,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #cj1 #bjag,mr4
 ,dunn 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 the ,constitutional           
,government ,review ,commission1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the #ajth         
,amendment ,restoration ,act of #bjag4  
#b4 ,establishment ,there is established
 a commission1 to be known as the       
,constitutional ,government ,review     
,commission1 that shall review each     
agency in accordance with specified     
criteria to determine if such agency    
should be repealed to eliminate ,federal
 powers not definitively delegated by   

the ,constitution4  #c4 ,membership  7a7
 ,number and appointment ,the           
,commission shall be composed of #i     
members who shall be appointed by the   
,president1 not later than #ahj days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 by and with the advise and consent
 of the ,senate4  7b7 ,term ,the term of
 each member shall commence upon the    
member's confirmation by the ,senate and
 shall extend to the date that is #e    
years and #ahj days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act or that is #e    
years after the date by which all       
members have been confirmed by the      
,senate1 whichever is later4  7c7       
,appointment ,the members of the        
,commission shall be appointed as       
follows3 7#a7 ,chair ,the ,president    
shall appoint as the ,chair of the      
,commission an individual with expertise
 and experience in the ,constitution and
 the fundamental principles by which the
 ,federal ,government exercises its     
authority4  7#b7 ,candidate list of     

members ,the ,speaker of the ,house of  
,representatives1 the minority leader of
 the ,house of ,representatives1 the    
majority leader of the ,senate1 and the 
minority leader of the ,senate shall    
each present to the ,president a list of
 candidates to be members of the        
,commission4 ,such candidates shall be  
individuals learned in the original     
meaning of the ,constitution4 ,the      
,president shall appoint #b members of  
the ,commission from each list provided 
under this paragraph1 subject to the    
provisions of paragraph 7#c74  7#c7     
,resubmission of candidate ,the         
,president may request from the         
presenter of the list under paragraph   
7#b7 a new list of one or more          
candidates if the ,president--  7,a7    
determines that any candidate on the    
list presented pursuant to paragraph    
7#b7 does not meet the qualifications   
specified in such paragraph to be a     
member of the ,commission2 and  7,b7    
certifies that determination to the     

congressional officials specified in    
paragraph 7#b74  7d7 ,pay and travel    
expenses  7#a7 ,pay  7,a7 ,members ,each
 member1 other than the ,chair of the   
,commission1 shall be paid 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 ,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 ,chair ,the ,chair   
shall be paid for each day referred to  
in subparagraph 7,a7 at a rate equal to 
the daily equivalent of the minimum     
annual rate of basic pay payable for    
level ,,iii of the ,executive ,schedule 
under section #ecad of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,travel expenses  
,members 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 ,meetings ,the      
,commission may meet when1 where1 and as
 often as the ,commission determines    
appropriate1 except that the ,commission
 shall hold public meetings not less    
than twice each year4 ,all meetings of  
the ,commission shall be open to the    
public4  #d4 ,duties of the commission  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall  
conduct a review of the authorizing     
statute of each agency and the statutory
 authority implemented by each such     
agency to determine if any are not      
definitively delegated to the ,federal  
,government by the ,constitution4 ,in   
any review conducted by the ,commission1
 the ,commission shall have as a goal of
 the ,commission to ensure that powers  
not delegated to the ,united ,states by 
the ,constitution1 nor prohibited it to 
the ,states1 are reserved to the ,states
 respectively1 or to the people4  7b7   
,methodology for review ,the ,commission
 shall establish a methodology for      
conducting the review and publish the   

terms of the methodology in the ,federal
 ,register and on the website of the    
,commission4 ,the ,commission may       
propose and seek public comment on the  
methodology before the methodology is   
established4  7c7 ,repeal recommendation
  7#a7 ,in general ,after completion of 
any review under subsection 7a71 the    
,commission shall recommend whether     
immediate action is appropriate to      
repeal authorizing statute of an agency 
and statutory authority implemented by  
such agency4  7#b7 ,decisions by        
majority ,each decision by the          
,commission to issue a repeal           
recommendation under this subsection    
shall be made by a simple majority vote 
of the ,commission4 ,no such vote shall 
take place until after all members of   
the ,commission have been confirmed by  
the ,senate4  7d7 ,recommendations for  
distribution of savings among the states
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission     
shall prepare in consultation with the  
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    

,states an estimate of ,federal spending
 or revenue changes resulting from      
adoption of a repeal recommendation     
under subsection 7c74  7#b7             
,distribution recommendations ,after    
completion of the estimate under        
paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall   
prepare a recommendation for            
distributing any ,federal budget savings
 in lump sums among the ,states for     
administration of powers returned to the
 ,states as a result of adoption of a   
repeal recommendation under subsection  
7c74  7e7 ,initiation of review by other
 persons  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,commission may also conduct a review   
under subsection 7a71 and issue a       
recommendation under subsection 7c71 of 
an authorizing statute of an agency and 
statutory authority implemented by such 
agency which are submitted for review to
 the ,commission by--  7,a7 the         
,president2  7,b7 a ,member of          
,congress2  7,c7 any officer or employee
 of a ,federal1 ,state1 local1 or       

,tribal government1 or regional         
governmental body2 or  7,d7 any member  
of the public4  7#b7 ,form of submission
 ,a submission to the ,commission under 
this subsection shall--  7,a7 identify  
the specific agency for review2  7,b7   
provide a statement of evidence to      
demonstrate that the agency qualifies to
 be identified for review under the     
criteria listed in subsection 7a72 and  
7,c7 such other information as the      
submitter believes may be helpful to the
 ,commission's review4  7#c7 ,public    
availability ,the ,commission shall make
 each submission received under this    
subsection available on the website of  
the ,commission as soon as possible1 but
 not later than #a week after the date  
on which the submission was received4   
7f7 ,notices and reports of the         
commission  7#a7 ,notices of and reports
 on activities ,the ,commission shall   
publish1 in the ,federal ,register and  
on the website of the ,commission-- 7,a7
 notices in advance of all public       

meetings1 hearings1 and recommendations 
informing the public of the basis1      
purpose1 and procedures for the meeting1
 hearing1 or classification2 and  7,b7  
reports after the conclusion of any     
public meeting1 hearing1 or             
recommendation summarizing in detail the
 basis1 purpose1 and substance of the   
meeting1 hearing1 or recommendation4    
7#b7 ,annual reports to congress ,each  
year1 beginning on the date that is #a  
year after the date on which all        
,commission members have been confirmed 
by the ,senate1 the ,commission shall   
submit a report simultaneously to each  
,house of ,congress detailing the       
activities of the ,commission for the   
previous year1 and all recommendations  
of the ,commission for repeal and       
distribution of savings among the       
,states under this section1 including   
7at the option of the ,commission7 a    
proposed bill consisting of legislative 
text to carry out the recommendations4  
7#c7 ,final report ,not later than the  

date on which the ,commission members'  
appointments expire1 the ,commission    
shall submit a final report             
simultaneously to each ,house of        
,congress summarizing all activities and
 recommendations of the ,commission1    
including a list of each statute for    
immediate action to repeal and          
recommendations for distribution of     
savings among the ,states and 7at the   
option of the ,commission7 a proposed   
bill consisting of legislative text to  
carry out the recommendations4 ,this    
report may be included in the final     
annual report of the ,commission under  
paragraph 7#b7 and may include the      
,commission's recommendation whether the
 ,commission should be reauthorized by  
,congress4  7g7 ,website  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,commission shall establish
 a public website that-- 7,a7 uses      
current information technology to make  
records available on the website2  7,b7 
provides information in a standard data 
format2 and  7,c7 receives and publishes

 public comments4  7#b7 ,publishing of  
information ,any information required to
 be made available on the website       
established pursuant to this ,act shall 
be published in a timely manner and     
shall be accessible by the public on the
 website at no cost4  7#c7 ,record of   
public meetings and hearings ,all       
records of public meetings and hearings 
shall be published on the website as    
soon as possible1 but not later than #a 
week after the date on which such public
 meeting or hearing occurred4  7#d7     
,public comments ,the ,commission shall 
publish on the website all public       
comments and submissions4  7#e7 ,notices
 ,the ,commission shall publish on the  
website notices of all public meetings  
and hearings at least #a week before the
 date on which such public meeting or   
hearing occurs4  #e4 ,expedited         
procedures for consideration of         
,commission recommendations  7a7        
,description of ,commission bill ,in    
this section1 the ,commission bill is a 

bill-- 7#a7 which consists of the       
legislative text included in an annual  
report submitted by the ,commission     
under paragraph 7#b7 of section #d7;f7  
and which is introduced not later than  
#e legislative days after the date on   
which the ,commission submits such      
annual report by the majority leader of 
the ,senate or by a ,member of the      
,senate designated by the majority      
leader of the ,senate 7in the case of   
the ,senate7 or by the ,speaker of the  
,house of ,representatives or by a      
,member of the ,house of                
,representatives designated by the      
,speaker 7in the case of the ,house72   
and  7#b7 which consists of the         
legislative text included in the final  
report submitted by the ,commission     
under paragraph 7#c7 of section #d7;f7  
and which is introduced not later than  
#e legislative days after the date on   
which the ,commission submits such final
 report by the majority leader of the   
,senate or by a ,member of the ,senate  

designated by the majority leader of the
 ,senate 7in the case of the ,senate7 or
 by the ,speaker of the ,house of       
,representatives or by a ,member of the 
,house of ,representatives designated by
 the ,speaker 7in the case of the       
,house74  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 #cj   
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 ,when 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 #cj         
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 ,director and 
staff of ,commission2 experts and       
consultants  7a7 ,director of staff     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall 
appoint a ,director4  7#b7 ,pay ,the    
,director shall be paid at the rate of  
basic pay payable for level ,v of the   
,executive ,schedule under section #ecaf
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7b7 ,staff  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to
 paragraph 7#b71 the ,director1 with the
 approval of the ,commission1 may       
appoint1 fix the pay of1 and terminate  
additional personnel4  7#b7 ,limitations
 on appointment ,the ,director may make 
such appointments 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 payable for ,,gs-#ae of   
the ,general ,schedule4  7#c7 ,agency   
assistance ,following consultation with 
and upon request of the ,chair of the   
,commission1 the head of an agency may  
detail any of the personnel of that     
agency to the ,commission to assist the 
,commission in carrying out the duties  
of the ,commission under this ,act4     
7#d7 ,,gao ,the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states shall provide      
assistance1 including the detailing of  
employees1 to the ,commission in        
accordance with an agreement entered    
into with the ,commission4  7#e7        
,assistance from other parties          
,congress1 the ,states1 and federally   
recognized ,indian ,tribes may provide  
assistance1 including the detailing of  
employees1 to the ,commission in        
accordance with an agreement entered    
into with the ,commission4  7c7 ,experts
 and consultants ,the ,commission may   

procure by contract1 to the extent funds
 are available1 the temporary or        
intermittent services of experts or     
consultants pursuant to section #caji of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  #g4  
,powers and authorities of the          
commission  7a7 ,hearings ,the          
,commission may1 for the purpose of     
carrying out this ,act1 hold hearings to
 consider issues of fact or law relevant
 to the ,commission's work4 ,any hearing
 held by the ,commission shall be open  
to the public4  7b7 ,access to          
information ,the ,commission may secure 
directly from any agency information and
 documents necessary to enable the      
,commission to carry out this ,act4     
,upon request of the ,chair of the      
,commission1 the head of that agency    
shall furnish the information or        
document to the ,commission as soon as  
possible1 but not later than two weeks  
after the date on which the request was 
made4  7c7 ,subpoenas power  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,commission may issue      

subpoenas requiring the attendance and  
testimony of witnesses and the          
production of any evidence relating to  
the duties of the ,commission4 ,the     
attendance of witnesses and the         
production of evidence may be required  
from any place within the ,united       
,states at any designated place of      
hearing within the ,united ,states4     
7#b7 ,failure to obey a subpoena ,if a  
person refuses to obey a subpoena issued
 under paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission  
may apply to a ,united ,states district 
court for an order requiring that person
 to appear before the ,commission to    
give testimony1 produce evidence1 or    
both1 relating to the matter under      
investigation4 ,the application may be  
made within the judicial district where 
the hearing is conducted or where that  
person is found1 resides1 or transacts  
business4 ,any failure to obey the order
 of the court may be punished by the    
court as civil contempt4  7#c7 ,service 
of subpoenas ,the subpoenas of the      

,commission shall be served in the      
manner provided for subpoenas issued by 
a ,united ,states district court under  
the ,federal ,rules of ,civil ,procedure
 for the ,united ,states district       
courts4  7#d7 ,service of process ,all  
process of any court to which           
application is made under paragraph 7#b7
 may be served in the judicial district 
in which the person required to be      
served resides or may be found4  7d7    
,property ,the ,commission may lease    
space and acquire personal property to  
the extent funds are available4  #h4    
,authorization of appropriations  7a7   
,in general ,there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be        
necessary to the ,commission to carry   
out this ,act1 not to exceed            
#cj1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,availability ,any    
sums appropriated under the             
authorization contained in this section 
shall remain available1 without fiscal  
year limitation1 until the earlier of   
the date that such sums are expended or 

the date of the termination of the      
,commission4  7c7 ,applicability of the 
federal advisory committee act  7#a7 ,in
 general ,except as otherwise provided  
in this ,act1 the ,commission shall be  
subject to the provisions of the        
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  7#b7 ,advisory       
committee management officer ,the       
,commission shall not be subject to the 
control of any ,advisory ,committee     
,management ,officer designated under   
section #h7;b77#a7 of the ,federal      
,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app474  7#c7 ,subcommittee ,any        
subcommittee of the ,commission shall be
 treated as the ,commission for purposes
 of the ,federal ,advisory ,committee   
,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  7#d7        
,charter ,the enactment of this ,act    
shall be considered to meet the         
requirements of the ,commission under   
section #i7;c7 of the ,federal ,advisory
 ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  
#i4 ,termination ,the ,commission shall 

terminate on the date that is #e years  
and #ahj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act or #e years after
 the date by which all ,commission      
members' terms have commenced1 whichever
 is later4  #aj4 ,definitions ,in this  
,act3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency has 
the meaning given such term in section  
#eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7#b7 ,unfunded mandate ,the term      
unfunded mandate has the meaning given  
the term ,federal mandate in section    
#dba7f7 of the ,congressional ,budget   
,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #feh7f774