,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fcii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ac1 #bjbb  
,mr4 ,emmer introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to establish the ,united       
,states ,working ,group on ,inflation4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,inflation ,working ,group ,act4
  #b4 ,establishment  7a7 ,establishment
 ,there is established in the           
legislative branch the ,united ,states  
,working ,group on ,inflation 7in this  
,act referred to as the ,working        
,group74  7b7 ,membership ,the ,working 
,group shall be composed of #ag members4
 ,members of the ,working ,group shall  
be appointed in accordance with the     
following3 7#a7 ,four members shall be  
appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house 
of ,representatives4  7#b7 ,four members
 shall be appointed by the minority     
leader of the ,house of                 
,representatives4  7#c7 ,four members   

shall be appointed by the majority      
leader of the ,senate4  7#d7 ,four      
members shall be appointed by the       
minority leader of the ,senate4  7#e7   
,one member1 who shall serve as the     
,chairperson of the ,working ,group1    
shall be jointly appointed by the       
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives1 the minority leader of
 the ,house of ,representatives1 the    
majority leader of the ,senate1 and the 
minority leader of the ,senate4  7c7    
,qualifications2 initial meeting  7#a7  
,qualification ,it is the sense of      
,congress that individuals appointed to 
the ,working ,group should be prominent 
,united ,states citizens with national  
recognition and significant depth of    
experience in macroeconomic policy4     
7#b7 ,initial meeting ,the ,working     
,group shall meet and begin the initial 
operation of the ,working ,group as soon
 as practicable1 but not earlier than   
#ae days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4  7d7 ,timing for         

appointment ,all members of the ,working
 ,group shall be appointed not later    
than #aj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act4  7e7 ,quorum2   
vacancies ,after its initial meeting1   
the ,working ,group shall meet upon the 
call of the ,chairperson or a majority  
of its members4 ,a majority of members  
of the ,working ,group shall constitute 
a quorum4 ,any vacancy in the ,working  
,group shall not affect its powers1 but 
shall be promptly filled in the same    
manner in which the original appointment
 was made4  7f7 ,compensation ,each     
member of the ,working ,group who is not
 an officer or employee of the ,federal 
,government may be compensated at a rate
 not to exceed the daily equivalent of  
the annual rate of basic pay in effect  
for a position at level ,,iii of the    
,executive ,schedule under section #ecad
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for
 each day during which the member is    
engaged in the actual performance of the
 duties of the ,working ,group4  7g7    

,travel expenses ,each member of the    
,working ,group 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  #c4 ,powers  7a7        
,contracting ,the ,working ,group may1  
to such extent and in such amounts as   
are provided in appropriations ,acts1   
enter into contracts to enable the      
,working ,group to discharge its duties 
under this ,act4  7b7 ,obtaining        
official data  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
,working ,group may secure directly from
 any ,federal department or agency      
information that is necessary to enable 
it to carry out its purposes and        
functions under this ,act4 ,upon request
 of the ,chairperson1 the head of such  
department or agency shall furnish such 
information to the ,working ,group4     
7#b7 ,receipt1 handling1 storage1 and   
dissemination ,information obtained by  
the ,working ,group shall only be       

received1 handled1 stored1 and          
disseminated by members of the ,working 
,group or its staff consistent with all 
applicable statutes1 regulations1 and   
,executive orders4  7c7 ,assistance from
 federal agencies  7#a7 ,general        
,services ,administration ,upon the     
request of the ,working ,group1 the     
,architect of the ,capitol shall provide
 to the ,working ,group1 on a           
reimbursable basis1 the administrative  
support services and office space       
necessary for the ,working ,group to    
carry out its purposes and functions    
under this ,act4  7#b7 ,other federal   
departments and agencies ,in addition to
 the assistance prescribed in paragraph 
7#a71 ,federal departments and agencies 
may provide to the ,working ,group such 
services1 funds1 facilities1 staff1 and 
other support services as determined    
advisable and authorized by law4  7d7   
,postal services ,the ,working ,group   
may use the ,united ,states mail in the 
same manner and under the same          

conditions as ,federal departments and  
agencies4  #d4 ,staff  7a7 ,appointment 
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,chairperson may  
appoint and fix the compensation of a   
,staff ,director and such other         
personnel as may be necessary to enable 
the ,working ,group to carry out its    
purposes and functions1 without regard  
to the provisions of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 governing appointments in
 the competitive service1 and without   
regard to the provisions of chapter #ea 
and subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of  
such title relating to classification   
and ,general ,schedule pay rates1 except
 that no rate of pay fixed under this   
subsection may exceed the equivalent of 
that payable for a position at level    
,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule under  
section #ecae of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,coverage under    
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie ,for purposes of the              
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #acja et seq47--   

7,a7 the ,working ,group shall be       
considered an employing office2 and     
7,b7 the personnel of the ,working      
,group shall be considered covered      
employees4  7b7 ,experts and consultants
 ,the ,working ,group is authorized to  
procure temporary and intermittent      
services under section #caji of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 but at rates 
for individuals not to exceed the daily 
equivalent of the maximum annual rate of
 basic pay under level ,,iv of the      
,executive ,schedule under section #ecae
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7c7 ,detailees ,the head of any ,federal
 department or agency may detail1 on a  
nonreimbursable basis1 any of the       
personnel of that department or agency  
to the ,working ,group to assist the    
,working ,group in carrying out its     
purposes and functions4  #e4 ,security  
clearances for members and staff ,the   
appropriate ,federal departments or     
agencies shall cooperate with the       
,working ,group in expeditiously        

providing to the ,working ,group members
 and staff appropriate security         
clearances to the extent possible       
pursuant to existing procedures and     
requirements1 except that no person may 
be provided with access to classified   
information under this ,act without the 
appropriate security clearances4  #f4   
,duties  7a7 ,investigation ,the        
,working ,group shall investigate the   
recent causes of elevated inflation1 as 
well as the relationships between       
inflation and the following3  7#a7      
,gross domestic product growth4  7#b7   
,the labor market1 workforce            
development1 and hiring4  7#c7 ,poverty4
  7#d7 ,crime4  7#e7 ,other factors of  
major societal concern4  7b7 ,report    
7#a7 ,report ,not later than #c months  
after the date on which a majority of   
the members of the ,working ,group have 
been appointed1 the ,working ,group     
shall submit a report to ,congress and  
the ,president setting forth the results
 of the investigation conducted under   

subsection 7a71 as well as              
recommendations for ,congressional or   
other government action to mitigate the 
threat of sustained inflation4  7#b7    
,public availability ,the report under  
paragraph 7#a7 shall be made publicly   
available and accessible4  #g4          
,termination ,the ,working ,group shall 
terminate #d months after the date on   
which it submits the report under       
section #f7;b74  #h4 ,records ,the      
records of the ,working ,group shall be 
transferred to the ,center for          
,legislative ,archives at the ,national 
,archives and ,records ,administration  
upon termination of the ,working ,group 
pursuant to section #g4  #i4 ,funding   
,of the amounts used to carry out this  
,act--  7#a7 #ej percent shall be       
derived from the existing balance of the
 applicable accounts of the ,house of   
,representatives as of the date of the  
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 #ej   
percent shall be derived from the       
existing balance of the contingent fund 

of the ,senate as of the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4