,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #g1 
#bjaf ,mr4 ,coats introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to establish the ,mandatory 
,bureaucratic ,realignment and          
,consolidation ,commission to reduce    
outlays flowing from direct spending4   
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,mandatory ,bureaucratic   
,realignment and ,consolidation         
,commission ,act of #bjaf or the        
,mandatory ,,bracc ,act4  #b4           
,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the   
terms account1 budgetary resources1     
direct spending1 discretionary          
appropriations1 and sequestration have  
the meaning given such terms in section 
#bej7;c7 of the ,balanced ,budget and   
,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of    
#aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ijj7;c772  7#b7 the
 term ,commission means the ,mandatory  

,bureaucratic ,realignment and          
,consolidation ,commission established  
under section #d7;a72  7#c7 the term    
,commission bill means a bill consisting
 of the proposed legislative language   
recommended by the ,commission under    
section #d7;b77#c7 and introduced under 
section #e7;a72  7#d7 the term outlays  
has the meaning given that term under   
section #c of the ,congressional ,budget
 ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fbb72 and 
7#e7 the term total spending-- 7,a7     
means all outlays of the ,government2   
7,b7 includes outlays from off-budget   
entities and budget authority and       
outlays flowing therefrom1 as           
applicable1 designated as emergencies2  
and  7,c7 does not include net interest4
  #c4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act
 is to reduce outlays flowing from      
direct spending such that--  7#a7 total 
spending for each fiscal year is not    
more than total revenues for the fiscal 
year2 and  7#b7 outlays flowing from    
direct spending are not more than #ej   

percent of total spending4  #d4         
,establishment of ,mandatory            
,bureaucratic ,realignment and          
,consolidation ,commission  7a7         
,establishment ,there is established in 
the legislative branch a commission to  
be known as the ,mandatory ,bureaucratic
 ,realignment and ,consolidation        
,commission4  7b7 ,duties  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,commission-- 7,a7 shall   
review all direct spending by the       
,federal ,government to--  7i7 identify 
changes in law 7which may include ways  
to streamline functions and increase    
efficiency within agencies or programs7 
that will reduce outlays flowing from   
the direct spending2  7ii7 identify the 
goals of each direct spending program2  
7iii7 determine whether there are       
effective methods to measure the        
outcomes of each direct spending        
program2  7iv7 evaluate the usefulness  
of each direct spending program2  7v7   
evaluate whether each direct spending   
program could be consolidated with      

another direct spending program1 or a   
program subject to the availability of  
discretionary appropriations1 with      
similar goals and make recommendations  
for consolidating the spending programs 
that are identified2  7vi7 evaluate the 
potential benefits of eliminating any   
direct spending program that does not   
have proven beneficial outcomes or      
usefulness and make recommendations     
regarding eliminating direct spending   
programs that are identified2  7vii7    
identify opportunities and make         
recommendations regarding ways for the  
,federal ,government to reduce the cost 
or increase the efficiency of direct    
spending programs by contracting with   
private entities1 or delegating         
authority to ,states1 to perform        
activities relating to the program2     
7viii7 identify direct spending programs
 and entitlement authorities that should
 be modified to be carried out subject  
to the availability of discretionary    
appropriations2 and  7ix7 identify other

 ways to achieve the requirements       
described in paragraph 7#c77;,b71 as    
determined by the ,commission2 and  7,b7
 may review the offsetting receipts and 
discretionary appropriations of the     
,federal ,government1 as determined     
appropriate by the ,commission4  7#b7   
,consultation and working groups  7,a7  
,in general ,in carrying out the review 
under paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the          
,commission shall-- 7i7 consult with    
experts in company restructuring1       
reorganizing1 and cost cutting2 and     
7ii7 establish working groups for direct
 spending programs1 as determined       
appropriate by the ,commission1 to      
provide recommendations to the          
,commission4  7,b7 ,members of working  
groups ,the individuals serving on a    
working group established under         
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 shall be employees
 or contractors of the ,commission with 
expertise in a program reviewed by the  
working group4  7#c7 ,reporting and     
proposed legislation  7,a7 ,in general  

,the ,commission-- 7i7 shall identify   
changes in law that will result in the  
reduction of outlays that will achieve  
the requirements described in           
subparagraph 7,b72  7ii7 not later than 
#f months after the date on which all   
members of the ,commission are          
appointed1 and upon an affirmative vote 
of a majority of the members of the     
,commission1 shall submit to ,congress  
and make publicly available a report    
containing--  7,i7 a detailed statement 
of the findings1 conclusions1 and       
recommendations of the ,commission2     
7,,ii7 the assumptions1 scenarios1 and  
alternatives considered in reaching such
 findings1 conclusions1 and             
recommendations2 and  7,,iii7 proposed  
legislative language to carry out the   
changes in law identified under clause  
7i72 and  7iii7 may include in the      
proposed legislative language submitted 
under clause 7ii77,,iii7 changes in law 
that reduce outlays such that the       
requirements under subparagraph 7,b7 are

 exceeded4  7,b7 ,requirements ,the     
requirements under this subparagraph are
 that1 according to the most recent     
budget estimates by the ,congressional  
,budget ,office as of the date on which 
the recommendations of the ,commission  
are issued1 outlays flowing from direct 
spending are reduced such that--  7i7   
total spending is gradually reduced     
during the period of fiscal years #bjah 
through #bjbg2  7ii7 not later than the 
start of fiscal year #bjbg1 and for each
 fiscal year thereafter1 total spending 
is not more than total revenues2 and    
7iii7 not later than the start of fiscal
 year #bjbg1 and for each fiscal year   
thereafter1 outlays flowing from direct 
spending are not more than #ej percent  
of total spending4  7c7 ,membership     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall 
be composed of #ab members1 appointed as
 follows3 7,a7 ,the ,president shall    
appoint #b members4  7,b7 ,the majority 
leader of the ,senate shall appoint #b  
members4  7,c7 ,the minority leader of  

the ,senate shall appoint #b members4   
7,d7 ,the ,speaker of the ,house of     
,representatives shall appoint #b       
members4  7,e7 ,the minority leader of  
the ,house of ,representatives shall    
appoint #b members4  7,f7 ,the majority 
leader of the ,senate or the minority   
leader of the ,senate shall appoint #b  
members1 as necessary for there to be an
 equal number of appointments of members
 of the ,commission made by members of  
each of the #b major political parties4 
7#b7 ,disqualifications ,an individual  
may not be appointed as a member of the 
,commission if the individual-- 7,a7 was
 an officer or employee of any          
establishment in the ,federal           
,government at any time during the      
#e-year period ending on the date of the
 appointment2 or  7,b7 was registered as
 a lobbyist under the ,lobbying         
,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 
#afja et seq47 at any time during the   
#e-year period ending on the date of the
 appointment4  7#c7 ,chairperson ,the   

members of the ,commission shall select 
a ,chairperson from among the members of
 the ,commission4  7#d7 ,date ,not later
 than #a month after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 all members of  
the ,commission shall be appointed4     
7#e7 ,period of designation ,members    
shall be appointed for the life of the  
,commission4 ,any vacancy in the        
,commission shall not affect its powers1
 but shall be filled not later than #ad 
days after the date on which the vacancy
 occurs in the same manner as the       
original appointment4  7#f7             
,compensation  7,a7 ,in general ,each   
member of the ,commission shall be      
compensated at a rate equal to the daily
 equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
pay prescribed for a position at level  
,,iii of the ,executive ,schedule under 
section #ecad 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  7,b7 ,travel

 expenses ,members may be allowed travel
 expenses1 including per diem in lieu of
 subsistence1 in accordance with        
sections #egjb and #egjc of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 while away from  
their homes or regular places of        
business in performance of services for 
the ,commission4  7d7 ,powers of the    
,commission  7#a7 ,hearings ,the        
,commission 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 the ,commission considers advisable 
to carry out its duties2 and  7,b7      
require1 by subpoena or otherwise1 the  
attendance and testimony of such        
witnesses and the production of such    
books1 records1 correspondence1         
memoranda1 papers1 documents1 tapes1 and
 materials as the ,commission considers 
advisable to carry out its duties4  7#b7
 ,information from ,federal agencies    
,the ,commission may request directly1  

or require1 by subpoena or otherwise1   
from any ,federal agency such           
information as the ,commission considers
 necessary to carry out its duties4     
,upon a request of the ,chairperson of  
the ,commission1 the head of a ,federal 
agency shall furnish such information to
 the ,commission4  7#c7 ,issuance and   
enforcement of subpoenas  7,a7 ,issuance
 ,subpoenas issued under paragraph 7#a7 
or 7#b7 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 paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 the       
,united ,states district court for the  
judicial district in which the          
subpoenaed person resides1 is served1 or
 may be found 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  7#d7 ,witness  
allowances and fees ,section #ahba of   
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall 
apply to witnesses requested or         
subpoenaed to appear at any hearing of  
the ,commission4 ,the per diem and      
mileage allowances for witnesses shall  
be paid from funds available to pay the 
expenses of the ,commission4  7#e7      
,information from the ,congressional    
,budget ,office ,the ,commission may    
secure directly from the ,congressional 
,budget ,office such information1       
including estimates and analysis1 as the
 ,commission considers advisable to     
carry out its duties4 ,upon request of  
the ,chairperson of the ,commission1 the
 ,director of the ,congressional ,budget
 ,office shall furnish such information1
 including estimates and analysis1 to   
the ,commission4  7e7 ,staff of the     
,commission  7#a7 ,appointment and      
compensation of staff ,the ,chairperson 

may appoint and fix the compensation of 
a staff director and such other         
employees as may be necessary to enable 
the ,commission to carry out its        
functions1 without regard to the        
provisions of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code1 governing appointments in the    
competitive service1 but at rates not to
 exceed the annual rate of basic pay    
prescribed for a position at level ,v of
 the ,executive ,schedule under section 
#ecaf of title #e of the ,united ,states
 ,code4  7#b7 ,agency assistance ,upon  
the request of the ,chairperson1 the    
head of any agency may detail an        
employee of the agency to the           
,commission without reimbursement1 and  
such detail shall be without            
interruption or loss of civil service   
status or privilege4  7f7 ,consultant1  
temporary1 and intermittent services    
,the ,chairperson of the ,commission is 
authorized to procure the services of   
experts and consultants and temporary   
and intermittent services in accordance 

with section #caji of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 but at rates not to      
exceed the daily rate paid a person     
occupying a position at level ,v of the 
,executive ,schedule under section #ecaf
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for
 each day during which such consultant  
or expert is engaged in the performance 
of the duties of the ,commission4  7g7  
,termination ,the ,commission shall     
terminate on the day after the earlier  
of-- 7#a7 the date on which the         
,commission bill is enacted into law2 or
  7#b7 the date on which the period     
during which ,congress may consider the 
,commission bill 7including the         
consideration of any veto message7      
expires under section #e4  7h7 ,,faca   
,the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 
7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to 
the ,commission4  #e4 ,expedited        
procedures  7a7 ,introduction ,the      
proposed legislative language           
recommended by the ,commission under    
section #d7;b77#c7--  7#a7 shall be     

introduced in the ,senate 7by request71 
with any technical changes necessary to 
carry out the intent of the proposed    
legislative language1 by the majority   
leader of the ,senate or by a ,member of
 the ,senate designated by the majority 
leader of the ,senate not later than #aj
 legislative days after the date on     
which the proposed legislation is       
submitted to ,congress2 and  7#b7 shall 
be introduced in the ,house of          
,representatives 7by request71 with any 
technical changes necessary to carry out
 the intent of the proposed legislative 
language1 by the ,speaker of the ,house 
of ,representatives or by a ,member of  
the ,house of ,representatives          
designated by the ,speaker of the ,house
 of ,representatives not later than #aj 
legislative days after the date on which
 the proposed legislation is submitted  
to ,congress4  7b7 ,expedited           
consideration in ,house of              
,representatives  7#a7 ,placement on    
calendar ,upon introduction in the      

,house of ,representatives1 the         
,commission bill shall be placed        
immediately on the appropriate calendar4
  7#b7 ,proceeding to consideration     
7,a7 ,in general ,it shall be in order1 
not later than #fj legislative days     
after the date the ,commission bill is  
introduced in the ,house of             
,representatives1 to move to proceed to 
consider the ,commission bill in the    
,house of ,representatives4  7,b7       
,procedure ,for a motion to proceed to  
consider the ,commission bill-- 7i7 all 
points of order against the motion are  
waived2  7ii7 such a motion shall not be
 in order after the ,house of           
,representatives has disposed of a      
motion to proceed on the ,commission    
bill2  7iii7 the previous question shall
 be considered as ordered on the motion 
to its adoption without intervening     
motion2  7iv7 the motion shall not be   
debatable2 and  7v7 a motion to         
reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is disposed of shall not be in order4   

7#c7 ,consideration ,if the ,house of   
,representatives proceeds to            
consideration of the ,commission bill-- 
7,a7 the ,commission bill shall be      
considered as read2  7,b7 all points of 
order against the ,commission bill and  
against its consideration are waived2   
7,c7 the previous question shall be     
considered as ordered on the ,commission
 bill to its passage without intervening
 motion except #aj hours of debate      
equally divided and controlled by the   
proponent and an opponent2  7,d7 an     
amendment to the ,commission bill shall 
not be in order2 and  7,e7 a motion to  
reconsider the vote on passage of the   
,commission bill shall not be in order4 
7#d7 ,vote on passage ,in the ,house of 
,representatives1 the ,commission bill  
shall be agreed to upon a vote of a     
majority of the ,members present and    
voting1 a quorum being present4  7c7    
,expedited consideration in ,senate     
7#a7 ,placement on calendar ,upon       
introduction in the ,senate1 the        

,commission bill shall be placed        
immediately on the calendar4  7#b7      
,proceeding to consideration  7,a7 ,in  
general ,notwithstanding rule ,,xxii of 
the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 it 
is in order1 not later than #fj         
legislative days after the date the     
,commission bill is introduced in the   
,senate 7even though a previous motion  
to the same effect has been disagreed   
to7 to move to proceed to the           
consideration of the ,commission bill4  
7,b7 ,procedure ,for a motion to proceed
 to the consideration of the ,commission
 bill-- 7i7 all points of order against 
the motion are waived2  7ii7 the motion 
is not debatable2  7iii7 the motion is  
not subject to a motion to postpone2    
7iv7 a motion to reconsider the vote by 
which the motion is agreed to or        
disagreed to shall not be in order2 and 
7v7 if the motion is agreed to1 the     
,commission bill shall remain the       
unfinished business until disposed of4  
7#c7 ,floor consideration  7,a7 ,in     

general ,if the ,senate proceeds to     
consideration of the ,commission bill-- 
7i7 all points of order against the     
,commission bill 7and against           
consideration of the ,commission bill7  
are waived2  7ii7 consideration of the  
,commission bill1 and all debatable     
motions and appeals in connection       
therewith1 shall be limited to not more 
than #cj hours1 which shall be divided  
equally between the majority and        
minority leaders or their designees2    
7iii7 a motion further to limit debate  
is in order and not debatable2  7iv7 an 
amendment to1 a motion to postpone1 or a
 motion to commit the ,commission bill  
is not in order2 and  7v7 a motion to   
proceed to the consideration of other   
business is not in order4  7,b7 ,vote on
 passage ,in the ,senate-- 7i7 the vote 
on passage shall occur immediately      
following the conclusion of the         
consideration of the ,commission bill1  
and a single quorum call at the         
conclusion of the debate if requested in

 accordance with the rules of the       
,senate2 and  7ii7 the ,commission bill 
shall be agreed to upon a vote of a     
majority of the ,members present and    
voting1 a quorum being present4  7,c7   
,rulings of the chair on procedure      
,appeals from the decisions of the      
,chair relating to the application of   
this subsection or the rules of the     
,senate1 as the case may be1 to the     
procedure relating to the ,commission   
bill shall be decided without debate4   
7d7 ,rules relating to ,senate and      
,house of ,representatives  7#a7        
,coordination with action by other house
 ,if1 before the passage by one ,house  
of the ,commission bill of that ,house1 
that ,house receives from the other     
,house the ,commission bill--  7,a7 the 
,commission bill of the other ,house    
shall not be referred to a committee2   
and  7,b7 with respect to the           
,commission bill of the ,house receiving
 the resolution--  7i7 the procedure in 
that ,house shall be the same as if no  

,commission bill had been received from 
the other ,house2 and  7ii7 the vote on 
passage shall be on the ,commission bill
 of the other ,house4  7#b7 ,treatment  
of ,commission bill of other ,house ,if 
one ,house fails to introduce or        
consider the ,commission bill under this
 section1 the ,commission bill of the   
other ,house shall be entitled to       
expedited floor procedures under this   
section4  7#c7 ,treatment of companion  
measures ,if1 following passage of the  
,commission bill in the ,senate1 the    
,senate receives the companion measure  
from the ,house of ,representatives1 the
 companion measure shall not be         
debatable4  7#d7 ,vetoes ,if the        
,president vetoes the ,commission bill1 
consideration of a veto message in the  
,senate under this section shall be not 
more than #aj hours equally divided     
between the majority and minority       
leaders or their designees4  7e7 ,rules 
of ,house of ,representatives and       
,senate ,this section is enacted by     

,congress-- 7#a7 as an exercise of the  
rulemaking power of the ,senate and     
,house of ,representatives1             
respectively1 and as such 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 the       
,commission bill1 and supersede 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  #f4 ,growth       
limitations in spending if savings are  
not enacted  7a7 ,determination ,not    
later than ,november #a1 #bjag1 and     
,november #a of every fiscal year       
thereafter1 the ,office of ,management  
and ,budget shall determine whether     
total spending for the previous fiscal  

year was more than total revenues for   
the previous fiscal year4  7b7 ,failure 
,to enact savings ,except as provided in
 subsection 7d71 if the ,commission bill
 to achieve the requirements described  
in section #d7;b77#c77;,b7 is not       
enacted1 notwithstanding section #bea;,a
 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency
 ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b    
,u4,s4,c4 #ija;a71 effective on the     
first ,october #a occurring after       
consideration of the ,commission bill in
 the ,senate and the ,house of          
,representatives1 and ,october #a of    
every fiscal year thereafter1 the       
,president shall limit the annual growth
 in outlays by ordering a sequestration1
 effective upon issuance1 that ensures  
projected total spending for the fiscal 
year is not more than #c percent greater
 than total spending for the previous   
fiscal year by reducing each nonexempt  
account by the uniform percentage       
necessary1 unless--  7#a7 the ,office of
 ,management and ,budget determines     

that1 as a result of reductions in      
budgetary resources under this          
subsection1 total spending for the      
previous fiscal year was not more than  
total revenues for the previous fiscal  
year2 or  7#b7 changes in law have been 
enacted that will achieve the           
requirements described in section       
#d7;b77#c77;,b74  7c7 ,implementation   
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
paragraph 7#b71 each sequestration under
 subsection 7b7 shall be implemented in 
accordance with the ,balanced ,budget   
and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of
 #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ijj et seq474     
7#b7 ,no exemptions1 other than payments
 on interest1 or maximum reductions     
,subsections 7a71 7b71 and 7d7 through  
7k7 of section #bee of the ,balanced    
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ije7 and  
subsections 7d77#b7 and 7e7 of section  
#bef of such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ijf7   
shall not apply to the sequestration    
under subsection 7b74  7d7 ,waiver  7#a7

 ,in general ,a sequestration required  
to be ordered under subsection 7b7 for a
 fiscal year shall not be implemented if
 a bill or joint resolution is enacted1 
upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds  
of the ,members of each ,house of       
,congress1 waiving subsection 7b7 for   
such fiscal year4  7#b7 ,single fiscal  
year ,a bill or joint resolution        
described in paragraph 7#a7 may only    
waive subsection 7b7 for a single fiscal
 year4