,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1 #bjai 
,mr4 ,ryan introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committees on ,homeland
 ,security1 and ,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 a nonpartisan  
commission on immigration reform and    
border security4  #a4 ,nonpartisan      
,commission on ,immigration ,reform and 
,border ,security  7a7 ,establishment   
and composition of commission  7#a7 ,in 
general ,effective on the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 there is        
established a ,nonpartisan ,commission  
on ,immigration ,reform and ,border     
,security 7in this section referred to  
as the ,commission7 which shall be      
composed of nine members to be appointed

 as follows3 7,a7 ,one member1 who shall
 serve as ,chairperson1 to be appointed 
jointly by the ,speaker of the ,house of
 ,representatives and the majority      
leader of the ,senate4  7,b7 ,one member
 to be appointed by the ,speaker of the 
,house of ,representatives who shall    
select such members from a list of      
nominees provided by the ,chairman of   
the ,subcommittee on ,immigration and   
,citizenship of the ,committee on the   
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives4  7,c7 ,one member to  
be appointed by the ,speaker of the     
,house of ,representatives who shall    
select such members from a list of      
nominees provided by the ,chairman of   
the ,subcommittee on ,border ,security1 
,facilitation1 and ,operations of the   
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives4  7,d7 ,one 
member to be appointed by the minority  
leader of the ,house of ,representatives
 who shall select such members from a   
list of nominees provided by the ranking

 minority member of the ,subcommittee on
 ,immigration and ,citizenship of the   
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives4  7,e7 ,one  
member to be appointed by the minority  
leader of the ,house of ,representatives
 who shall select such members from a   
list of nominees provided by the ranking
 minority member of the ,subcommittee on
 ,border ,security1 ,facilitation1 and  
,operations of the ,committee on        
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives4  7,f7 ,two members to 
be appointed by the majority leader of  
the ,senate who shall select such       
members from a list of nominees provided
 by the ,chairman of the ,subcommittee  
on ,border ,security and ,immigration of
 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the
 ,senate4  7,g7 ,two members to be      
appointed by the minority leader of the 
,senate who shall select such members   
from a list of nominees provided by the 
ranking minority member of the          
,subcommittee on ,border ,security and  

,immigration of the ,committee on the   
,judiciary of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,no    
elected officials ,no member may be a   
,federal1 ,state1 or local elected      
official or political appointee4  7#c7  
,deadline ,initial appointments to the  
,commission shall be made not later than
 #de days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4 ,a vacancy in   
the ,commission shall be filled in the  
same manner in which the original       
appointment was made4  7#d7 ,term of    
service ,members shall be appointed to  
serve for the life of the ,commission4  
7b7 ,functions of commission ,the       
,commission shall--  7#a7 in accordance 
with subsection 7c71 review and assess--
 7,a7 the security of the borders of the
 ,united ,states and methods to enhance 
the integrity and efficacy of security  
at such borders2 and  7,b7 the          
immigration system of the ,united       
,states in general2 and  7#b7 transmit  
to the ,congress--  7,a7 not later than 
#ij days after the initial appointments 

to the ,commission are completed1 a     
first report describing the progress    
made in carrying out paragraph 7#a72 and
  7,b7 not later than #bgj days after   
the initial appointments to the         
,commission are completed1 a final      
report setting forth the ,commission's  
findings and recommendations1 including 
recommendations for additional changes  
that should be made with respect to     
border security as the ,commission deems
 appropriate4  7c7 ,particular          
considerations ,in particular1 the      
,commission shall consider the          
following3 7#a7 ,vulnerabilities in     
border security screening and           
surveillance programs1 inspection and   
detection technologies1 and physical    
infrastructure4  7#b7 ,u4,s4 ,customs   
and ,border ,protection1 ,u4,s4         
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 
and ,office of ,refugee ,resettlement   
operations and personnel4  7#c7         
,cross-border criminal activity4  7#d7  
,drug trafficking and interdiction      

activities4  7#e7 ,severe forms of      
trafficking and smuggling of persons4   
7#f7 ,migrant interdiction and detention
 operations4  7#g7 ,protocols pertaining
 to migrant families and unaccompanied  
alien minors4  7#h7 ,protocols          
pertaining to asylum seekers and        
refugees4  7#i7 ,protection of the human
 rights of immigrants1 refugees1 and    
asylum seekers1 in particular minor     
children4  7#aj7 ,protection of the     
physical and mental health of migrants  
in custody1 in particular minor         
children4  7#aa7 ,asylum and immigration
 court system backlog4  7#ab7 ,deferred 
,action for ,childhood ,arrivals4  7#ac7
 ,family-sponsored immigrants4  7#ad7   
,employee-based immigrants4  7#ae7      
,diversity immigrants4  7#af7 ,temporary
 protected status4  7#ag7 ,nonimmigrant 
visitors4  7#ah7 ,visa overstays4  7#ai7
 ,naturalization and a pathway to       
citizenship4  7#bj7 ,criminal aliens4   
7#ba7 ,removal proceedings4  7d7        
,compensation of members  7#a7 ,pay     

,each member of the ,commission who is  
not an officer or employee of the       
,federal ,government is entitled to     
receive1 subject to such amounts as are 
provided in advance in appropriations   
,acts1 pay at the daily equivalent of   
the minimum annual rate of basic pay in 
effect for grade ,,gs-#ah of the        
,general ,schedule4 ,each member of the 
,commission who is such an officer or   
employee shall serve without additional 
pay4  7#b7 ,travel expenses ,while away 
from their homes or regular places of   
business in the performance of services 
for the ,commission1 members of the     
,commission shall be allowed travel     
expenses1 including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence4  7e7 ,meetings1 staff1 and 
authority of commission ,the provisions 
of subsections 7e7 through 7g7 of       
section #cjd of the ,immigration ,reform
 and ,control ,act of #aihf shall apply 
to the ,commission in the same manner as
 they apply to the ,commission          
established under such section1 except  

that paragraph 7#b7 of subsection 7e7   
thereof shall not apply4  7f7           
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the ,commission such    
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this section4  7#b7 ,subject to         
appropriations ,notwithstanding any     
other provision of this section1 the    
authority to make payments1 or to enter 
into contracts1 under this section shall
 be effective only to such extent1 or in
 such amounts1 as are provided in       
advance in appropriations ,acts4  7g7   
,termination date ,the ,commission shall
 terminate on the date on which a final 
report is required to be transmitted    
under subsection 7b77#b77;,b71 except   
that the ,commission may continue to    
function until ,january #bj1 #bjba1 for 
the purpose of concluding its           
activities1 including providing         
testimony to standing committees of     
,congress concerning its final report   
under this section and disseminating    

that report4  7h7 ,congressional        
response  7#a7 ,hearings ,not later than
 #ij days after the date of receipt of  
each report transmitted under subsection
 7b77#b71 the ,committees on the        
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and of the ,senate     
shall initiate hearings to consider the 
findings and recommendations of the     
report4  7#b7 ,findings and             
recommendations ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of receipt of such a
 report1 each such ,committee shall     
report to its respective ,house its     
oversight findings and any legislation  
it deems appropriate4