,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #i1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,cloud 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,gooden1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4 ,steube1  
,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 and 
,mr4 ,babin7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,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 ,federal ,sunset          
,commission4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,federal       
,sunset ,commission ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 
,review and abolishment of ,federal     
agencies  7a7 ,schedule for review ,not 
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal
 ,agency ,sunset ,commission established
 under section #c shall submit to       

,congress a schedule for review by the  
,commission of each agency that lists   
the date of abolishment for each agency4
 ,such date of abolishment shall occur  
at least once every #ab years 7or less1 
if determined appropriate by ,congress74
  7b7 ,review of agencies performing    
related functions ,in determining the   
schedule for review of agencies under   
subsection 7a71 the ,commission shall   
provide that agencies that perform      
similar or related functions be reviewed
 concurrently to promote efficiency and 
consolidation4  7c7 ,abolishment of     
agencies  7#a7 ,in general ,each agency 
shall be reviewed and abolished         
according to the schedule created       
pursuant to this section and approved   
under section #i1 unless the agency is  
reauthorized by the ,congress4  7#b7    
,extension ,the date of abolishment for 
an agency may be extended for an        
additional #b years if the ,congress    
enacts legislation extending such date  
by a vote of a supermajority of the     

,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate4  #c4 ,establishment of         
,commission  7a7 ,establishment ,there  
is established a commission to be known 
as the ,federal ,agency ,sunset         
,commission4  7b7 ,composition ,the     
,commission shall be composed of #ab    
members 7in this ,act referred to as the
 members7 who shall be appointed as     
follows3 7#a7 ,six members shall be     
appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house 
of ,representatives1 one of whom may    
include the ,speaker of the ,house of   
,representatives1 with minority members 
appointed with the consent of the       
minority leader of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7#b7 ,six members    
shall be appointed by the majority      
leader of the ,senate1 one of whom may  
include the majority leader of the      
,senate1 with minority members appointed
 with the consent of the minority leader
 of the ,senate4  7c7 ,qualifications of
 members  7#a7 ,in general  7,a7        
,appointed by the speaker of the house  

of representatives ,of the members      
appointed under subsection 7b77#a71 #d  
shall be members of the ,house of       
,representatives 7not more than #b of   
whom may be of the same political       
party71 and two shall be an individual  
described in subparagraph 7,c74  7,b7   
,appointed by the majority leader of the
 senate ,of the members appointed under 
subsection 7b77#b71 #d shall be members 
of the ,senate 7not more than #b of whom
 may be of the same political party7 and
 two shall be an individual described in
 subparagraph 7,c74  7,c7 ,individual   
described ,an individual under this     
subparagraph is an individual-- 7i7 who 
is not a member of ,congress2 and  7ii7 
with expertise in the operation and     
administration of ,government programs4 
7#b7 ,continuation of membership ,if a  
member was appointed to the ,commission 
as a ,member of ,congress and the member
 ceases to be a ,member of ,congress1   
that member shall cease to be a member  
of the ,commission4 ,the validity of any

 action of the ,commission shall not be 
affected as a result of a member        
becoming ineligible to serve as a member
 for the reasons described in this      
paragraph4  7d7 ,initial appointments   
,all initial appointments to the        
,commission shall be made not later than
 #ij days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4  7e7 ,chairman2 
vice chairman  7#a7 ,initial chairman   
,an individual shall be designated by   
the ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives from among the members 
initially appointed under subsection    
7b77#a7 to serve as chairman of the     
,commission for a period of #b years4   
7#b7 ,initial vice-chairman ,an         
individual shall be designated by the   
majority leader of the ,senate from     
among the individuals initially         
appointed under subsection 7b77#b7 to   
serve as vice-chairman of the           
,commission for a period of #b years4   
7#c7 ,alternate appointments of chairmen
 and vice-chairmen ,following the       

termination of the #b-year period       
described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71  
the ,speaker and the majority leader    
shall alternate every two years in      
appointing the chairman and             
vice-chairman of the ,commission4  7f7  
,terms of members  7#a7 ,in general     
,each member appointed to the           
,commission shall serve for a term of #f
 years1 except that1 of the members     
first appointed under paragraphs 7#a7   
and 7#b7 of subsection 7b71 #b members  
shall be appointed to serve a term of #c
 years under each such paragraph4  7#b7 
,term limit  7,a7 ,member of congress ,a
 member of the ,commission who is a     
member of ,congress and who serves more 
than #c years of a term may not be      
appointed to another term as a member4  
7,b7 ,not a member of congress ,a member
 of the ,commission who is not a member 
of ,congress and who serves as a member 
of the ,commission for more than #d     
years may not be appointed to another   
term as a member4  7#c7 ,vacancies ,any 

member appointed to fill a vacancy      
occurring before the expiration of the  
term for which the member's predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed only   
for the remainder of that term4 ,a      
member may serve after the expiration of
 that member's term until a successor   
has taken office4 ,a vacancy in the     
,commission shall be filled in the      
manner in which the original appointment
 was made4  7g7 ,powers of commission   
7#a7 ,hearings and sessions ,the        
,commission may1 for the purpose of     
carrying out this ,act1 hold such       
hearings1 sit and act at such times and 
places1 take such testimony1 and receive
 such evidence as the ,commission       
considers appropriate4 ,the ,commission 
may administer oaths to witnesses       
appearing before it4  7#b7 ,obtaining   
information ,the ,commission may secure 
directly from any agency information    
necessary to enable it to carry out its 
duties under this ,act4 ,upon request of
 the ,chairman1 the head of that agency 

shall furnish that information to the   
,commission in a full and timely manner4
  7#c7 ,subpoena power  7,a7 ,authority 
to issue subpoena ,the ,commission may  
issue a subpoena to require the         
attendance and testimony of witnesses   
and the production of evidence relating 
to any matter under investigation by the
 ,commission4  7,b7 ,compliance with    
subpoena ,if a person refuses to obey an
 order or subpoena of the ,commission   
that is issued in connection with a     
,commission proceeding1 the ,commission 
may apply to the ,united ,states        
district court in the judicial district 
in which the proceeding is held for an  
order requiring the person to comply    
with the subpoena or order4  7#d7       
,immunity ,the ,commission is an agency 
of the ,united ,states for purposes of  
part ,v of title #ah1 ,united ,states   
,code 7relating to immunity of          
witnesses74  7#e7 ,contract authority   
,the ,commission may contract with and  
compensate government and private       

agencies or persons for services without
 regard to section #faja of title #da1  
,united ,states ,code 7relating to      
advertising requirement for ,federal    
,government purchases and sales74  7h7  
,commission procedures  7#a7 ,meetings  
,the ,commission shall meet at the call 
of the ,chairman4  7#b7 ,quorum ,seven  
members of the ,commission shall        
constitute a quorum but a lesser number 
may hold hearings4  7#c7 ,voting ,the   
schedule for review submitted pursuant  
to section #b7;a7 and the report and    
draft of legislation submitted pursuant 
to section #d shall have the approval of
 not less than #g of the #ab members of 
the ,commission4  7i7 ,personnel matters
  7#a7 ,compensation ,members shall not 
be paid by reason of their service as   
members4  7#b7 ,travel expenses ,each   
member shall receive travel expenses1   
including per diem in lieu of           
subsistence1 in accordance with         
applicable provisions under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  

,states ,code4  7#c7 ,director ,the     
,commission shall have a ,director who  
shall be appointed by a vote of at least
 seven members of the ,commission4 ,the 
,director shall be paid at a rate not to
 exceed the maximum rate of basic pay   
for ,,gs-#ae of the ,general ,schedule4 
7#d7 ,staff ,the ,director may appoint  
and fix the pay of additional personnel 
as the ,director considers appropriate4 
7#e7 ,applicability of certain civil    
service laws ,the ,director and staff of
 the ,commission shall be appointed     
subject to the provisions of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code1 governing        
appointments in the competitive service1
 and shall be paid in accordance with   
the provisions of chapter #ea and       
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of that 
title relating to classification and    
,general ,schedule pay rates4  7j7      
,other administrative matters  7#a7     
,postal and printing services ,the      
,commission may use the ,united ,states 
mails and obtain printing and binding   

services in the same manner and under   
the same conditions as other agencies4  
7#b7 ,administrative support services   
,upon the request of the ,commission1   
the ,administrator of ,general ,services
 shall provide to the ,commission1 on a 
reimbursable basis1 the administrative  
support services necessary for the      
,commission to carry out its duties     
under this ,act4  7#c7 ,experts and     
consultants ,the ,commission may procure
 temporary and intermittent services    
under section #caji7;b7 of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code4  #d4 ,review of  
efficiency and need for ,federal        
agencies  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,commission shall review the efficiency 
and public need for each agency in      
accordance with the criteria described  
in section #e4  7b7 ,recommendations2   
report to congress ,the ,commission     
shall submit to ,congress and the       
,president not later than ,september #a 
of each year a report containing-- 7#a7 
an analysis of the efficiency of        

operation and public need for each      
agency to be reviewed in the year in    
which the report is submitted pursuant  
to the schedule submitted to ,congress  
under section #b2  7#b7 an analysis of  
authority claimed by the executive      
branch but not specifically authorized  
by statute2  7#c7 recommendations on    
whether each such agency should be      
abolished1 reorganized1 or continued2   
7#d7 recommendations on whether the     
functions of any other agencies should  
be consolidated1 transferred1 or        
reorganized in an agency to be reviewed 
in the year in which the report is      
submitted pursuant to the schedule      
submitted to ,congress under section #b2
 and  7#e7 recommendations for          
administrative and legislative action   
with respect to each such agency1 but   
not including recommendations for       
appropriation levels4  7c7 ,draft       
legislation ,the ,commission shall      
submit to ,congress and the ,president  
not later than ,september #a of each    

year a draft of legislation to carry out
 the recommendations of the ,commission 
under subsection 7b74  7d7 ,information 
gathering ,the ,commission shall-- 7#a7 
conduct public hearings on the          
abolishment of each agency reviewed     
under subsection 7b72  7#b7 provide an  
opportunity for public comment on the   
abolishment of each such agency2  7#c7  
require the agency to provide           
information to the ,commission as       
appropriate2 and  7#d7 consult with the 
,general ,accountability ,office1 the   
,office of ,management and ,budget1 the 
,comptroller ,general1 and the chairman 
and ranking minority members of the     
committees of ,congress with oversight  
responsibility for the agency being     
reviewed regarding the operation of the 
agency4  7e7 ,use of program inventory  
,the ,commission shall use the program  
inventory prepared under section #i in  
reviewing the efficiency and public need
 for each agency under subsection 7a74  
#e4 ,criteria for review ,the           

,commission shall evaluate the          
efficiency and public need for each     
agency pursuant to section #d using the 
following criteria3 7#a7 ,the           
effectiveness1 and the efficiency of the
 operation of1 the programs carried out 
by each such agency4  7#b7 ,whether the 
programs carried out by the agency are  
cost-effective4  7#c7 ,whether the      
agency has acted outside the scope of   
its original authority1 and whether the 
original objectives of the agency have  
been achieved4  7#d7 ,whether less      
restrictive or alternative methods exist
 to carry out the functions of the      
agency4  7#e7 ,the extent to which the  
jurisdiction of1 and the programs       
administered by1 the agency duplicate or
 conflict with the jurisdiction and     
programs of other agencies4  7#f7 ,the  
potential benefits of consolidating     
programs administered by the agency with
 similar or duplicative programs of     
other agencies1 and the potential for   
consolidating such programs4  7#g7 ,the 

number and types of beneficiaries or    
persons served by programs carried out  
by the agency4  7#h7 ,the extent to     
which any trends1 developments1 and     
emerging conditions that are likely to  
affect the future nature and extent of  
the problems or needs that the programs 
carried out by the agency are intended  
to address4  7#i7 ,the extent to which  
the agency has complied with the        
applicable provisions contained in the  
sections #aaae1 #aaaf1 #aaag1 #aabj1    
#aaba1 #aabb1 #aabc1 #aabd1 #aabe1 and  
the first #igjc of title #ca1 ,united   
,states ,code1 section #cjf of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 and chapter #bh 
of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7#aj7 ,the promptness and effectiveness 
with which the agency seeks public input
 and input from ,state and local        
governments on the efficiency and       
effectiveness of the performance of the 
functions of the agency4  7#aa7 ,whether
 the agency has worked to enact changes 
in the law that are intended to benefit 

the public as a whole rather than the   
specific business1 institution1 or      
individuals that the agency regulates4  
7#ab7 ,the extent to which the agency   
has encouraged participation by the     
public as a whole in making its rules   
and decisions rather than encouraging   
participation solely by those it        
regulates4  7#ac7 ,the extent to which  
the public participation in rulemaking  
and decision making of the agency has   
resulted in rules and decisions         
compatible with the objectives of the   
agency4  7#ad7 ,the extent to which the 
agency complies with equal employment   
opportunity requirements regarding equal
 employment opportunity4  7#ae7 ,the    
extent of the regulatory1 privacy1 and  
paperwork impacts of the programs       
carried out by the agency4  7#af7 ,the  
extent to which the agency has          
coordinated with ,state and local       
governments in performing the functions 
of the agency4  7#ag7 ,the potential    
effects of abolishing the agency on     

,state and local governments4  7#ah7    
,the extent to which changes are        
necessary in the authorizing statutes of
 the agency in order that the functions 
of the agency can be performed in the   
most efficient and effective manner4    
#f4 ,oversight by ,commission  7a7      
,monitoring of implementation of        
recommendations ,the ,commission shall  
monitor implementation of laws enacting 
provisions that incorporate             
recommendations of the ,commission with 
respect to abolishment or reorganization
 of agencies4  7b7 ,monitoring of other 
relevant legislation  7#a7 ,in general  
,the ,commission shall review and report
 to ,congress on all legislation        
introduced in either house of ,congress 
that would establish-- 7,a7 a new       
agency2 or  7,b7 a new program to be    
carried out by an existing agency4  7#b7
 ,report to congress ,the ,commission   
shall include in each report submitted  
to ,congress under paragraph 7#a7 an    
analysis of whether-- 7,a7 the functions

 of the proposed agency or program could
 be carried out by one or more existing 
agencies2  7,b7 the functions of the    
proposed agency or program could be     
carried out in a less restrictive manner
 than the manner proposed in the        
legislation2 and  7,c7 the legislation  
provides for public input regarding the 
performance of functions by the proposed
 agency or program4  #g4 ,disposition of
 agency affairs ,the ,president1 in     
consultation with the head of an agency 
determined to be abolished pursuant to  
section #b7;c71 shall take such action  
as may be necessary to wind down the    
operation of such agency during the one 
year period following the date of       
abolishment for each such agency        
including the designation of an agency  
to carry out any ongoing authority1     
maintain custodial records1 act as a    
party to unresolved legal actions or    
other obligations that cannot be        
resolved within one year4  #h4 ,program 
inventory  7a7 ,preparation ,the        

,comptroller ,general and the ,director 
of the ,congressional ,budget ,office1  
in cooperation with the ,director of the
 ,congressional ,research ,service1     
shall prepare an inventory of ,federal  
programs 7in this ,act referred to as   
the program inventory7 within each      
agency4  7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of   
the program inventory is to advise and  
assist the ,congress and the ,commission
 in carrying out the requirements of    
this ,act4 ,such inventory shall not in 
any way bind the committees of the      
,senate or the ,house of                
,representatives with respect to their  
responsibilities under this ,act and    
shall not infringe on the legislative   
and oversight responsibilities of such  
committees4 ,the ,comptroller ,general  
shall compile and maintain the inventory
 and the ,director of the ,congressional
 ,budget ,office shall provide budgetary
 information for inclusion in the       
inventory4  7c7 ,inventory content ,the 
program inventory shall set forth for   

each program each of the following      
matters3 7#a7 ,the specific provision or
 provisions of law authorizing the      
program4  7#b7 ,the committees of the   
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives which have legislative 
or oversight jurisdiction over the      
program4  7#c7 ,a brief statement of the
 purpose or purposes to be achieved by  
the program4  7#d7 ,the committees which
 have jurisdiction over legislation     
providing new budget authority for the  
program1 including the appropriate      
subcommittees of the ,committees on     
,appropriations of the ,senate and the  
,house of ,representatives4  7#e7 ,the  
agency and1 if applicable1 the          
subdivision thereof responsible for     
administering the program4  7#f7 ,the   
grants-in-aid1 if any1 provided by such 
program to ,state and local governments4
  7#g7 ,the next reauthorization date   
for the program4  7#h7 ,a unique        
identification number which links the   
program and functional category         

structure4  7#i7 ,the year in which the 
program was originally established and1 
where applicable1 the year in which the 
program expires4  7#aj7 ,where          
applicable1 the year in which new budget
 authority for the program was last     
authorized and the year in which current
 authorizations of new budget authority 
expire4  7#aa7 ,any other information   
the ,commission determines to be        
necessary4  7d7 ,budget authority ,the  
report also shall set forth for each    
program whether the new budget authority
 provided for such program is-- 7#a7    
authorized for a definite period of     
time2  7#b7 authorized in a specific    
dollar amount but without limit of time2
  7#c7 authorized without limit of time 
or dollar amounts2  7#d7 not            
specifically authorized2 or  7#e7       
permanently provided1 as determined by  
the ,director of the ,congressional     
,budget ,office4  7e7 ,,cbo information 
,for each program or group of programs1 
the program inventory also shall include

 information prepared by the ,director  
of the ,congressional ,budget ,office   
indicating each of the following        
matters3 7#a7 ,the amounts of new budget
 authority authorized and provided for  
the program for each of the preceding   
four fiscal years and1 where applicable1
 the four succeeding fiscal years4  7#b7
 ,the functional and subfunctional      
category in which the program is        
presently classified and was classified 
under the fiscal year #bjbj budget4     
7#c7 ,the identification code and title 
of the appropriation account in which   
budget authority is provided for the    
program4  7f7 ,mutual exchange of       
information ,the ,general               
,accountability ,office1 the            
,congressional ,research ,service1 and  
the ,congressional ,budget ,office shall
 permit the mutual exchange of available
 information in their possession which  
would aid in the compilation of the     
program inventory4  7g7 ,assistance by  
executive branch ,the ,office of        

,management and ,budget and the agencies
 7and the subdivisions thereof7 shall1  
to the extent necessary and possible1   
provide the ,general ,accountability    
,office with assistance requested by the
 ,comptroller ,general in the           
compilation of the program inventory4   
,such communications shall be treated as
 confidential until a report is issued  
under section #d7;b74  #i4 ,expedited   
consideration of schedule for review    
7a7 ,introduction and committee         
consideration  7#a7 ,introduction ,the  
,commission schedule for review bill    
shall be introduced in the ,senate by   
the majority leader1 or the majority    
leader's designee1 and in the ,house of 
,representatives1 by the ,speaker1 or   
the ,speaker's designee4 ,upon such     
introduction1 the ,commission schedule  
for review bill shall be referred to the
 appropriate committees of ,congress    
under paragraph 7#b74 ,if the           
,commission schedule for review bill is 
not introduced in accordance with the   

preceding sentence1 then any member of  
,congress may introduce such bill in    
their respective ,house of ,congress    
beginning on the date that is the #eth  
calendar day that such ,house is in     
session following the date of the       
submission of such aggregate legislative
 language provisions4  7#b7 ,committee  
consideration  7,a7 ,referral ,a        
,commission schedule for review bill    
introduced under paragraph 7#a7 shall be
 referred to any appropriate committee  
of jurisdiction in the ,senate and the  
,house of ,representatives4 ,a committee
 to which a ,commission schedule for    
review bill is referred under this      
paragraph may review and comment on such
 bill1 may report such bill to the      
respective ,house1 and may not amend    
such bill4  7,b7 ,reporting ,not later  
than #cj calendar days after the        
introduction of the ,commission schedule
 for review bill1 each ,committee of    
,congress to which the ,commission      
schedule for review bill was referred   

shall report the bill4  7,c7 ,discharge 
of committee ,if a committee to which is
 referred a ,commission schedule for    
review bill has not reported such bill  
at the end of #cj calendar days after   
its introduction or at the end of the   
first day after there has been reported 
to the ,house involved a ,commission    
schedule for review bill1 whichever is  
earlier1 such committee shall be deemed 
to be discharged from further           
consideration of such bill1 and such    
bill shall be placed on the appropriate 
calendar of the ,house involved4  7b7   
,expedited procedure  7#a7              
,consideration  7,a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #e calendar days after the   
date on which a committee has reported a
 ,commission schedule for review bill or
 been discharged from consideration of a
 ,commission schedule for review bill1  
the majority leader of the ,senate1 or  
the majority leader's designee1 or the  
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives1 or the ,speaker's     

designee1 shall move to proceed to the  
consideration of the ,commission        
schedule for review bill4 ,it shall also
 be in order for any member of the      
,senate or the ,house of                
,representatives1 respectively1 to move 
to proceed to the consideration of the  
,commission schedule for review bill at 
any time after the conclusion of such   
#e-;day period4  7,b7 ,motion to proceed
 ,a motion to proceed to the            
consideration of a ,commission schedule 
for review bill is highly privileged in 
the ,house of ,representatives and is   
privileged in the ,senate and is not    
debatable4 ,the motion is not subject to
 amendment or to a motion to postpone   
consideration of the ,commission        
schedule for review bill4 ,if the motion
 to proceed is agreed to1 the ,senate or
 the ,house of ,representatives1 as the 
case may be1 shall immediately proceed  
to consideration of the ,commission     
schedule for review bill without        
intervening motion1 order1 or other     

business1 and the ,commission schedule  
for review bill shall remain the        
unfinished business of the ,senate or   
the ,house of ,representatives1 as the  
case may be1 until disposed of4  7,c7   
,limited debate ,debate on the          
,commission schedule for review bill and
 on all debatable motions and appeals in
 connection therewith shall be limited  
to not more than #aj hours1 which shall 
be divided equally between those        
favoring and those opposing the         
,commission schedule for review bill4 ,a
 motion further to limit debate on the  
,commission schedule for review bill is 
in order and is not debatable4 ,all time
 used for consideration of the          
,commission schedule for review bill1   
including time used for quorum calls    
7except quorum calls immediately        
preceding a vote7 and voting1 shall come
 from the #aj hours of debate4  7,d7    
,amendments ,no amendment to the        
,commission schedule for review bill    
shall be in order in the ,senate and the

 ,house of ,representatives4  7,e7 ,vote
 on final passage ,immediately following
 the conclusion of the debate on the    
,commission schedule for review bill1   
the vote on final passage of the        
,commission schedule for review bill    
shall occur4  7,f7 ,other motions not in
 order ,a motion to postpone            
consideration of the ,commission        
schedule for review bill1 a motion to   
proceed to the consideration of other   
business1 or a motion to recommit the   
,commission schedule for review bill is 
not in order4 ,a motion to reconsider   
the vote by which the ,commission       
schedule for review bill is agreed to or
 not agreed to is not in order4  7#b7   
,consideration by other house ,if1      
before the passage by one ,house of the 
,commission schedule for review bill    
that was introduced in such ,house1 such
 ,house receives from the other ,house a
 ,commission schedule for review bill as
 passed by such other ,house-- 7,a7 the 
,commission schedule for review bill of 

the other ,house shall not be referred  
to a committee and may only be          
considered for final passage in the     
,house that receives it under           
subparagraph 7,c72  7,b7 the procedure  
in the ,house in receipt of the         
,commission schedule for review bill of 
the other ,house1 shall be the same as  
if no ,commission schedule for review   
bill had been received from the other   
,house2 and  7,c7 notwithstanding       
subparagraph 7,b71 the vote on final    
passage shall be on the ,commission     
schedule for review bill of the other   
,house4  7#c7 ,disposition ,upon        
disposition of a ,commission schedule   
for review bill that is received by one 
,house from the other ,house1 it shall  
no longer be in order to consider the   
,commission schedule for review bill    
that was introduced in the receiving    
,house4  7c7 ,rules of the ,senate and  
the ,house of ,representatives ,this    
section is enacted-- 7#a7 as an exercise
 of the rulemaking power of the ,senate 

and the ,house of ,representatives1     
respectively1 and is deemed to be 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 a         
,commission schedule for review bill1   
and it supersedes 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 they relate 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 
7d7 ,fallback ,provision ,if the ,senate
 and the ,house of ,representatives fail
 to act within one year from the date of
 introduction1 the ,commission schedule 
for review takes effect4  #aj4          
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,agency
 ,the term agency has the meaning given 
the term ,executive agency in section   
#aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1

 except that such term includes an      
advisory committee as that term is      
defined in section #c of the ,federal   
,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app474  7#b7 ,calendar day ,the term   
calendar day means a calendar day other 
than one on which either ,house is not  
in session because of an adjournment of 
more than #c days to a date certain4    
7#c7 ,commission ,the term ,commission  
means the ,federal ,agency ,sunset      
,commission established under section   
#c4  7#d7 ,commission schedule for      
review bill ,the term ,commission       
schedule for review bill means only a   
bill that is introduced as provided     
under section #i1 and contains the      
schedule for review submitted pursuant  
to section #b7;a71 without modification4
  7#e7 ,supermajority ,the term         
supermajority means an affirmative vote 
of two-thirds of the ,members1 duly     
chosen and sworn4