#e7 ,program ,the term    
program means--  7,a7 any activity or   
function of an agency2  7,b7 any        
activity or function that is implemented
 by #b or more agencies2 and  7,c7 any  
infrastructure activity or function that
 supports more than #a agency4  #c4     
,establishment ,there is established an 
independent commission to be known as   
the ,government ,transformation         
,commission4  #d4 ,duties of ,commission
  7a7 ,in general ,the duties of the    
,commission shall be to--  7#a7 make    

specific and actionable recommendations 
to appropriate committees of ,congress  
for specific legislative changes1       
including--  7,a7 opportunities to      
increase efficiency and reduce costs in 
the ,federal ,government through actions
 by the executive branch or by          
,congress2  7,b7 areas where managerial 
accountability can be enhanced and      
administrative control can be improved  
in both the short and long term2  7,c7  
specific areas where further study can  
be justified by potential savings2  7,d7
 proposals to reduce governmental       
expenditures and indebtedness and       
improve personnel management2 and  7,e7 
proposals to make the ,federal          
,government more economical1 efficient1 
and effective2  7#b7 make specific and  
actionable recommendations to the       
,president for--  7,a7 the elimination1 
consolidation1 or improvement of        
,federal ,government programs if1 based 
on the judgment of the ,commission1 such
 actions would enhance the efficiency of

 the program2 and  7,b7 reinvestment and
 opportunities for innovation in        
,federal agencies2  7#c7 provide advice 
and recommendations to--  7,a7 ,federal 
agencies to make programs more          
economical1 efficient1 and effective1   
and reassess the effectiveness of any   
changes made by a ,federal agency in    
response to the advice and              
recommendations2  7,b7 the ,office of   
,management and ,budget to improve and  
report on ,federal ,government and      
agency performance plans1 as required   
under section #aaae of title #ca1       
,united ,states ,code2 and  7,c7        
,congress1 the ,office of ,management   
and ,budget1 and ,federal agencies      
regarding1 the design and implementation
 of significant new ,federal programs to
 ensure the efficient1 effective1 and   
economical development and execution of 
the program2  7#d7 provide a mechanism  
by which ,federal ,government employees1
 citizens of the ,united ,states1 and   
other interested parties can offer ideas

 and make recommendations for reviewing 
and improving ,federal ,government      
programs2  7#e7 conduct research into   
best organizational practices and       
,federal ,government reform efforts1 and
 provide a repository for such          
information that supports ,federal      
agencies in further and continual       
improvements2  7#f7 develop and maintain
 a criteria and schedule for assessing  
,federal ,government agencies and       
programs2  7#g7 assess program          
evaluations performed by ,federal       
agencies or program activities2  7#h7   
maintain the privacy and security of any
 data used by the ,commission1 as       
required by law2 and  7#i7 support      
requests for information under section  
#eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 
7commonly known as the ,freedom of      
,information ,act7 by ,federal agencies1
 including the ,general ,accountability 
,office and the ,congressional ,budget  
,office1 and by citizens of the ,united 
,states4  7b7 ,reports  7#a7 ,interim   

activity report ,not later than #f      
months after the date on which all      
initial members of the ,commission are  
appointed1 and every year thereafter1   
the ,commission shall submit to the     
,president and to ,congress a report to 
describe the activities of the          
,commission4  7#b7 ,annual report  7,a7 
,in general ,not later than #a year     
after the date on which all initial     
members of the ,commission are          
appointed1 and not less frequently than 
each year thereafter1 the ,commission   
shall submit a report to the ,president 
and to ,congress1 which shall include-- 
7i7 the findings and conclusions of the 
,commission2  7ii7 suggestions for      
implementing the best practices of      
,federal agencies2  7iii7 proposals for 
administrative action or executive      
action that include recommendations     
for--  7,i7 improvement or investment in
 ,federal programs2 or  7,,ii7          
elimination1 reduction1 or consolidation
 of ,federal programs2 and  7iv7        

justification for the recommendations   
described in clause 7iii74  7,b7        
,proposed legislation  7i7 ,in general  
,not later than #a year after the date  
on which all initial members of the     
,commission are appointed1 and annually 
thereafter1 the ,commission shall1 using
 any report submitted to ,congress under
 subparagraph 7,a71 submit to ,congress 
proposed legislation to carry out       
recommendations developed under         
subsection 7a77#a74  7ii7 ,limitation   
,proposed legislation submitted under   
this subparagraph shall be agreed to by 
not less than #e members of the         
,commission4  7#c7 ,report on historical
 data ,not later than #d years after the
 date on which all initial members of   
the ,commission are appointed1 and every
 #b years thereafter1 the ,commission   
shall submit a report to the ,president 
and to ,congress on historical data and 
trends relevant to the information      
studied by the ,commission1 including   
any available data on reducing costs in 

the ,federal ,government4  #e4          
,membership  7a7 ,number and appointment
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission     
shall be composed of #g members1 of     
whom--  7,a7 #a shall be appointed by   
the majority leader of the ,senate2     
7,b7 #a shall be appointed by the       
minority leader of the ,senate2  7,c7 #a
 shall be appointed by the ,speaker of  
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,d7 #a
 shall be appointed by the minority     
leader of the ,house of                 
,representatives2 and  7,e7 #c shall be 
appointed by the ,president1 of whom--  
7i7 not less than #a member shall be    
from each of the #b major political     
parties2 and  7ii7 #a member shall not  
be from either of the #b major political
 parties4  7#b7 ,qualifications ,the    
members of the ,commission appointed    
under paragraph 7#a7 shall--  7,a7      
include individuals from various        
professions who are recognized for their
 expertise in agencies1 government      
efficiency1 waste reduction1 finance and

 economics1 or actuarial sciences2 and  
7,b7 reflect a broad geographic         
representation4  7#c7 ,prohibited       
appointments  7,a7 ,government employees
 ,a member of the ,commission appointed 
under paragraph 7#a7 may not be an      
officer or employee of the ,federal     
,government or any ,state or local      
government4  7,b7 ,political party ,not 
more than #c members of the ,commission 
may be members of the same political    
party4  7#d7 ,completion of appointments
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
appointing authorities under paragraph  
7#a7 shall each make their respective   
appointments4  7#e7 ,terms ,each member 
of the ,commission shall be appointed   
for a term of #c years1 and may be      
reappointed for #a additional term4     
7#f7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy in the       
,commission shall be filled in the      
manner in which the original appointment
 was made4  7b7 ,co-,chairmen ,the      
,president shall designate #b           

,co-,chairmen of the ,commission1 who   
may not be members of the same political
 party1 at the time of nomination of    
members of the ,commission4  7c7 ,rates 
of pay  7#a7 ,in general ,each member1  
other than the ,co-,chairmen1 shall be  
paid at a rate equal to the daily       
equivalent of the minimum annual rate of
 basic pay for level ,v of the          
,executive ,schedule under section #ecaf
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for
 each day 7including travel time7 during
 which the member is engaged in the     
actual performance of duties vested in  
the ,commission4  7#b7 ,chairman ,the   
,co-,chairmen shall be paid for each day
 referred to in paragraph 7#a7 at a rate
 equal to the daily equivalent of the   
minimum annual rate of basic pay payable
 for level ,,iv of the ,executive       
,schedule under section #ecae of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,travel
 expenses ,each member shall receive    
travel expenses1 including per diem in  
lieu of subsistence1 in accordance with 

applicable provisions under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7d7 ,quorum #e members  
of the ,commission shall constitute a   
quorum1 but a lesser number of members  
may hold hearings4  7e7 ,meetings ,the  
,commission shall meet at the call of   
the ,co-,chairmen4  #f4 ,director2      
staff2 experts and consultants  7a7     
,director ,the ,commission shall have a 
,director who shall be appointed by the 
,co-,chairmen4 ,the ,director shall be  
paid at the rate of basic pay for level 
,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule under  
section #ecae of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7b7 ,staff  7#a7 ,in    
general ,with the approval of the       
,commission1 the ,director may appoint  
and fix the pay of personnel as the     
,director considers appropriate4  7#b7  
,applicability of certain civil service 
laws ,the ,director may appoint the     
personnel of the ,commission without    
regard to the provisions of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 governing        

appointments in the competitive service1
 and any personnel so appointed may be  
paid without regard to the provisions of
 chapter #ea and subchapter ,,iii of    
chapter #ec of that title relating to   
classification and ,general ,schedule   
pay rates1 except that an individual so 
appointed may not receive pay in excess 
of the annual rate of basic pay for     
level ,v of the ,executive ,schedule    
under section #ecaf of such title4  7#c7
 ,staff of ,federal agencies ,upon      
request of the ,director1 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  7c7 ,experts and consultants ,the
 ,commission may procure by contract    
temporary and intermittent services     
under section #caji7;b7 of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code4  7d7 ,conflicts  
of interest ,a member of the            
,commission1 the ,director1 or any other

 employee of the ,commission may not1   
indirectly or directly1 participate in  
any action that would be a conflict of  
interest with any action of the         
,commission4  #g4 ,powers of ,commission
  7a7 ,hearings and sessions ,the       
,commission may1 for the purpose of     
carrying out this ,act1 hold hearings1  
sit and act at times and places1 take   
testimony1 and receive evidence as the  
,commission considers appropriate4 ,the 
,commission may administer oaths or     
affirmations to witnesses appearing     
before it4  7b7 ,powers of members and  
agents ,any member or agent of the      
,commission may1 if authorized by the   
,commission1 take any action which the  
,commission is authorized to take by    
this section4  7c7 ,obtaining official  
data ,the ,commission may secure        
directly from any department or agency  
of the ,united ,states information      
necessary to enable it to carry out this
 ,act4 ,upon request of the ,chairman1  
the head of that department or agency   

shall furnish that information to the   
,commission4  7d7 ,mails ,the           
,commission may use the ,united ,states 
mails in the same manner and under the  
same conditions as other departments and
 agencies of the ,united ,states4  7e7  
,administrative support services ,upon  
the request of the ,commission1 the     
,administrator of the ,general ,services
 ,administration shall provide to the   
,commission1 on a reimbursable basis1   
the administrative support services     
necessary for the ,commission to carry  
out its responsibilities under this     
,act4  7f7 ,contract authority ,the     
,commission may contract with and       
compensate ,government and private      
agencies or persons for products and    
services necessary for the ,commission  
to carry out its responsibilities under 
this ,act4  #h4 ,expedited              
,congressional consideration of proposed
 legislation  7a7 ,introduction         
,proposed legislation submitted under   
section #d7;b77#b77;,b7 shall be        

introduced in the ,senate 7by request7  
on the next day on which the ,senate is 
in session after the date on which the  
proposed legislation is submitted by the
 majority leader of the ,senate or by a 
,member of the ,senate designated by the
 majority leader of the ,senate and     
shall be introduced in the ,house of    
,representatives 7by request7 on the    
next legislative day by the majority    
leader of the ,house or by a ,member of 
the ,house designated by the majority   
leader of the ,house4  7b7              
,consideration in the ,house of         
,representatives  7#a7 ,referral and    
reporting ,any committee of the ,house  
of ,representatives to which an         
implementation bill is referred shall   
report it to the ,house without         
amendment not later than #ae days after 
the date on which the bill is referred  
to the committee4 ,if a committee fails 
to report the implementation bill within
 that period1 it shall be in order to   
move that the ,house discharge the      

committee from further consideration of 
the bill4 ,such a motion shall not be in
 order after the last committee         
authorized to consider the bill reports 
it to the ,house or after the ,house has
 disposed of a motion to discharge the  
bill4 ,the previous question shall be   
considered as ordered on the motion to  
its adoption without intervening motion 
except #bj minutes of debate equally    
divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent4 ,if such a motion is   
adopted1 the ,house shall proceed       
immediately to consider the             
implementation bill in accordance with  
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c74 ,a motion to  
reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is disposed of shall not be in order4   
7#b7 ,proceeding to consideration ,after
 the last committee authorized to       
consider an implementation bill reports 
it to the ,house or has been discharged 
7other than by motion7 from its         
consideration1 it shall be in order to  
move to proceed to consider the         

implementation bill in the ,house4 ,such
 a motion shall not be in order after   
the ,house has disposed of a motion to  
proceed with respect to the             
implementation bill4 ,the previous      
question shall be considered as ordered 
on the motion to its adoption without   
intervening motion4 ,a motion to        
reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is disposed of shall not be in order4   
7#c7 ,consideration ,an implementation  
bill shall be considered as read4 ,all  
points of order against the             
implementation bill and against its     
consideration are waived4 ,the previous 
question shall be considered as ordered 
on an implementation bill to its passage
 without intervening motion except #b   
hours of debate equally divided and     
controlled by the proponent and an      
opponent and one motion to limit debate 
on the implementation bill4 ,a motion to
 reconsider the vote on passage of an   
implementation bill shall not be in     
order4  7#d7 ,vote on passage ,the vote 

on passage of an implementation bill    
shall occur not later than #ij days     
after the date on which the             
implementation bill is submitted to     
,congress4  7c7 ,expedited procedure in 
the ,senate  7#a7 ,committee            
consideration ,an implementation bill   
introduced in the ,senate under         
subsection 7a7 shall be jointly referred
 to the committee or committees of      
jurisdiction1 which committees shall    
report the bill without any revision and
 with a favorable recommendation1 an    
unfavorable recommendation1 or without  
recommendation1 not later than #ae days 
after the date on which the             
implementation bill is referred to the  
committee4 ,if any committee fails to   
report the bill within that period1 that
 committee shall be automatically       
discharged from consideration of the    
bill1 and the bill shall be placed on   
the appropriate calendar4  7#b7 ,motion 
to proceed ,notwithstanding ,rule ,,xxii
 of the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate1

 it is in order1 not later than #b days 
of session after the date on which an   
implementation bill is reported or      
discharged from all committees to which 
it was referred1 for the majority leader
 of the ,senate or the majority leader's
 designee to move to proceed to the     
consideration of the implementation     
bill4 ,it shall also be in order for any
 ,member of the ,senate to move to      
proceed to the consideration of the     
implementation bill at any time after   
the conclusion of such #b-;day period4  
,a motion to proceed is in order even   
though a previous motion to the same    
effect has been disagreed to4 ,all      
points of order against the motion to   
proceed to the implementation bill are  
waived4 ,the motion to proceed is not   
debatable4 ,the motion is not subject to
 a motion to postpone4 ,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 until disposed of4  7#c7       
,consideration ,all points of order     
against an implementation bill and      
against consideration of an             
implementation bill are waived4         
,consideration of an implementation bill
 and of all debatable motions and       
appeals in connection therewith shall   
not exceed a total of #cj hours which   
shall be divided equally between the    
majority and minority leaders or their  
designees4 ,a motion further to limit   
debate on an implementation bill is in  
order1 shall require an affirmative vote
 of three-fifths of the ,members duly   
chosen and sworn1 and is not debatable4 
,any debatable motion or appeal is      
debatable for not to exceed #a hour1 to 
be divided equally between those        
favoring and those opposing the motion  
or appeal4 ,all time used for           
consideration of an implementation bill1
 including time used for quorum calls   

and voting1 shall be counted against the
 total #cj hours of consideration4  7#d7
 ,no amendments ,an amendment to an     
implementation bill1 or a motion to     
postpone1 or a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of other business1 or a   
motion to recommit an implementation    
bill1 is not in order4  7#e7 ,vote on   
passage ,if the ,senate has voted to    
proceed to an implementation bill1 the  
vote on passage of an implementation    
bill shall occur immediately following  
the conclusion of the debate on an      
implementation bill1 and a single quorum
 call at the conclusion of the debate if
 requested4 ,the vote on passage of an  
implementation bill shall occur not     
later than #ij days after the date on   
which the implementation bill is        
submitted to ,congress4  7#f7 ,rulings  
of the chair on procedure ,appeals from 
the decisions of the ,chair relating to 
the application of the rules of the     
,senate1 as the case may be1 to the     
procedure relating to an implementation 

bill shall be decided without debate4   
7d7 ,amendment ,an implementation bill  
shall not be subject to amendment in    
either the ,house of ,representatives or
 the ,senate4  7e7 ,consideration by the
 other house  7#a7 ,in general ,if1     
before passing an implementation bill1  
one ,house receives from the other an   
implementation bill--  7,a7 the         
implementation bill of the other ,house 
shall not be referred to a committee2   
and  7,b7 the procedure in the receiving
 ,house shall be the same as if no      
implementation bill had been received   
from the other ,house until the vote on 
passage1 when the implementation bill   
received from the other ,house shall    
supplant the implementation bill of the 
receiving ,house4  7#b7 ,revenue measure
 ,this subsection shall not apply to the
 ,house of ,representatives if the      
implementation bill received from the   
,senate is a revenue measure4  7f7      
,rules ,to coordinate action with other 
house  7#a7 ,treatment of implementation

 bill of other house ,if the ,senate    
fails to introduce or consider an       
implementation bill under this section1 
the implementation bill of the ,house   
shall be entitled to expedited floor    
procedures under this section4  7#b7    
,treatment of companion measures in the 
senate ,if following passage of an      
implementation bill in the ,senate1 the 
,senate then receives the implementation
 bill from the ,house of                
,representatives1 the ,house-passed     
implementation bill shall not be        
debatable4 ,the vote on passage of the  
implementation bill in the ,senate shall
 be considered to be the vote on passage
 of the implementation bill received    
from the ,house of ,representatives4    
7#c7 ,vetoes ,if the ,president vetoes  
an implementation bill1 debate on a veto
 message in the ,senate under this      
section shall be #a hour equally divided
 between the majority and minority      
leaders or their designees4  7g7 ,loss  
of privilege ,the provisions of this    

section shall cease to apply to an      
implementation bill if the              
implementation bill does not pass both  
,houses not later than #ahj days after  
the implementation bill is submitted to 
,congress4  #i4 ,termination ,the       
,commission shall terminate on the date 
that is #g years after the date of      
enactment of this ,act4  #aj4 ,funding  
7a7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 for each of the fiscal years #bjad     
through #bjai such sums as may be       
necessary to carry out this ,act4  7b7  
,offset by savings realized through     
,commission ,for each fiscal year after 
#bjad1 and to the extent possible1 the  
costs of carrying out the provisions of 
this ,act shall be offset by the        
reductions in appropriated amounts      
carried out as a result of              
recommendations proposed by the         
,commission4