,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ed ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bd1 #bjai,mr4 ,steil submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,rules ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,establishing the ,joint ,select ,committee on ,solvency of ,multiemployer ,pension ,plans4 #a4 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the term joint committee means the ,joint ,select ,committee on ,solvency of ,multiemployer ,pension ,plans established under section #b7;a72 and 7#b7 the term joint committee bill means a bill consisting of the proposed legislative language of the joint committee recommended in accordance with section #b7;b77#b77;,b77ii7 and introduced under section #d7;a74 #b4 ,establishment of ,joint ,select ,committee 7a7 ,establishment of joint select committee ,there is established a joint select committee of ,congress to be known as the ,joint ,select ,committee on ,solvency of ,multiemployer ,pension ,plans4 7b7 ,implementation 7#a7 ,goal ,the goal of the joint committee is to improve the solvency of multiemployer pension plans and the ,pension ,benefit ,guaranty ,corporation4 7#b7 ,duties 7,a7 ,in general ,the joint committee shall provide recommendations and legislative language that will significantly improve the solvency of multiemployer pension plans and the ,pension ,benefit ,guaranty ,corporation4 7,b7 ,report1 recommendations1 and legislative language 7i7 ,in general ,not later than ,april #cj1 #bjbj1 the joint committee shall vote on-- 7,i7 a report that contains a detailed statement of the findings1 conclusions1 and recommendations of the joint committee2 and 7,,ii7 proposed legislative language to carry out the recommendations described in subclause 7,i74 7ii7 ,approval of report and legislative language 7,i7 ,in general ,the report of the joint committee and the proposed legislative language described in clause 7i7 shall only be approved upon receiving the votes of-- 7aa7 a majority of joint committee members appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the majority leader of the ,senate2 and 7bb7 a majority of joint committee members appointed by the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives and the minority leader of the ,senate4 7,,ii7 ,availability ,the text of any report and proposed legislative language shall be publicly available in electronic form at least #bd hours prior to its consideration4 7iii7 ,additional views ,a member of the joint committee who gives notice of an intention to file supplemental1 minority1 or additional views at the time of the final joint committee vote on the approval of the report and legislative language under clause 7ii7 shall be entitled to #b calendar days after the day of such notice in which to file such views in writing with the co-chairs4 ,such views shall then be included in the joint committee report and printed in the same volume1 or part thereof1 and their inclusion shall be noted on the cover of the report4 ,in the absence of timely notice1 the joint committee report may be printed and transmitted immediately without such views4 7iv7 ,transmission of report and legislative language ,if the report and legislative language are approved by the joint committee pursuant to clause 7ii71 the joint committee shall submit the joint committee report and legislative language described in clause 7i7 to the ,president1 the ,vice ,president1 the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the majority and minority leaders of each ,house of ,congress not later than #ae calendar days after such approval4 7v7 ,report and legislative language to be made public ,upon the approval of the joint committee report and legislative language pursuant to clause 7ii71 the joint committee shall promptly make the full report and legislative language1 and a record of any vote1 available to the public4 7#c7 ,membership 7,a7 ,in general ,the joint committee shall be composed of #af members appointed pursuant to subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,appointment ,members of the joint committee shall be appointed as follows3 7i7 ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives shall appoint #d members from among ,members of the ,house of ,representatives4 7ii7 ,the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives shall appoint #d members from among ,members of the ,house of ,representatives4 7iii7 ,the majority leader of the ,senate shall appoint #d members from among ,members of the ,senate4 7iv7 ,the minority leader of the ,senate shall appoint #d members from among ,members of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,co-chairs ,two of the appointed members of the joint committee will serve as co-chairs4 ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the majority leader of the ,senate shall jointly appoint one co-chair1 and the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives and the minority leader of the ,senate shall jointly appoint the second co-chair4 ,the co-chairs shall be appointed not later than #ad calendar days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7,d7 ,date ,members of the joint committee shall be appointed not later than #ad calendar days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7,e7 ,period of appointment ,members shall be appointed for the life of the joint committee4 ,any vacancy in the joint committee shall not affect its powers1 but shall be filled not later than #ad calendar days after the date on which the vacancy occurs1 in the same manner as the original appointment was made4 ,if a member of the joint committee ceases to be a ,member of the ,house of ,representatives or the ,senate1 as the case may be1 the member is no longer a member of the joint committee and a vacancy shall exist4 7#d7 ,administration 7,a7 ,general authority ,for purposes of enabling the joint committee to exercise its powers1 functions1 and duties under this ,act1 and consistent with the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 there is authorized from the date of enactment of this ,act through ,june #cj1 #bjbj1 #ejj1jjj to be allocated-- 7i7 in total during the period ,march #a1 #bjai through ,september #cj1 #bjai2 and 7ii7 any remaining amounts shall be carried forward for the period ,october #a1 #bjai through ,september #cj1 #bjbj4 7,b7 ,expenses ,expenses of the joint committee shall be paid from the contingent fund of the ,senate upon vouchers approved by the co-chairs1 subject to the rules and regulations of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,quorum ,nine members of the joint committee shall constitute a quorum for purposes of voting and meeting1 and #e members of the joint committee shall constitute a quorum for holding hearings4 7,d7 ,voting ,no proxy voting shall be allowed on behalf of the members of the joint committee4 7,e7 ,meetings 7i7 ,initial meeting ,not later than #cj calendar days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the joint committee shall hold its first meeting4 7ii7 ,agenda ,the co-chairs of the joint committee shall provide an agenda to the joint committee members not less than #dh hours in advance of any meeting4 7,f7 ,hearings 7i7 ,in general ,the joint committee may1 for the purpose of carrying out this section1 hold such hearings1 sit and act at such times and places1 require attendance of witnesses and production of books1 papers1 and documents1 take such testimony1 receive such evidence1 and administer such oaths as the joint committee considers advisable4 7ii7 ,hearing procedures and responsibilities of co-chairs 7,i7 ,announcement ,the co-chairs of the joint committee shall make a public announcement of the date1 place1 time1 and subject matter of any hearing to be conducted1 not less than #g days in advance of such hearing1 unless the co-chairs determine that there is good cause to begin such hearing at an earlier date4 7,,ii7 ,equal representation of witnesses ,each co-chair shall be entitled to select an equal number of witnesses for each hearing held by the joint committee4 7,,iii7 ,written statement ,a witness appearing before the joint committee shall file a written statement of proposed testimony at least #b calendar days before the appearance of the witness1 unless the requirement is waived by the co-chairs1 following their determination that there is good cause for failure to comply with such requirement4 7,g7 ,minimum number of public meetings and hearings ,the joint committee shall hold-- 7i7 not less than a total of #e public meetings or public hearings2 and 7ii7 not less than #c public hearings1 which may include field hearings4 7,h7 ,technical assistance ,upon written request of the co-chairs1 a ,federal agency1 including legislative branch agencies1 shall provide technical assistance to the joint committee in order for the joint committee to carry out its duties4 7,i7 ,staffing 7i7 ,details ,employees of the legislative branch may be detailed to the joint committee on a nonreimbursable basis1 consistent with the rules and regulations of the ,senate4 7ii7 ,staff director ,the co-chairs1 acting jointly1 may designate one such employee as staff director of the joint committee4 7c7 ,ethical standards ,members on the joint committee who serve in the ,house of ,representatives shall be governed by the ethics rules and requirements of the ,house4 ,members of the ,senate who serve on the joint committee shall comply with the ethics rules of the ,senate4 7d7 ,termination ,the joint committee shall terminate on ,april #cj1 #bjbj1 or #cj days after submission of its report and legislative recommendations pursuant to this section whichever occurs first4 #c4 ,funding 7a7 ,special reserve ,to enable the joint committee to exercise its powers1 functions1 and duties under this ,act1 within the funds in the account for ,expenses of ,inquiries and ,investigations of the ,senate1 not more than #ejj1jjj shall be allocated from the special reserve established in ,s4 ,res4 #gj1 agreed to ,february #bg1 #bjai 7#aafth ,congress71 for use by the joint committee4 7b7 ,expiration ,none of the funds made available by this section may be available for obligation by the joint committee after ,july #b1 #bjbj4 7c7 ,availability requirements ,for purposes of the joint committee1 section #bj7;b7 of ,s4 ,res4 #gj1 agreed to ,february #bg1 #bjai 7#aafth ,congress71 shall not apply4 #d4 ,consideration of joint committee bill in the ,senate 7a7 ,introduction ,upon receipt of proposed legislative language approved in accordance with section #b7;b77#b77;,b77ii71 the language shall be introduced in the ,senate 7by request7 on the next day on which the ,senate is in session by the majority leader of the ,senate or by a ,member of the ,senate designated by the majority leader of the ,senate4 7b7 ,committee consideration ,a joint committee bill introduced in the ,senate under subsection 7a7 shall be jointly referred to the ,committee on ,finance and the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions1 which committees shall report the bill without any revision and with a favorable recommendation1 an unfavorable recommendation1 or without recommendation1 no later than #g session days after introduction of the bill4 ,if either 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 7c7 ,motion ,to proceed to consideration 7#a7 ,in general ,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 a joint committee bill is reported or discharged from the ,committee on ,finance and the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions1 for the majority leader of the ,senate or the majority leader's designee to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint committee bill4 ,it shall also be in order for any ,member of the ,senate to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint committee bill at any time after the conclusion of such #b-;day period4 7#b7 ,consideration of motion ,consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint committee bill and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith shall not exceed #aj hours1 which shall be divided equally between the majority and minority leaders or their designees4 ,a motion to further limit debate is in order1 shall require an affirmative vote of three-fifths of ,members duly chosen and sworn1 and is not debatable4 7#c7 ,vote threshold ,the motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint committee bill shall only be agreed to upon an affirmative vote of three-fifths of ,members duly chosen and sworn4 7#d7 ,limitations ,the motion is not subject to a motion to postpone4 ,all points of order against the motion to proceed to the joint committee bill are waived4 ,a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order4 7#e7 ,deadline ,not later than the last day of the #aafth ,congress1 the ,senate shall vote on a motion to proceed to the joint committee bill4 7#f7 ,companion measures ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term joint committee bill includes a bill of the ,house of ,representatives that is a companion measure to the joint committee bill introduced in the ,senate4 7d7 ,rules of ,senate ,this section is enacted by ,congress-- 7#a7 as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the ,senate1 and as such is deemed a part of the rules of the ,senate1 but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in the ,senate in the case of a joint committee bill1 and supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such rules2 and 7#b7 with full recognition of the constitutional right of the ,senate to change the rules 7so far as relating to the procedure of the ,senate7 at any time1 in the same manner1 and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the ,senate4