,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ba1      
#bjag,mr4 ,connolly 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,francis ,rooney of ,florida7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the  
,commission to ,verify ,iranian ,nuclear
 ,compliance4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,commission to 
,verify ,iranian ,nuclear ,compliance   
,act4  #b4 ,commission to ,verify       
,iranian ,nuclear ,compliance  7a7      
,establishment ,there is established in 
the legislative branch the ,commission  
to ,verify ,iranian ,nuclear ,compliance
 7hereafter in this ,act referred to as 
the ,commission74  7b7 ,functions and   
duties ,the ,commission shall-- 7#a7    
continually verify that the ,islamic    
,republic of ,iran is complying with its
 obligations and commitments under the  
,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action  
7hereafter in this ,act referred to as  

the ,,jcpoa72  7#b7 continually assess  
the adequacy of the safeguards and other
 control mechanisms and other assurances
 contained in the ,,jcpoa with respect  
to ,iran's nuclear program to ensure    
,iran's activities permitted thereunder 
are not being used to further any       
nuclear-related military or nuclear     
explosive purpose1 including for any    
research on or development of any       
nuclear explosive device or any other   
nuclear-related military purpose2  7#c7 
continually assess the capacity and     
capability of the ,international ,atomic
 ,energy ,agency 7,,iaea7 to effectively
 implement the verification regime      
required by or related to the ,,jcpoa1  
including whether the ,,iaea has        
sufficient access to investigate        
suspicious sites or allegations of      
covert nuclear-related activities and   
whether it has the required funding1    
manpower1 and authority to administer   
the verification regime required by or  
related to the ,,jcpoa2 and  7#d7 submit

 to ,congress the reports required by   
section #e4  #c4 ,membership  7a7       
,selection and membership ,the          
,commission shall be composed of #bj    
members as follows3  7#a7 ,four ,members
 of the ,house of ,representatives      
appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house 
of ,representatives4 ,two ,members shall
 be selected from the majority party and
 two ,members shall be selected1 after  
consultation with the minority leader of
 the ,house1 from the minority party4   
7#b7 ,four ,members of the ,senate      
appointed by the ,president of the      
,senate4 ,two ,members shall be         
selected1 after consultation with the   
majority leader1 from the majority      
party1 and two ,members shall be        
selected1 after consultation with the   
minority leader1 from the minority      
party4  7#c7 ,two ,members of the ,house
 of ,representatives appointed by the   
chairman of the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives4  7#d7 ,two ,members of

 the ,house of ,representatives         
appointed by the ranking minority member
 of the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives4  7#e7
 ,two ,members of the ,senate appointed 
by the chairman of the ,committee on    
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4     
7#f7 ,two ,members of the ,senate       
appointed by the ranking minority member
 of the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations of the ,senate4  7#g7 ,one   
member of the ,department of ,state     
appointed by the ,president of the      
,united ,states4  7#h7 ,one member of   
the ,department of ,defense appointed by
 the ,president of the ,united ,states4 
7#i7 ,one member of the ,department of  
,energy appointed by the ,president of  
the ,united ,states4  7#aj7 ,one member 
of the ,department of the ,treasury     
appointed by the ,president of the      
,united ,states4  7b7 ,chairperson and  
,co-,chairperson  7#a7 ,in general      
,there shall be a ,chairperson and      
,co-chairperson of the ,commission4     

7#b7 ,designation of ,chairperson ,at   
the beginning of each odd-numbered      
,congress1 the ,president of the        
,senate1 on the recommendation of the   
majority leader1 shall designate one of 
the ,senate ,members as ,chairperson of 
the ,commission4 ,at the beginning of   
each even numbered ,congress1 the       
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives shall designate one of 
the ,house ,members as ,chairperson of  
the ,commission4  7#c7 ,designation of  
,co-chairperson ,at the beginning of    
each odd-numbered ,congress1 the        
,president of the ,senate1 on the       
recommendation of the minority leader1  
shall designate one of the ,senate      
,members as ,co-chairperson of the      
,commission4 ,at the beginning of each  
even numbered ,congress1 the ,speaker of
 the ,house of ,representatives1 on the 
recommendation of the minority leader1  
shall designate one of the ,house       
,members as ,co-chairperson of the      
,commission4  7c7 ,prohibition on       

compensation ,members of the ,commission
 may not receive additional pay1        
allowances1 or benefits by reason of    
their service on the ,commission4  #d4  
,testimony of witnesses1 production of  
evidence2 issuance of subpoena2         
administration of oaths  7a7 ,testimony 
of witnesses and production of evidence 
,in carrying out this ,act1 the         
,commission may require1 by subpoena or 
otherwise1 the attendance and testimony 
of such witnesses and the production of 
such books1 records1 correspondence1    
memorandums1 papers1 and documents as it
 deems necessary4  7b7 ,subpoenas       
,subpoenas shall be issued jointly by   
the ,chairperson and ,co-chairperson of 
the ,commission1 and may be served by   
any person designated by the            
,chairperson and ,co-chairperson4  7c7  
,administration of oaths ,the           
,chairperson of the ,commission1 or any 
member designated by the ,chairperson1  
may administer oaths to any witness4    
#e4 ,commission reports  7a7 ,report on 

matters covered by this ,act ,the       
,commission shall submit to ,congress a 
report with respect to the matters      
covered by this ,act not later than #ahj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act and on an annual basis       
thereafter4 ,the ,commission shall      
provide information relating to the     
,,jcpoa to ,members of the ,house and   
,senate as requested4  7b7 ,report on   
expenditures ,for each fiscal year for  
which an appropriation is made the      
,commission shall submit to ,congress a 
report on its expenditures under such   
appropriation4  7c7 ,justification of   
budget ,the ,commission shall prepare   
and submit to ,congress a justification 
of the annual budget of the ,commission 
at the time of submission of the annual 
budget of the ,president to ,congress   
pursuant to section #aaje7;a7 of title  
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  #f4 ,staff 
of commission  7a7 ,staff  7#a7 ,staff  
director ,the ,commission shall have a  
staff director1 who shall be appointed  

jointly by the ,chairperson and         
,co-chairperson of the ,commission and  
whose pay shall be fixed jointly by the 
,chairperson and ,co-chairperson of the 
,commission4  7#b7 ,other staff ,the    
,chairperson of the ,commission shall   
appoint and fix the pay of other        
personnel of the ,commission1 subject to
 the approval of at least #b of the     
following members of the ,commission3   
7,a7 ,the ,co-chairperson of the        
,commission4  7,b7 ,for purposes of each
 even numbered ,congress1 a ,senate     
member of the ,commission designated by 
the ,president of the ,senate1 on the   
recommendation of the majority leader4  
,for purposes of each odd-numbered      
,congress1 a ,house member of the       
,commission designated by the ,speaker  
of the ,house of ,representatives4  7,c7
 ,for purposes of each even numbered    
,congress1 a ,senate member of the      
,commission designated by the ,president
 of the ,senate1 on the recommendation  
of the minority leader4 ,for purposes of

 each odd numbered ,congress1 a ,house  
member of the ,commission designated by 
the ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives1 on the recommendation 
of the minority leader4  7b7 ,treatment 
of employees as ,house employees ,for   
purposes of pay and other employment    
benefits1 rights1 and privileges1 and   
for all other purposes1 including the   
applicability of the ,rules of the      
,house of ,representatives and the      
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie1 each employee of the ,commission 
shall be considered an employee of the  
,house of ,representatives4 ,for        
purposes of the ,congressional          
,accountability ,act of #aiie1 the      
,commission shall be considered an      
employing office with respect to its    
employees4  7c7 ,detailees ,any ,federal
 ,government employee may be detailed to
 the ,commission without reimbursement  
from the ,commission1 and such detailee 
shall retain the rights1 status1 and    
privileges of his or her regular        

employment without interruption4  7d7   
,consultant services ,the ,commission is
 authorized to procure the services of  
experts and consultants 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 ,,iv of   
the ,executive ,schedule under section  
#ecae of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7e7 ,security clearances ,all   
members of the ,commission shall hold   
appropriate security clearances by      
reason of their participation on the    
,commission4  7f7 ,foreign travel       
,foreign travel for official purposes by
 members and staff of the ,commission   
may be authorized by either the         
,chairperson or ,co-chairperson of the  
,commission4  #g4 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,commission for  
each fiscal year such sums as may be    
necessary to carry out this ,act4  #h4  
,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action  

defined ,in this ,act1 the term ,joint  
,comprehensive ,plan of ,action or      
,,jcpoa means the ,joint ,comprehensive 
,plan of ,action1 signed at ,vienna     
,july #ad1 #bjae1 by ,iran and by the   
,people's ,republic of ,china1 ,france1 
,germany1 the ,russian ,federation1 the 
,united ,kingdom and the ,united        
,states1 with the ,high ,representative 
of the ,european ,union for ,foreign    
,affairs and ,security ,policy1 and all 
implementing materials and agreements   
related to the ,joint ,comprehensive    
,plan of ,action4