,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,johnson1 and ,mr4 ,portman7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a    
commission to review certain regulatory 
obstacles to preparedness for1 response 
to1 and recovery from the ,coronavirus  
,,sars-,co,v-#b pandemic and other      
pandemics1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title2 table of contents  7a7    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,pandemic ,preparedness1 ,response1 
and ,recovery ,act of #bjbj4  7b7 ,table
 of contents ,the table of contents for 
this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4      
,short title2 table of contents4,sec4   
#b4 ,findings4,sec4 #c4                 
,definitions4,sec4 #d4 ,establishment of
 ,commission4,sec4 #e4 ,duties of the   
,commission4,sec4 #f4 ,powers of the    

,commission4,sec4 #g4 ,commission       
personnel matters4,sec4 #h4 ,termination
 of the ,commission4,sec4 #i4           
,authorization of appropriations4  #b4  
,findings ,congress finds that3 7#a7    
,federal regulation serves important    
goals and has achieved important        
objectives4 ,the accumulation of        
,federal regulations over the decades1  
however1 is of concern4 ,the ,code of   
,federal ,regulations currently contains
 over #ahj1jjj pages of regulations1    
many of which may be outdated1 no longer
 needed1 or duplicative4  7#b7 ,unneeded
 or inefficient regulation reduces the  
ability of ,united ,states employers and
 workers to generate and obtain more    
jobs and higher wages4 ,it also         
increases the expenses of ,united       
,states households and hinders the      
overall performance and competitiveness 
of the ,united ,states economy in the   
global marketplace4  7#c7 ,unneeded or  
inefficient regulation is particularly  
problematic as ,united ,states          

employers1 workers1 and households      
continue to respond to and seek to      
recover from the ,coronavirus           
,,sars-,co,v-#b pandemic of #bjai-bjbj4 
7#d7 ,a timely and prioritized review of
 existing regulations to identify those 
that can and should be modified1        
consolidated1 harmonized1 or repealed to
 promote higher jobs and wages1 reduce  
household expenses1 and improve economic
 performance and competitiveness in and 
by the ,united ,states is needed4  7#e7 
,such a review1 moreover1 is needed to  
accelerate and strengthen the recovery  
of ,united ,states employers1 workers1  
and households from the ,coronavirus    
,,sars-,co,v-#b pandemic and ensure that
 ,federal regulations do not inhibit or 
impede preparedness for and effective   
responses to future pandemics4  7#f7    
,the establishment of an expert         
commission1 charged to conduct such a   
review and recommend to ,congress       
legislation to effectuate a prioritized 
set of regulatory modifications1        

consolidations1 harmonizations1 and     
repeals1 can ensure that such a review  
will be completed in the timeliest      
possible way4  7#g7 ,in light of the    
adverse impacts of and circumstances    
caused by the ,coronavirus              
,,sars-,co,v-#b pandemic1 it is         
particularly important that such a      
commission prioritize in its review the 
elimination of regulatory obstacles to  
the ,united ,states1 the several        
,states1 and the people's preparedness  
for1 response to1 and recovery from the 
health and economic effects of the      
,coronavirus ,,sars-,co,v-#b pandemic of
 #bjai-bjbj and possible future         
pandemics1 for example1 regulations     
that-- 7,a7 impeded preparedness for or 
response to the ,coronavirus            
,,sars-,co,v-#b pandemic1 including     
those that were suspended or for which  
enforcement was waived after the        
outbreak of the pandemic under the      
authority of ,executive ,order #acibd   
7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #cacec2 relating to    

regulatory relief to support economic   
recovery7 or any other authority2  7,b7 
could impede preparedness for or        
response to a future pandemic2  7,c7    
otherwise impeded or could impede       
health1 economic performance1 or the    
stability of wages or employment during 
the ,coronavirus ,,sars-,co,v-#b        
pandemic or a future pandemic1 including
 those that were suspended or for which 
enforcement was waived after the        
outbreak of the pandemic under the      
authority of ,executive ,order #acibd   
7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #cacec2 relating to    
regulatory relief to support economic   
recovery7 or any other authority2 and   
7,d7 impede or could impede the recovery
 of health1 economic performance1 or    
wages or employment following the       
,coronavirus ,,sars-,co,v-#b pandemic or
 a future pandemic1 with a particular   
emphasis on impediments to recovery by  
persons infected by ,coronavirus        
,,sars-,co,v-#b or a future pandemic    
disease1 individuals or entities that   

supported or support those persons1 and 
entities that qualify as small entities 
within the meaning of section #fja of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and    
those entities' employees1 contractors1 
or investors1 including by impeding--   
7i7 access to health care or health care
 equipment or supplies2  7ii7 access to 
employment2  7iii7 access to public or  
private assistance2  7iv7 consumer or   
business spending1 investment1 or access
 to capital or credit2 or  7v7 other    
consumer or business activity1 including
 hiring and education or retraining4    
#c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,pandemic ,preparedness1 ,response1 
and ,recovery ,commission established   
under section #d4  7#b7 ,commission bill
 ,the term ,commission bill means a bill
 consisting of the proposed legislative 
language of the ,commission recommended 
under section #e7;h77#b77;,c7 and       
introduced under section #e7;i77#a74    
7#c7 ,covered regulation ,the term      

covered regulation means a regulation   
that has been finalized not later than  
the date on which the ,commission is    
established4  #d4 ,establishment of     
,commission  7a7 ,establishment ,there  
is established in the legislative branch
 a commission to be known as the        
,pandemic ,preparedness1 ,response1 and 
,recovery ,commission4  7b7 ,membership 
7#a7 ,composition ,the ,commission shall
 be composed of #i members1 of whom--   
7,a7 #a member shall be appointed by the
 ,president1 and shall serve as the     
,chair of the ,commission2  7,b7 #b     
members shall be appointed by the       
majority leader of the ,senate2  7,c7 #b
 members shall be appointed by the      
minority leader of the ,senate2  7,d7 #b
 members shall be appointed by the      
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives2 and  7,e7 #b members  
shall be appointed by the minority      
leader of the ,house of                 
,representatives4  7#b7 ,date ,the      
appointment of the members of the       

,commission shall be made not later than
 #cj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4  7#c7           
,qualifications  7,a7 ,chair ,the ,chair
 of the ,commission shall be an         
individual with expertise and experience
 in rulemaking1 such as past            
,administrators of the ,office of       
,information and ,regulatory ,affairs1  
past chairs of the ,administrative      
,conference of the ,united ,states1 and 
other individuals with similar expertise
 and experience in rulemaking affairs   
and the administration of regulatory    
reviews4  7,b7 ,members ,members        
appointed to the ,commission shall be   
prominent citizens of the ,united       
,states with national recognition and a 
significant depth of experience and     
responsibilities in matters relating to1
 generally and with respect to the      
matters identified in section #b-- 7i7  
government service2  7ii7 regulatory    
policy2  7iii7 public health2  7iv7     
economics2  7v7 ,federal agency         

management2  7vi7 public administration2
 and  7vii7 law4  7#d7 ,limitation ,not 
more than #e members appointed to the   
,commission may be from the same        
political party4  7c7 ,period of        
appointment2 vacancies ,members shall be
 appointed for the life of the          
,commission4 ,any vacancy in the        
,commission shall not affect its powers1
 but shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment4  7d7       
,initial meeting ,not later than #ae    
days after the date on which all members
 of the ,commission have been appointed1
 the ,commission shall hold its first   
meeting4  7e7 ,meetings ,the ,commission
 shall meet at the call of the ,chair4  
7f7 ,open to the public ,each meeting of
 the ,commission shall be open to the   
public4  7g7 ,quorum ,five members of   
the ,commission shall constitute a      
quorum1 but a lesser number of members  
may hold hearings4  7h7                 
,nonapplicability of the ,federal       
,advisory ,committee ,act ,the ,federal 

,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app47 shall not apply to the           
,commission4  #e4 ,duties of the        
,commission  7a7 ,purpose ,the purpose  
of the ,commission is to evaluate and   
provide recommendations for             
modification1 consolidation1            
harmonization1 or repeal of covered     
regulations1 while reducing compliance  
costs1 encouraging growth and           
innovation1 improving competitiveness1  
and protecting public health1 safety1   
and welfare4  7b7 ,requirements ,in     
carrying out subsection 7a71 the        
,commission shall-- 7#a7 prioritize in  
its analysis of covered regulations1    
those covered regulations-- 7,a7 for    
which modification1 consolidation1      
harmonization1 or repeal could assist in
 the ,united ,states-- 7i7 recovery from
 or continued response to the adverse   
health and economic impacts of the      
,coronavirus ,,sars-,co,v-#b pandemic2  
or  7ii7 preparedness for1 response to1 
or recovery from a future pandemic2     

7,b7 that impose disproportionately high
 costs on a small entity 7as defined in 
section #fja of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code72  7,c7 that impose       
substantial paperwork burdens2 or  7,d7 
that could be strengthened in their     
effectiveness while reducing regulatory 
costs2  7#b7 consider in its analysis of
 covered regulations the regulatory     
principles articulated in section #a of 
,executive ,order #abhff 7#eh ,fed4     
,reg4 #eagce2 relating to regulatory    
planning and review72  7#c7 solicit and 
review comments from the public on the  
covered regulations described in this   
section2 and  7#d7 develop a set of     
covered regulations to modify1          
consolidate1 harmonize1 or repeal1 with 
input from each appropriate issuing     
agency involved1 to be submitted to     
,congress for an up-or-down vote1 with  
the goal of eliminating as many of the  
impediments described in this section as
 is reasonably possible4  7c7 ,public   
comments  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   

than #ae days after the date of the     
initial meeting of the ,commission1 the 
,commission shall initiate a process to 
solicit and collect written             
recommendations from the general public1
 interested parties1 ,federal agencies1 
and other relevant entities regarding   
which covered regulations should be     
examined4  7#b7 ,submission of public   
comments ,the ,commission shall ensure  
that the process initiated under        
paragraph 7#a7 allows for               
recommendations to be submitted to the  
,commission through the website of the  
,commission1 through regulations4gov1 by
 mail1 or through any other means       
determined to be appropriate by the     
,commission4  7#c7 ,length of public    
comment period ,the period for the      
submission of recommendations under this
 subsection shall end #fj days after the
 date on which the process is initiated 
under paragraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,publication
 ,at the end of the period for the      
submission of recommendations under this

 subsection1 all submitted              
recommendations shall be published in   
the ,federal ,register and on-- 7,a7 the
 website of the ,commission2 or  7,b7   
regulations4gov4  7d7 ,commission       
outreach  7#a7 ,in general ,during the  
public comment period described in      
subsection 7c71 the ,commission shall   
conduct public outreach and convene     
focus groups to better inform the       
commissioners of the public's interest  
and possible contributions to the work  
of the ,commission4  7#b7 ,focus groups 
,the focus groups required under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall include individuals
 affiliated with the ,office of         
,information and ,regulatory ,affairs1  
the ,administrative ,conference of the  
,united ,states1 the offices within     
,federal agencies responsible for small 
business affairs and regulatory         
compliance1 experts in pandemic         
preparedness and response1 experts in   
public health1 and1 at the discretion of
 the ,commission1 relevant stakeholders 

from within or outside the regulatory   
entities4  7e7 ,commission review of    
public comments ,not later than #ae days
 after the date on which the period for 
the submission of recommendations ends  
under subsection 7c71 the ,commission   
shall convene to review submitted       
recommendations1 prepare a work plan for
 completion of the ,commission's further
 work1 and to identify covered          
regulations to modify1 consolidate1     
harmonize1 or repeal4  7f7 ,examination 
of regulations  7#a7 ,process for       
examination ,in examining covered       
regulations under this section1 the     
,commission shall determine the         
effectiveness of individual covered     
regulations1 by using multiple          
resources1 including the following3 7,a7
 ,quantitative metrics4  7,b7 ,testimony
 from industry and agency experts1      
experts in pandemic preparedness and    
response1 and experts in public health4 
7,c7 ,research from the staff of the    
,commission4  7#b7 ,deadline ,not later 

than #ahj days after the date on which  
the ,commission convenes under          
subsection 7e71 the ,commission shall   
complete a substantial examination of   
covered regulations4  7g7 ,initial      
report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #ij days after the date on which the   
,commission convenes under subsection   
7e71 the ,commission shall publish1 and 
make available to the public for        
comment1 a report1 which shall include--
 7,a7 the findings and conclusions of   
the ,commission for the improvement of  
covered regulations examined by the     
,commission2 and  7,b7 a list of        
recommendations for changes to the      
covered regulations examined by the     
,commission1 which may include          
recommendations for modification1       
consolidation1 harmonization1 or repeal 
of those covered regulations4  7#b7     
,requirement ,the report required under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall be approved by not 
fewer than #e members of the            
,commission4  7#c7 ,availability of     

report ,the ,commission shall make the  
report required under paragraph 7#a7    
available through the website of the    
,commission and in printed form4  7#d7  
,public comment period ,during the      
#fj-;day period beginning on the date on
 which the report required under        
paragraph 7#a7 is published1 the        
,commission shall-- 7,a7 solicit        
comments from the public on such report1
 using the same process established     
under subsection 7c72 and  7,b7 publish 
any comments received under subparagraph
 7,a7-- 7i7 in the ,federal ,register2  
and  7ii7 on-- 7,i7 the website of the  
,commission2 or  7,,ii7 regulations4gov4
  7#e7 ,consultation  7,a7 ,in general  
,not later than #cj days after the date 
on which the report required under      
paragraph 7#a7 is published1 the        
,commission shall complete a            
consultation with the chair and ranking 
minority member of the committees of    
jurisdiction in the ,house of           
,representatives and ,senate1 and with  

the head of each agency that has        
enforcement jurisdiction with respect to
 rules recommended for modification1    
consolidation1 harmonization1 or repeal1
 regarding the contents of the report4  
7,b7 ,requirements ,the consultation    
required under subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
provide-- 7i7 the opportunity for the   
chair and ranking minority member of the
 committees of jurisdiction to provide  
substantive feedback or recommendations 
related to the regulatory changes       
contained in the report required under  
paragraph 7#a72  7ii7 the opportunity   
for the chair and ranking minority      
member of the committees of jurisdiction
 to provide recommendations for         
alternative means of achieving a        
reduction in regulatory costs while     
maintaining the same level of benefits  
to society2 and  7iii7 the opportunity  
for the head of each agency potentially 
affected by the ,commission's           
recommendations to provide substantive  
input into the reform process4  7h7     

,report to ,congress  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than #ij days after the date 
on which the #fj-;day period described  
in subsection 7g77#d7 ends1 the         
,commission shall-- 7,a7 review any     
comments received under subsection      
7g77#d72  7,b7 incorporate any relevant 
comments received under subsection      
7g77#d7 into the report required under  
subsection 7g77#a72 and  7,c7 submit the
 revised report to ,congress4  7#b7     
,contents ,the revised report required  
to be submitted to ,congress under      
paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 the 
findings and conclusions of the         
,commission for the improvement of      
covered regulations examined by the     
,commission2  7,b7 a list of            
recommendations for changes to the      
covered regulations examined by the     
,commission1 which may include          
recommendations for modification1       
consolidation1 harmonization1 or repeal 
of such covered regulations2 and  7,c7  
recommended legislative language to     

implement the recommendations in        
subparagraph 7,b74  7i7 ,congressional  
consideration of legislative language   
,to implement recommendations  7#a7     
,commission bill described ,in this     
subsection1 the term ,commission bill   
means1 with respect to the ,senate or   
the ,house of ,representatives1 a bill  
described as follows3 7,a7 ,the title of
 the bill is as follows3 ,a ,bill to    
implement the recommendations of the    
,pandemic ,preparedness1 ,response1 and 
,rapid ,recovery ,commission44  7,b7    
,the bill is introduced in the ,house of
 ,representatives or the ,senate 7as the
 case may be7-- 7i7 not later than #c   
days 7excluding ,saturdays1 ,sundays1   
and holidays1 and any day on which the  
,house or the ,senate1 as the case may  
be1 is not in session because of an     
adjournment sine die1 a recess of more  
than three days1 or an adjournment of   
more than three days7 after the date on 
which the ,commission submits the       
revised report to ,congress under       

subsection 7h77#a72 or  7ii7 if the     
,congress during which the ,commission  
submits such report adjourns sine die   
prior to the expiration of the #fj-;day 
period which begins on the date the     
,commission submits the report          
7excluding ,saturdays1 ,sundays1 and    
holidays1 and any day on which neither  
,house is in session because of an      
adjournment sine die1 a recess of more  
than three days1 or an adjournment of   
more than three days71 on the first day 
of the next ,congress4  7,c7 ,the text  
of the bill consists exclusively of the 
recommended legislative language to     
implement the recommendations of the    
,commission which is included in the    
revised report submitted to ,congress   
under subsection 7h77#a71 as certified  
by the ,chair of the ,commission to the 
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives or the ,president pro  
tempore of the ,senate 7as the case may 
be74  7#b7 ,consideration in the ,house 
of ,representatives  7,a7 ,referral and 

reporting ,any committee of the ,house  
of ,representatives to which the        
,commission bill is referred shall      
report it to the ,house without         
amendment not later than #cj days after 
the date on which the ,commission bill  
is introduced under paragraph 7#a74 ,if 
a committee fails to report the         
,commission bill within that period1 it 
shall be in order to move that the      
,house discharge the committee from     
further consideration of the ,commission
 bill4 ,such a motion shall not be in   
order after the last committee          
authorized to consider the ,commission  
bill reports it to the ,house or after  
the ,house has disposed of a motion to  
discharge the ,commission bill4 ,the    
previous question shall be considered as
 ordered on the motion to its adoption  
without intervening motion except #c    
hours of debate equally divided and     
controlled by the proponent and an      
opponent4 ,if such a motion is adopted1 
the ,house shall proceed immediately to 

consider the ,commission bill in        
accordance with subparagraphs 7,b7 and  
7,c74 ,a motion to reconsider the vote  
by which the motion is disposed of shall
 not be in order4  7,b7 ,proceeding to  
consideration ,after the last committee 
authorized to consider the ,commission  
bill reports it to the ,house or has    
been discharged 7other than by motion7  
from its consideration1 it shall be in  
order to move to proceed to consider the
 ,commission bill in the ,house4 ,such a
 motion shall not be in order after the 
,house has disposed of a motion to      
proceed with respect to the ,commission 
bill4 ,the previous question shall be   
considered as ordered on the motion to  
its adoption without intervening motion4
 ,a motion to reconsider the vote by    
which the motion is disposed of shall   
not be in order4  7,c7 ,consideration   
,the ,commission bill shall be          
considered as read4 ,all points of order
 against the ,commission bill and       
against its consideration are waived4   

,the previous question shall be         
considered as ordered on the ,commission
 bill to its passage without intervening
 motion except #aj hours of debate      
equally divided and controlled by the   
proponent and an opponent and one motion
 to limit debate on the ,commission     
bill4 ,a motion to reconsider the vote  
on passage of the ,commission bill shall
 not be in order4  7,d7 ,vote on passage
 ,the vote on passage of the ,commission
 bill shall occur not later than #fj    
days after the date on which the        
,commission bill is discharged from the 
last committee authorized to consider   
the ,commission bill4  7#c7             
,consideration in the ,senate  7,a7     
,committee consideration ,a ,commission 
bill introduced in the ,senate under    
paragraph 7#a7 shall be jointly referred
 to the committee or committees of      
jurisdiction1 which committees shall    
report the bill without any revision and
 with a favorable recommendation1 an    
unfavorable recommendation1 or without  

recommendation1 not later than #cj days 
after the date on which the ,commission 
bill is introduced4 ,if any 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  7,b7 ,motion to proceed      
,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       
,commission bill is reported or         
discharged from all committees to which 
it was referred1 for the majority leader
 of the ,senate or the majority leader's
 designee to move to proceed to the     
consideration of the ,commission bill4  
,it shall also be in order for any      
,member of the ,senate to move to       
proceed to the consideration of the     
,commission bill at any time after the  
conclusion of such #b-;day period4 ,a   
motion to proceed is in order even      

though a previous motion to the same    
effect has been disagreed to4 ,all      
points of order against the motion to   
proceed to the ,commission bill are     
waived4 ,the motion to proceed is not   
debatable4 ,the motion is not subject to
 a motion to postpone4 ,a motion to     
reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is agreed to or disagreed to shall not  
be in order4 ,if a motion to proceed to 
the consideration of the ,commission    
bill is agreed to1 the ,commission bill 
shall remain the unfinished business    
until disposed of4  7,c7 ,consideration 
,all points of order against the        
,commission bill and against            
consideration of the ,commission bill   
are waived4 ,consideration of the       
,commission bill and of all debatable   
motions and appeals in connection       
therewith shall not exceed a total of   
#aj hours which shall be divided equally
 between the majority and minority      
leaders or their designees4 ,a motion   
further to limit debate on the          

,commission bill is in order1 shall     
require an affirmative vote of a        
majority of the ,members duly chosen and
 sworn1 and is not debatable4 ,any      
debatable motion or appeal is debatable 
for not to exceed #a hour1 to be divided
 equally between those favoring and     
those opposing the motion or appeal4    
,all time used for consideration of the 
,commission bill1 including time used   
for quorum calls and voting1 shall be   
counted against the total #aj hours of  
consideration4  7,d7 ,no amendments ,an 
amendment to the ,commission bill1 or a 
motion to postpone1 or a motion to      
proceed to the consideration of other   
business1 or a motion to recommit the   
,commission bill1 is not in order4  7,e7
 ,vote on passage ,if the ,senate has   
voted to proceed to the ,commission     
bill1 the vote on passage of the        
,commission bill shall occur immediately
 following the conclusion of the debate 
on a ,commission bill1 and a single     
quorum call at the conclusion of the    

debate if requested4 ,the vote on       
passage of the ,commission bill shall   
occur not later than #fj days after the 
date on which the ,commission bill is   
discharged from all committees to which 
the ,commission bill was referred4  7,f7
 ,rulings of the chair on procedure     
,appeals from the decisions of the      
,chair relating to the application of   
the rules of the ,senate1 as the case   
may be1 to the procedure relating to a  
,commission bill shall be decided       
without debate4  7#d7 ,amendment ,the   
,commission bill shall not be subject to
 amendment in either the ,house of      
,representatives or the ,senate4  7#e7  
,consideration by the other ,house  7,a7
 ,in general ,if1 before passing the    
,commission bill1 one ,house receives   
from the other a ,commission bill-- 7i7 
the ,commission bill of the other ,house
 shall not be referred to a committee2  
and  7ii7 the procedure in the receiving
 ,house shall be the same as if no      
,commission bill had been received from 

the other ,house until the vote on      
passage1 when the ,commission bill      
received from the other ,house shall    
supplant the ,commission bill of the    
receiving ,house4  7,b7 ,revenue measure
 ,this subsection shall not apply to the
 ,house of ,representatives if the      
,commission bill received from the      
,senate is a revenue measure4  7#f7     
,rules to coordinate action with other  
house  7,a7 ,treatment of ,commission   
bill of other house ,if the ,senate     
fails to introduce or consider a        
,commission bill under this section1 the
 ,commission bill of the ,house shall be
 entitled to expedited floor procedures 
under this section4  7,b7 ,treatment of 
companion measures in the senate ,if    
following passage of the ,commission    
bill in the ,senate1 the ,senate then   
receives the ,commission bill from the  
,house of ,representatives1 the         
,house-passed ,commission bill shall not
 be debatable4 ,the vote on passage of  
the ,commission bill in the ,senate     

shall be considered to be the vote on   
passage of the ,commission bill received
 from the ,house of ,representatives4   
7,c7 ,vetoes ,if the ,president vetoes  
the ,commission bill1 debate on a veto  
message in the ,senate under this       
section shall be #a hour equally divided
 between the majority and minority      
leaders or their designees4  7j7 ,notice
 to regulatory agencies  7#a7 ,enactment
 of ,commission bill ,if the ,commission
 bill is enacted into law1 the          
,president shall-- 7,a7 not later than  
#g days after the date on which the     
,commission bill is enacted into law--  
7i7 provide notice to the affected      
regulatory agencies2 and  7ii7 publish  
notice of enactment in the ,federal     
,register and online2 and  7,b7 require 
affected regulatory agencies to         
implement the ,commission bill not later
 than #fj days after the date on which  
the ,commission bill is enacted into    
law4  7#b7 ,failure to enact ,commission
 bill ,if the ,commission bill is not   

enacted into law1 the ,president shall  
provide notice of such failure to enact 
the ,commission bill in the ,federal    
,register4  #f4 ,powers of the          
,commission  7a7 ,hearings ,the         
,commission may hold such hearings1 sit 
and act at such times and places1 take  
such testimony1 and receive such        
evidence as the ,commission considers   
advisable to carry out this ,act4  7b7  
,information from ,federal agencies     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission is    
authorized to secure directly from any  
executive department1 bureau1 agency1   
board1 commission1 office1 independent  
establishment1 or instrumentality of the
 ,government1 information1 suggestions1 
estimates1 and statistics for the       
purpose of this ,act4  7#b7 ,provision  
of information ,each department1 bureau1
 agency1 board1 commission1 office1     
independent establishment1 or           
instrumentality shall1 to the extent    
authorized by law1 furnish such         
information1 suggestions1 estimates1 and

 statistics directly to the ,commission1
 upon request made by the chair1 the    
chair of any subcommittee created by the
 ,commission1 or any member designated  
by a majority of the ,commission4  7#c7 
,receipt1 handling1 storage1 and        
dissemination ,information described in 
this subsection shall only be received1 
handled1 stored1 and disseminated by    
members of the ,commission and its staff
 consistent with all applicable         
statutes1 regulations1 and ,executive   
orders4  7c7 ,postal services ,the      
,commission may use the ,united ,states 
mails in the same manner and under the  
same conditions as other departments and
 agencies of the ,federal ,government4  
7d7 ,gifts ,the ,commission may accept1 
use1 and dispose of gifts or donations  
of services or property4  7e7 ,space for
 use of ,commission  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than #cj days after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,architect of the ,capitol and the      
,administrator of ,general ,services    

shall support on a reimbursable basis   
the operations of the ,commission1      
including the identification of suitable
 space to house the ,commission4  7#b7  
,lease ,if the ,architect and the       
,administrator are not able to make such
 suitable space available prior to the  
expiration of the #cj-;day period       
described in paragraph 7#a71 the        
,commission shall lease space to the    
extent that funds are available4  #g4   
,commission personnel matters  7a7      
,compensation of members ,each member of
 the ,commission shall be compensated at
 a rate equal to the daily equivalent of
 the annual rate of basic pay prescribed
 for level ,,iv of the ,executive       
,schedule under section #ecae of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for each day 
7including travel time7 during which    
such member is engaged in the           
performance of the duties of the        
,commission4  7b7 ,travel expenses ,the 
members of the ,commission shall be     
allowed travel expenses1 including per  

diem in lieu of subsistence1 at rates   
authorized for employees of agencies    
under subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 while  
away from their homes or regular places 
of business in the performance of       
services for the ,commission4  7c7      
,staff  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,chair of 
the ,commission may1 without regard to  
the civil service laws and regulations1 
appoint and terminate an executive      
director and such other additional      
personnel as may be necessary to enable 
the ,commission to perform its duties4  
7#b7 ,confirmation of executive director
 ,the employment of an executive        
director of the ,commission shall be    
subject to confirmation by the          
,commission4  7#c7 ,compensation ,the   
,chair of the ,commission may fix the   
compensation of the executive director  
and other personnel of the ,commission  
without regard to chapter #ea and       
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 relating to 

classification of positions and ,general
 ,schedule pay rates1 except that the   
rate of pay for the executive director  
and other personnel may not exceed the  
rate payable for level ,v of the        
,executive ,schedule under section #ecaf
 of such title4  7#d7 ,agency assistance
 ,following consultation with and upon  
the request of the ,chair of the        
,commission1 the head of any agency may 
detail an employee of the agency to the 
,commission without reimbursement1 and  
such detail shall be without            
interruption or loss of civil service   
status or privilege4  7#e7 ,,gao and    
,,oira assistance ,the ,comptroller     
,general of the ,united ,states and the 
,administrator of the ,office of        
,information and ,regulatory ,affairs   
may1 upon request1 provide assistance1  
including the detailing of employees1 to
 the ,commission in accordance with an  
agreement entered into with the         
,commission4  7d7 ,procurement of       
temporary and intermittent services ,the

 ,chair of the ,commission may procure  
temporary and intermittent services     
under section #caji7;b7 of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code1 at rates for     
individuals which do not exceed the     
daily equivalent of the annual rate of  
basic pay prescribed for level ,v of the
 ,executive ,schedule under section     
#ecaf of such title4  7e7 ,contracting  
authority ,the ,commission may acquire  
administrative supplies and equipment   
for ,commission use to the extent funds 
are available4  7f7 ,administrative     
support ,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 responsibilities under this     
,act4  7g7 ,application of              
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie ,for purposes of the              
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acja et seq47--    
7#a7 the ,commission shall be considered

 an employing office2 and  7#b7 the     
employees of the ,commission shall be   
considered covered employees4  #h4      
,termination of the ,commission ,the    
,commission shall terminate #ij days    
after the date on which the ,commission 
submits the report pursuant to section  
#e7;h74  #i4 ,authorization of          
appropriations  7a7 ,in general ,there  
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as may be necessary to the         
,commission to carry out this ,act4  7b7
 ,availability ,any sums appropriated   
under the authorization contained in    
this section shall remain available1    
without fiscal year limitation1 until   
expended4