,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #h1 #bjai,mr4 
,cole introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &       
,means1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on 
,rules1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! ,commission on   
,long ,t]m ,social ,security ,solv5cy1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,bip>tisan ,social 
,security ,commission ,act ( #bjai4  #b4
 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 !       
legislative bran* a commission to be    
kn[n z ! ,commission on ,long ,t]m      
,social ,security ,solv5cy 79 ?is ,act  
ref]r$ to z ! ,commission74  #c4 ,duty (
 ! ,commission ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !
 initial meet+ ( ! ,commission1 !       
,commission %all transmit to ,congress a
 special message t includes             
recomm5dations & propos$ legislation =  

a*iev+ solv5cy 9 ea* ( ! ,f$]al         
,old-,age & ,survivors ,insurance ,tru/ 
,fund & ! ,f$]al ,disability ,insurance 
,tru/ ,fund = a p]iod ( at lea/ #ge ye>s
 beg9n+ on ! date t is #a ye> aft] !    
initial meet+ ( ! ,commission4 ,su*     
message %all be approv$ by at lea/ #i   
memb]s ( ! ,commission4  #d4 ,memb]s    
7a7 ,numb] & appo9tm5t ,! ,commission   
%all be compos$ ( #ac memb]s4 ,( !      
memb]s ( ! ,commission-- 7#a7 #a %all be
 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t2  7#b7 #c %all  
be appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives2  7#c7 #c %all be       
appo9t$ by ! ,m9ority ,lead] ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives2  7#d7 #c %all be      
appo9t$ by ! ,majority ,lead] ( !       
,s5ate2 &  7#e7 #c %all be appo9t$ by ! 
,m9ority ,lead] ( ! ,s5ate4  7b7        
,qualifications = congressional         
appo9tees ,( ! memb]s ( ! ,commission   
appo9t$ by ! ,congress1 at lea/ #a      
appo9t$ by ea* political p>ty %all be an
 exp]t :o is n an elect$ (ficial or an  
(fic] or employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  

or ( any ,/ate4  7c7 ,tim+ ( appo9tm5ts 
,ea* ( ! appo9tm5ts made "u subsection  
7a7 %all be made n lat] ?an #de days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
7d7 ,t]ms2 vacancies ,ea* memb] %all be 
appo9t$ = ! life ( ! ,commission1 & a   
vacancy 9 ! ,commission %all be fill$ 9 
! mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al appo9tm5t 0     
made4  7e7 ,comp5sation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,memb]s ( ! ,commission %all s]ve )\t   
pay4  7#b7 ,travel exp5ses ,ea* memb]   
%all receive travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] 
diem 9 lieu ( subsi/5ce1 9 accordance ) 
applicable provisions "u sub*apt] ,i (  
*apt] #eg ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  #e4 ,op]ation & p[]s ( !        
,commission  7a7 ,*air & co-,*air ,!    
memb] ( ! ,commission appo9t$ by !      
,presid5t "u section #d7;a7 %all s]ve z 
! *air ( ! ,commission4 ,a co-*air ( !  
,commission %all be designat$ by !      
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives at !
 "t ( ! appo9tm5t4  7b7 ,meet+s ,!      
,commission %all meet n lat] ?an #cj    
days aft] ! memb]s ( ! ,commission h be5

 appo9t$1 & at su* times !reaft] z !    
*air or co-*air %all det]m9e4  7c7      
,rules ( proc$ure ,! *air & co-*air     
%all1 ) ! approval ( a majority ( !     
memb]s ( ! ,commission1 e/abli% writt5  
rules ( proc$ure = ! ,commission1 :i*   
%all include a quorum requirem5t to     
conduct ! bus9ess ( ! ,commission4  7d7 
,he>+s ,! ,commission %all1 = ! purpose 
( c>ry+ out ?is ,act1 hold at lea/ "o   
he>+ t is op5 to ! public & all[s =     
public comm5t & p>ticipation1 & may hold
 su* o!r he>+s1 sit & act at times &    
places1 take te/imony1 & receive evid5ce
 z ! ,commission consid]s appropriate4  
7e7 ,obta9+ (ficial data ,! ,commission 
may secure directly f any dep>tm5t or   
ag5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ !      
,congressional ,budget ,(fice & !       
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice1 any    
in=mation or te*nical assi/ance necess>y
 to enable x to c>ry out ?is ,act4 ,^u  
reque/ ( ! *air or co-*air ( !          
,commission1 ! head ( t dep>tm5t or     
ag5cy %all furni% t in=mation or        

te*nical assi/ance to ! ,commission4    
7f7 ,contract au?ority ,! ,commission   
may contract ) & comp5sate gov]nm5t &   
private ag5cies or p]sons = any purpose 
necess>y to enable x to c>ry out ?is    
,act4  7g7 ,mails ,! ,commission may use
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates mails 9 ! same mann] & 
"u ! same conditions z o!r dep>tm5ts &  
ag5cies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #f4         
,p]sonnel  7a7 ,director ,! ,commission 
%all h a ,director :o %all be appo9t$ by
 ! ,commission4 ,! ,director %all be    
paid at a rate ( pay equival5t to !     
annual rate ( basic pay = a comp>able   
position paid "u ! ,executive ,s*$ule1  
subject to ! approval ( ! *air & !      
co-*air4  7b7 ,/aff ,! ,director may    
appo9t & fix ! pay ( additional /aff z !
 ,director consid]s appropriate4  7c7   
,exp]ts & consultants ,! ,commission may
 procure tempor>y & int]mitt5t s]vices  
"u section #caji7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 b at rates = individuals n
 to exce$ ! daily equival5t ( ! annual  
rate ( basic pay = a comp>able position 

paid "u ! ,executive ,s*$ule4  7d7 ,/aff
 ( ,f$]al ag5cies ,^u reque/ ( !        
,commission1 ! head ( any ,f$]al        
dep>tm5t or ag5cy may detail1 )\t       
reimbursem5t1 any ( ! p]sonnel ( t      
dep>tm5t or ag5cy to ! ,commission to   
assi/ x 9 c>ry+ out its duties "u ?is   
,act4  7e7 ,adm9i/rative support s]vices
 ,^u ! reque/ ( ! ,commission1 !        
,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices %all     
provide to ! ,commission1 on a          
reimbursable basis1 ! adm9i/rative      
support s]vices necess>y = ! ,commission
 to c>ry out its responsibilities "u ?is
 ,act4  7f7 ,gifts1 beque/s1 & devises  
,! ,commission may accept1 use1 &       
dispose ( gifts1 beque/s1 or devises (  
s]vices or prop]ty1 bo? real & p]sonal1 
= ! purpose ( aid+ or facilitat+ ! "w ( 
! ,commission4 ,gifts1 beque/s1 or      
devises ( money & proce$s f sales ( o!r 
prop]ty receiv$ z gifts1 beque/s1 or    
devises %all be deposit$ 9 ! ,treasury &
 %all be available = disbursem5t ^u ord]
 ( ! ,commission4  #g4 ,t]m9ation ,!    

,commission %all t]m9ate n lat] ?an #fj 
days aft] ! submission ( ! report       
describ$ 9 section #c4  #h4             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ n m ?an      
#b1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is ,act4  #i4   
,exp$it$ consid]ation ( ,commission     
recomm5dations  7a7 ,exp$it$            
consid]ation  7#a7 ,introduction (      
approval bill ,! majority lead] ( ea*   
,h\se or a designee %all 7by reque/7    
introduce an approval bill z describ$ 9 
subsection 7c7 n lat] ?an ! ?ird day (  
session ( t ,h\se aft] ! date ( receipt 
( a special message transmitt$ to !     
,congress "u section #c4  7#b7          
,consid]ation 9 ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives  7,a7 ,ref]ral & report+
 ,any committee ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives to :i* an approval bill 
is ref]r$ %all report x to ! ,h\se )\t  
am5dm5t n lat] ?an ! ?ird legislative   
day aft] ! date ( its introduction4 ,if 
a committee fails to report ! bill )9 t 
p]iod or ! ,h\se has adopt$ a concurr5t 

resolution provid+ = adj\rnm5t s9e die  
at ! end ( a ,congress1 su* committee   
%all be automatically dis*>g$ f fur!r   
consid]ation ( ! bill & x %all be plac$ 
on ! appropriate cal5d>4  7,b7 ,proce$+ 
to consid]ation ,n lat] ?an #c          
legislative days aft] ! approval bill is
 report$ or a committee has be5 dis*>g$ 
f fur!r consid]ation !re(1 x %all be 9  
ord] to move to proce$ to consid] !     
approval bill 9 ! ,h\se4 ,su* a motion  
%all be 9 ord] only at a "t designat$ by
 ! ,speak] 9 ! legislative s*$ule )9 two
 legislative days aft] ! day on :i* !   
propon5t ann\nces an int5tion to ! ,h\se
 to (f] ! motion provid$ t su* notice   
may n be giv5 until ! approval bill is  
report$ or a committee has be5 dis*>g$ f
 fur!r consid]ation !re(4 ,su* a motion 
%all n be 9 ord] aft] ! ,h\se has       
dispos$ ( a motion to proce$ ) respect  
to t special message4 ,! previ\s "q %all
 be consid]$ z ord]$ on ! motion to its 
adoption )\t int]v5+ motion4 ,a motion  
to reconsid] ! vote by :i* ! motion is  

dispos$ ( %all n be 9 ord]4  7,c7       
,consid]ation ,if ! motion to proce$ is 
agre$ to1 ! ,h\se %all imm$iately proce$
 to consid] ! approval bill 9 ! ,h\se   
)\t int]v5+ motion4 ,! approval bill    
%all be consid]$ z read4 ,all po9ts (   
ord] aga9/ ! approval bill & aga9/ its  
consid]ation are waiv$4 ,! previ\s "q   
%all be consid]$ z ord]$ on ! approval  
bill to its passage )\t int]v5+ motion  
except #d h\rs ( debate equally divid$ &
 controll$ by ! propon5t & an oppon5t & 
"o motion to limit debate on ! bill4 ,a 
motion to reconsid] ! vote on passage ( 
! approval bill %all n be 9 ord]4  7#c7 
,consid]ation 9 ! ,s5ate  7,a7          
,committee action ,! appropriate        
committee ( ! ,s5ate %all report )\t    
am5dm5t ! approval bill n lat] ?an !    
?ird session day aft] introduction4 ,if 
a committee fails to report ! approval  
bill )9 t p]iod or ! ,s5ate has adopt$ a
 concurr5t resolution provid+ =         
adj\rnm5t s9e die at ! end ( a          
,congress1 ! committee %all be          

automatically dis*>g$ f fur!r           
consid]ation ( ! approval bill & x %all 
be plac$ on ! appropriate cal5d>4  7,b7 
,motion to proce$ ,n lat] ?an #c session
 days aft] ! approval bill is report$ 9 
! ,s5ate or ! committee has be5 dis*>g$ 
!re(1 x %all be 9 ord] = any ,s5ator to 
move to proce$ to consid] ! approval    
bill 9 ! ,s5ate4 ,! motion %all be      
decid$ )\t debate & ! motion to         
reconsid] %all be deem$ to h be5 laid on
 ! table4 ,su* a motion %all n be 9 ord]
 aft] ! ,s5ate has dispos$ ( a prior    
motion to proce$ ) respect to ! approval
 bill4  7,c7 ,consid]ation ,if a motion 
to proce$ to ! consid]ation ( ! approval
 bill is agre$ to1 ! ,s5ate %all        
imm$iately proce$ to consid]ation ( !   
approval bill )\t int]v5+ motion1 ord]1 
or o!r bus9ess1 & ! approval bill %all  
rema9 ! unf9i%$ bus9ess ( ! ,s5ate until
 dispos$ (4 ,consid]ation on ! bill 9 ! 
,s5ate "u ?is subsection1 & all         
debatable motions & appeals 9 connection
 !re)1 %all n exce$ #cj h\rs equally    

divid$ 9 ! usual =m4 ,all po9ts ( ord]  
aga9/ ! approval bill or its            
consid]ation are waiv$4 ,consid]ation 9 
! ,s5ate on any debatable motion or     
appeal 9 connection ) ! approval bill   
%all be limit$ to n m ?an #a h\r4 ,a    
motion to po/pone1 or a motion to proce$
 to ! consid]ation ( o!r bus9ess1 or a  
motion to recommit ! approval bill is n 
9 ord]4 ,a motion to reconsid] ! vote by
 :i* ! approval bill is agre$ to or     
disagre$ to is n 9 ord]4  7#d7 ,am5dm5ts
 prohibit$ ,no am5dm5t to1 or motion to 
/rike a provision f1 an approval bill   
consid]$ "u ?is section %all be 9 ord] 9
 ei!r ! ,s5ate or ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7#e7 ,coord9ation )   
action by o!r ,h\se  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if1 
be=e pass+ ! approval bill1 "o ,h\se    
receives f ! o!r a bill-- 7i7 ! approval
 bill ( ! o!r ,h\se %all n be ref]r$ to 
a committee2 &  7ii7 ! proc$ure 9 !     
receiv+ ,h\se %all be ! same z if no    
approval bill _h be5 receiv$ f ! o!r    
,h\se until ! vote on passage1 :5 ! bill

 receiv$ f ! o!r ,h\se %all supplant !  
approval bill ( ! receiv+ ,h\se4  7,b7  
,exception ,?is p>agraph %all n apply to
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7b7        
,limitation ,subsection 7a7 %all apply  
only to an approval bill describ$ 9     
subsection 7c7 & introduc$ pursuant to  
subsection 7a77#a74  7c7 ,approval bill 
describ$ ,= purposes ( subsection 7a71 a
 bill describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is a      
bill-- 7#a7 :i* consi/s ( ! propos$     
legislation :i* is includ$ 9 su* report 
to c>ry out ! recomm5dations made by !  
,commission 9 ! report2 &  7#b7 ! title 
( :i* is z foll[s3 ,a bill to c>ry out !
 recomm5dations ( ! ,commission on ,long
 ,t]m ,social ,security ,solv5cy44  7d7 
,ext5d$ "t p]iod ,if ,congress adj\rns  
at ! end ( a ,congress & an approval    
bill 0 !n p5d+ 9 ei!r ,h\se ( ,congress 
or a committee !re(1 or an approval bill
 _h n yet be5 introduc$ ) respect to a  
special message1 !n )9 ! fir/ #c days ( 
session ( ! next ,congress1 !           
,commission %all transmit to ,congress  

an additional special message conta9+   
all ( ! in=mation 9 ! previ\s1 p5d+     
special message4 ,an approval bill may  
be introduc$ )9 ! fir/ five days (      
session ( su* next ,congress & %all be  
treat$ z an approval bill "u ?is        
section1 & ! "t p]iods describ$ 9       
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7 ( subsection 7a7  
%all comm5ce on ! day ( introduction ( t
 approval bill4