,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,curtis 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,king1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4  
,young1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1  
,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 and ,mr4     
,warner7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,rules and               
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
establish a commission on fiscal        
responsibility and reform4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,fiscal ,commission ,act4  #b4          
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,co-chair ,the term co-chair means an   
individual appointed to serve as a      
co-chair of the ,fiscal ,commission     
under section #c7;a77#c77;,b77i74  7#b7 
,direct spending ,the term direct       
spending has the meaning given that term
 in section #bej7;c7 of the ,balanced   
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;c774 

7#c7 ,discretionary appropriations ,the 
term discretionary appropriations has   
the meaning given that term in section  
#bej7;c7 of the ,balanced ,budget and   
,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of    
#aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;c774  7#d7    
,fiscal ,commission ,the term ,fiscal   
,commission means the commission        
established under section               
#c7;a77#a77;,a74  7#e7 ,implementing    
bill ,the term implementing bill means a
 bill or joint resolution consisting    
solely of the legislative text the      
,fiscal ,commission approves in         
accordance with clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of 
section #c7;a77#b77;,b7 and submits     
under clause 7v7 of such section4  7#f7 
,outside expert ,the term outside expert
 means an individual who is not an      
elected official or an officer or       
employee of the ,federal ,government or 
of any ,state4  #c4 ,establishment of   
,fiscal ,commission  7a7 ,establishment 
of fiscal commission  7#a7              
,establishment  7,a7 ,in general        

,effective on the date that is #fj days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 there is established in ,congress 
a ,fiscal ,commission4  7,b7 ,goals ,the
 goals of the ,commission shall be to   
educate1 and bring awareness to1 the    
people of the ,united ,states about the 
fiscal path the ,nation is on1          
including-- 7i7 educating the people of 
the ,united ,states so they understand  
the fiscal state of the ,nation and the 
cost of not addressing such state2 and  
7ii7 informing the people of the ,united
 ,states about the deterioration of the 
fiscal health of the ,nation1 and that  
the debt poses a significant risk to the
 long-term fiscal sustainability of the 
,nation1 with implications for future   
generations4  7#b7 ,duties  7,a7        
,improve fiscal condition  7i7 ,in      
general ,the ,fiscal ,commission shall  
identify policies to-- 7,i7 meaningfully
 improve the long-term fiscal condition 
of the ,federal ,government1 including  
reducing the debt and deficit2  7,,ii7  

achieve a sustainable ratio of the      
public debt of the ,federal ,government 
to the gross domestic product of the    
,united ,states1 which shall be not more
 than #ajj percent1 by fiscal year      
#bjci2 and  7,,iii7 improve the         
solvency1 for a period of at least #ge  
years1 of trust funds used to carry out 
,federal programs4  7ii7 ,requirements  
,in carrying out clause 7i71 the ,fiscal
 ,commission shall propose              
recommendations that meaningfully       
improve the long-term fiscal condition  
of the ,federal ,government1 including--
 7,i7 changes to address the current    
levels of discretionary appropriations1 
direct spending1 and revenues and the   
gap between current revenues and        
expenditures of the ,federal            
,government2 and  7,,ii7 changes to     
address the growth of discretionary     
appropriations1 direct spending1 and    
revenues and the gap between the        
projected revenues and expenditures of  
the ,federal ,government4  7iii7        

,recommendations of committees ,not     
later than #fj days after the date      
described in paragraph 7#a71 each       
committee of the ,senate and the ,house 
of ,representatives may transmit to the 
,fiscal ,commission any recommendations 
of the committee relating to changes in 
law to further the duties described in  
clause 7i7 or 7ii74  7iv7 ,interim      
report ,the ,fiscal ,commission may meet
 to consider1 and vote on1 an interim   
report on-- 7,i7 the findings and       
recommendations of the ,fiscal          
,commission regarding the budgetary     
effects of changes in economic output1  
employment1 capital stock1 and other    
macroeconomic variables resulting from  
public and private investments2  7,,ii7 
any findings or recommendations of the  
,fiscal ,commission with respect to     
carrying out the goals described in     
paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and  7,,iii7 as the
 ,fiscal ,commission determines         
appropriate1 any findings resulting from
 any hearing held or evidence received  

by the ,commission4  7,b7 ,report       
identified policies  7i7 ,in general    
,subject to paragraph                   
7#d77;,d77ii77,,ii71 not earlier than   
,november #d1 #bjbf1 and1 subject to    
clause 7vi71 not later than ,november   
#ac1 #bjbf1 the ,fiscal ,commission     
shall meet to consider1 and vote on--   
7,i7 a report that contains-- 7aa7 a    
detailed statement of-- 7,,aa7 the      
findings and recommendations of the     
,fiscal ,commission regarding the       
budgetary effects of changes in economic
 output1 employment1 capital stock1 and 
other macroeconomic variables resulting 
from public and private investments2    
7,,bb7 any findings or recommendations  
of the ,fiscal ,commission with respect 
to carrying out the goals described in  
paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and 7,,cc7 as the  
,fiscal ,commission determines          
appropriate1 any findings resulting from
 any hearing held or evidence received  
by the ,commission2  7bb7 a statement of
 the economic and budgetary effects of  

the legislative language described in   
subclause 7,,ii72 and  7cc7 the estimate
 of the ,congressional ,budget ,office  
required under paragraph 7#d77;,d77ii72 
and  7,,ii7 legislative language to     
carry out the recommendations of the    
,fiscal ,commission in the report       
described in subclause 7,i77aa74  7ii7  
,approval of report and legislative     
language ,a report and legislative      
language of the ,fiscal ,commission     
under clause 7i7 shall only be approved 
upon an affirmative vote of a majority  
of the voting members of the ,fiscal    
,commission1 including the affirmative  
vote of not less than #b voting members 
who were appointed by members of the    
,republican ,party and not less than #b 
voting members who were appointed by    
members of the ,democratic ,party4      
7iii7 ,additional views  7,i7 ,in       
general ,a member of the ,fiscal        
,commission who gives notice of an      
intention to file supplemental1         
minority1 or additional views at the    

time of the final ,fiscal ,commission   
vote on the approval of the report and  
legislative language of the ,fiscal     
,commission under clause 7i7 shall be   
entitled to #c days to file those views 
in writing with the staff director of   
the ,fiscal ,commission4  7,,ii7        
,inclusion in report ,views filed under 
subclause 7,i7 shall be included in the 
report of the ,fiscal ,commission under 
clause 7i7 and printed in the same      
volume1 or part thereof1 and such       
inclusion shall be noted on the cover of
 the report1 except that1 in the absence
 of timely notice1 the report may be    
printed and transmitted immediately     
without such views4  7iv7 ,report and   
legislative language to be made public  
,upon the approval or disapproval of a  
report and legislative language in      
accordance with clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 by 
the ,fiscal ,commission1 the ,fiscal    
,commission shall promptly1 and not more
 than #bd hours after the approval or   
disapproval or1 if timely notice is     

given under clause 7iii71 not more than 
#bd hours after additional views are    
filed under such clause1 make the       
report1 the legislative language1 and a 
record of the vote on the report and    
legislative language available to the   
public4  7v7 ,submission of report and  
legislative language ,if a report and   
legislative language are approved by the
 ,fiscal ,commission in accordance with 
clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 not later than #c 
days after the date on which the report 
and legislative language are made       
available to the public under clause    
7iv71 the ,fiscal ,commission shall     
submit the report and legislative       
language to the ,president1 the ,vice   
,president1 the ,speaker of the ,house  
of ,representatives1 and the majority   
and minority leaders of each ,house of  
,congress4  7vi7 ,extension ,the ,fiscal
 ,commission may extend the deadline set
 forth in clause 7i7 to ,april #ac1     
#bjbg1 if the ,fiscal ,commission       
determines that additional time is      

necessary to complete the duties of the 
,fiscal ,commission under this ,act4    
,such an extension shall only be        
approved upon an affirmative vote of a  
majority of the voting members of the   
,fiscal ,commission1 including the      
affirmative vote of not less than #b    
voting members who were appointed by    
members of the ,republican ,party and   
not less than #b voting members who were
 appointed by members of the ,democratic
 ,party4  7,c7 ,public awareness        
campaign ,not later than #cj days after 
the date the ,fiscal ,commission submits
 the report under subparagraph 7,b77v71 
the ,fiscal ,commission shall complete a
 national campaign to increase public   
awareness and education with respect to 
the fiscal condition of the ,nation4    
7#c7 ,membership  7,a7 ,in general ,the 
,fiscal ,commission shall be composed of
 #af members who shall be appointed1 not
 later than #ad days after the date     
described in paragraph 7#a7 and with due
 consideration to chairs and ranking    

minority members of the committees and  
subcommittees of subject matter         
jurisdiction 7as applicable71 as        
follows3 7i7 ,the majority leader of the
 ,senate shall appoint #c members from  
among the ,members of the ,senate and #a
 member who is an outside expert4  7ii7 
,the minority leader of the ,senate     
shall appoint #c members from among the 
,members of the ,senate and #a member   
who is an outside expert4  7iii7 ,the   
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives shall appoint #c       
members from among the ,members of the  
,house of ,representatives and #a member
 who is an outside expert4  7iv7 ,the   
minority leader of the ,house of        
,representatives shall appoint #c       
members from among the ,members of the  
,house of ,representatives and #a member
 who is an outside expert4  7,b7        
,co-chairs  7i7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ad days after the date described  
in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 the leadership 
of the ,senate and ,house of            

,representatives of the same political  
party as the ,president shall appoint #a
 individual from among the members of   
the ,fiscal ,commission who shall serve 
as a co-chair of the ,fiscal            
,commission2 and  7,,ii7 the leadership 
of the ,senate and ,house of            
,representatives of the opposite        
political party as the ,president shall 
appoint #a individual from among the    
members of the ,fiscal ,commission who  
shall serve as a co-chair of the ,fiscal
 ,commission4  7ii7 ,staff director ,the
 co-chairs of the ,fiscal ,commission1  
acting jointly1 shall appoint a staff   
director for the ,fiscal ,commission4   
7,c7 ,period of appointment  7i7 ,in    
general ,the members of the ,fiscal     
,commission shall be appointed for the  
life of the ,fiscal ,commission4  7ii7  
,vacancy  7,i7 ,in general ,any vacancy 
in the ,fiscal ,commission shall not    
affect the powers of the ,fiscal        
,commission1 but shall be filled not    
later than #ad days after the date on   

which the vacancy occurs1 in the same   
manner as the original appointment was  
made4  7,,ii7 ,ineligible members ,if a 
member of the ,fiscal ,commission who   
was appointed as a ,member of the       
,senate or the ,house ,representatives  
ceases to be a ,member of the ,senate or
 the ,house of ,representatives1 as     
applicable-- 7aa7 the member shall no   
longer be a member of the ,fiscal       
,commission2 and  7bb7 a vacancy in the 
,fiscal ,commission exists4  7#d7       
,administration  7,a7 ,in general ,to   
enable the ,fiscal ,commission to       
exercise the powers1 functions1 and     
duties of the ,fiscal ,commission1 there
 are authorized to be disbursed by the  
,secretary of the ,senate from the      
accounts determined appropriate under   
section #e the actual and necessary     
expenses of the ,fiscal ,commission     
approved by the co-chairs of the ,fiscal
 ,commission1 subject to the rules and  
regulations of the ,senate4  7,b7 ,space
 for ,fiscal ,commission ,not later than

 #ij days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,architect of the       
,capitol1 in consultation with the      
,fiscal ,commission1 shall identify     
suitable space to house the operations  
of the ,fiscal ,commission4  7,c7       
,quorum ,seven voting members of the    
,fiscal ,commission shall constitute a  
quorum for purposes of voting1 meeting1 
and holding hearings4 ,a member who is  
an outside expert shall not be counted  
for purposes of determining whether     
there is a quorum under this            
subparagraph4  7,d7 ,voting  7i7 ,proxy 
voting ,no proxy voting shall be allowed
 on behalf of any member of the ,fiscal 
,commission4  7ii7 ,congressional budget
 office estimates  7,i7 ,in general ,the
 ,director of the ,congressional ,budget
 ,office shall1 with respect to the     
legislative language of the ,fiscal     
,commission described in paragraph      
7#b77;,b77i77,,ii71 provide to the      
,fiscal ,commission-- 7aa7 estimates of 
the legislative language in accordance  

with sections #cjh7;a7 and #bja7;f7 of  
the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd
 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fci7;a71 #fja7;f772 and 
7bb7 information on the budgetary       
effects of the legislative language on  
the long-term fiscal outlook4  7,,ii7   
,limitation ,the ,fiscal ,commission may
 not vote on any version of the report1 
recommendations1 or legislative language
 of the ,fiscal ,commission under       
paragraph 7#b77;,b77i7 unless the       
estimates and information described in  
subclause 7,i7 of this clause are made  
available for consideration by all      
members of the ,fiscal ,commission not  
later than #dh hours before that vote1  
as certified by the co-chairs of the    
,fiscal ,commission4  7iii7 ,outside    
experts nonvoting members ,only members 
of the ,fiscal ,commission who are      
,members of the ,senate or the ,house of
 ,representatives may vote on any matter
 of the ,fiscal ,commission4 ,an outside
 expert serving as a member of the      
,fiscal ,commission shall be a nonvoting

 member4  7,e7 ,meetings  7i7 ,initial  
meeting ,not later than #de days after  
the date described in paragraph 7#a71   
the ,fiscal ,commission shall hold the  
first meeting of the ,fiscal            
,commission4  7ii7 ,agenda ,the         
co-chairs of the ,fiscal ,commission    
shall provide an agenda to the members  
of the ,fiscal ,commission not later    
than #dh hours before each meeting of   
the ,fiscal ,commission4  7,f7 ,hearings
  7i7 ,in general ,the ,fiscal          
,commission may1 for the purpose of     
carrying out this section1 hold such    
hearings1 sit and act at such times and 
places1 require attendance of witnesses 
and production of books1 papers1 and    
documents1 take such testimony1 receive 
such evidence1 and administer such oaths
 as the ,fiscal ,commission considers   
advisable4  7ii7 ,hearing procedures and
 responsibilities of co-chairs  7,i7    
,announcement ,the co-chairs of the     
,fiscal ,commission shall make a public 
announcement of the date1 place1 time1  

and subject matter of any hearing to be 
conducted under this subparagraph not   
later than #g days before the date of   
the hearing1 unless the co-chairs       
determine that there is good cause to   
begin such hearing on an earlier date4  
7,,ii7 ,written statement ,a witness    
appearing before the ,fiscal ,commission
 shall file a written statement of the  
proposed testimony of the witness not   
later than #b days before the date of   
the appearance of the witness1 unless   
the co-chairs of the ,fiscal            
,commission-- 7aa7 determine that there 
is good cause for the witness to not    
file the written statement2 and  7bb7   
waive the requirement that the witness  
file the written statement4  7iii7      
,hearing requirements ,the ,fiscal      
,commission shall hold not less than #f 
hearings under this subparagraph1 which 
shall include-- 7,i7 field hearings     
throughout the ,nation2  7,,ii7 hearings
 to solicit testimony from appropriate  
officers and employees of the executive 

branch2 and  7,,iii7 hearings to solicit
 testimony from ,members of the ,senate 
or the ,house of ,representatives1      
,delegates to the ,house of             
,representatives1 and the ,resident     
,commissioner from ,puerto ,rico4  7,g7 
,technical assistance and consultation  
,upon written request of the co-chairs  
of the ,fiscal ,commission1 the head of 
a ,federal agency 7including a          
legislative branch agency7 shall provide
 technical assistance to1 and consult   
with1 the ,fiscal ,commission in order  
for the ,fiscal ,commission to carry out
 its duties4  7,h7 ,outside expert ,any 
outside expert appointed to the ,fiscal 
,commission-- 7i7 shall not be          
considered to be a ,federal employee for
 any purpose by reason of service on the
 ,fiscal ,commission2 and  7ii7 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  7b7      
,staff of ,fiscal ,commission  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the co-chairs of the ,fiscal   
,commission may jointly appoint and fix 
the compensation of staff of the ,fiscal
 ,commission as the co-chairs determine 
necessary1 in accordance with the       
guidelines1 rules1 and requirements     
relating to employees of the ,senate4   
7#b7 ,pay ,the pay of each employee of  
the ,fiscal ,commission shall be        
disbursed by the ,secretary of the      
,senate4  7c7 ,ethical standards  7#a7  
,members ,a member of the ,fiscal       
,commission appointed by a ,member of   
the ,senate and any employee of the     
,fiscal ,commission shall adhere to the 
ethics rules of the ,senate4  7#b7      
,house of representatives ,a member of  
the ,fiscal ,commission appointed by a  
,member of the ,house of                
,representatives shall adhere to the    
ethics rules and requirements of the    

,house of ,representatives4  7d7        
,termination ,the ,fiscal ,commission   
shall terminate on the earlier of-- 7#a7
 the date that is #cj days after the    
date the ,fiscal ,commission submits the
 report under subsection                
7a77#b77;,b77v72 or  7#b7 ,may #ag1     
#bjbg4  #d4 ,expedited consideration of 
implementing bills  7a7 ,qualifying     
legislation ,only an implementing bill  
shall be entitled to expedited          
consideration under this section4  7b7  
,consideration in the ,house of         
,representatives  7#a7 ,introduction ,if
 the ,fiscal ,commission approves       
legislative language in accordance with 
clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of section         
#c7;a77#b77;,b7 and submits the         
legislative language in accordance with 
clause 7v7 of such section1 the         
implementing bill consisting solely of  
that legislative language shall be      
introduced in the ,house of             
,representatives 7by request7-- 7,a7 by 
the majority leader of the ,house of    

,representatives1 or by a ,member of the
 ,house of ,representatives designated  
by the majority leader of the ,house of 
,representatives1 on the third          
legislative day after the date the      
,fiscal ,commission approves and submits
 such legislative language2 or  7,b7 if 
the implementing bill is not introduced 
under subparagraph 7,a71 by any ,member 
of the ,house of ,representatives on any
 legislative day beginning on the       
legislative day after the legislative   
day described in subparagraph 7,a74     
7#b7 ,referral and reporting ,any       
committee of the ,house of              
,representatives to which an            
implementing bill is referred shall     
report the implementing bill to the     
,house of ,representatives without      
amendment not later than #e legislative 
days after the date on which the        
implementing bill was so referred4 ,if  
any committee of the ,house of          
,representatives to which an            
implementing bill is referred fails to  

report the implementing bill within that
 period1 that committee shall be        
automatically discharged from           
consideration of the implementing bill1 
and the implementing bill shall be      
placed on the appropriate calendar4     
7#c7 ,proceeding to consideration ,after
 the last committee authorized to       
consider an implementing bill reports it
 to the ,house of ,representatives or   
has been discharged from its            
consideration1 it shall be in order to  
move to proceed to consider the         
implementing bill in the ,house of      
,representatives4 ,such a motion shall  
not be in order after the ,house of     
,representatives has disposed of a      
motion to proceed with respect to the   
implementing bill4 ,the previous        
question shall be considered as ordered 
on the motion to its adoption without   
intervening motion4  7#d7 ,consideration
 ,the implementing bill shall be        
considered as read4 ,all points of order
 against the implementing bill and      

against its consideration are waived4   
,the previous question shall be         
considered as ordered on the            
implementing bill to its passage without
 intervening motion except #b hours of  
debate equally divided and controlled by
 the proponent and an opponent4  7#e7   
,vote on passage ,the vote on passage of
 the implementing bill shall occur      
pursuant to the constraints under clause
 #h of rule ,,xx of the ,rules of the   
,house of ,representatives4  7c7        
,expedited procedure in the ,senate     
7#a7 ,introduction in the ,senate ,on   
the day on which an implementing bill is
 submitted to the ,senate under section 
#c7;a77#b77;,b77v71 the implementing    
bill shall be introduced1 by request1 by
 the majority leader of the ,senate for 
himself or herself and the minority     
leader of the ,senate1 or by any ,member
 so designated by them4 ,if the ,senate 
is not in session on the day on which   
such implementing bill is submitted1 it 
shall be introduced as provided on the  

first day thereafter on which the       
,senate is in session4 ,such            
implementing bill shall be placed on the
 ,calendar of ,business under ,general  
,orders4  7#b7 ,proceeding              
,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 an      
implementing bill is placed on the      
,calendar1 for the majority leader of   
the ,senate or the designee of the      
majority leader to move to proceed to   
the consideration of the implementing   
bill4 ,it shall also be in order for any
 ,member of the ,senate to move to      
proceed to the consideration of the     
implementing 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 implementing 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 implementing   
bill is agreed to1 it shall remain the  
unfinished business until disposed of4  
,all points of order against the        
implementing bill and against its       
consideration are waived4  7#c7 ,no     
amendments ,an amendment to the         
implementing bill1 a motion to postpone1
 a motion to proceed to the             
consideration of other business1 or a   
motion to commit the implementing bill  
is not in order4  7#d7 ,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 an implementing bill shall  
be decided without debate4  7d7         
,amendment ,an implementing bill shall  
not be subject to amendment in either   

the ,senate or the ,house of            
,representatives4  7e7 ,consideration by
 the other ,house  7#a7 ,in general ,if1
 before passing an implementing bill1   
one ,house receives from the other      
,house an implementing bill-- 7,a7 the  
implementing bill of the other ,house   
shall not be referred to a committee2   
and  7,b7 the procedure in the receiving
 ,house shall be the same as if no      
implementing bill had been received from
 the other ,house until the vote on     
passage1 when the implementing bill     
received from the other ,house shall    
supplant the implementing bill of the   
receiving ,house4  7#b7 ,revenue        
measures ,this subsection shall not     
apply to the ,house of ,representatives 
if an implementing bill received from   
the ,senate is a revenue measure4  7f7  
,rules ,to coordinate action with other 
house  7#a7 ,treatment of implementing  
bill of other ,house ,if an implementing
 bill is not introduced in the ,senate  
or the ,senate fails to consider an     

implementing bill under this section1   
the implementing bill of the ,house of  
,representatives shall be entitled to   
expedited floor procedures under this   
section4  7#b7 ,treatment of companion  
measures in the ,senate ,if1 following  
passage of an implementing bill in the  
,senate1 the ,senate then receives from 
the ,house of ,representatives an       
implementing bill1 the ,house-passed    
implementing bill shall not be          
debatable4 ,the vote on passage of the  
implementing bill in the ,senate shall  
be considered to be the vote on passage 
of the implementing bill received from  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#c7   
,vetoes ,if the ,president vetoes an    
implementing bill1 consideration of a   
veto message in the ,senate under this  
paragraph shall be #aj hours equally    
divided between the majority and        
minority leaders of the ,senate or the  
designees of the majority and minority  
leaders of the ,senate4  #e4 ,funding   
,funding for the ,fiscal ,commission    

shall be derived from such accounts of  
the ,senate as are determined           
appropriate by the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,senate4  #f4    
,rulemaking ,the provisions of section  
#d are enacted by ,congress-- 7#a7 as an
 exercise of the rulemaking power of the
 ,senate and the ,house of              
,representatives1 respectively1 and1 as 
such1 the provisions-- 7,a7 shall be    
considered as part of the rules of each 
,house1 respectively1 or of that ,house 
to which they specifically apply2 and   
7,b7 shall supersede other rules only to
 the extent that they are inconsistent  
therewith2 and  7#b7 with full          
recognition of the constitutional right 
of either ,house to change such rules   
7so far as relating to such ,house7 at  
any time1 in the same manner1 and to the
 same extent as in the case of any other
 rule of such ,house4