Commission on Executive Organization Act

Summary: Commission on Executive Organization Act - Establishes the Commission on Executive Organization to examine and make recommendations with respect to an effective and practicable organization of the executive branch. Requires the Commission to seek to reduce the total number of Federal employees by five percent within five years after the effective date of this Act.  Requires the Commission to submit a report to the President describing its recommendations and legislative changes necessary to implement such recommendations. Requires the President to:  (1) issue an Executive order implementing the recommendations made in the report; and (2) report to the Congress on the Commission's recommendations for legislation. 
Requires the Directors of the Congressional Research Service, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Office of Technology Assessment to submit to the Commission indices to, and synopses of, materials on executive organization useful to the Commission. 
Authorizes appropriations.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Executive Organization 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission 
on Executive Organization'' (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 
``Commission'').

SEC. 3. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION; REPORT; IMPLEMENTATION OF 
              RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a)  Functions.--The Commission shall examine and make 
recommendations with respect to an effective and practicable 
organization of the executive branch of the Federal Government, 
including recommendations regarding--
            (1) criteria for use by the President and the Congress in 
        evaluating proposals for changes in the structure of the 
        executive branch of the Federal Government, including criteria 
        for use by the President and the Congress in evaluating and 
        overseeing Government-sponsored enterprises, Government 
        corporations, and independent agencies;
            (2) the organization of the executive branch into not more 
        than 8 departments, which shall include the Department of 
        State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of 
        Justice, and the Department of Defense;
            (3) the reorganization of independent agencies and 
        Government corporations;
            (4) the most effective and practicable structure of the 
        Executive Office of the President for conducting oversight of 
        the executive branch, and criteria for use by such Office in 
        evaluating and overseeing the performance of the executive 
        branch; and
            (5) functions being performed by Federal Government 
        agencies as of the effective date of this Act that should be 
        performed by State or local agencies or by the private sector.
The Commission shall seek to reduce the total number of individuals 
employed by the Federal Government by 5 percent within 5 years after 
the effective date of this Act.
    (b) Report.--The Commission, by not later than 6 months after the 
completion of appointment of the members of the Commission, shall 
submit a report to the President which contains a detailed statement 
of--
            (1) its recommendations under subsection (a); and
            (2) legislative changes necessary to implement such 
        recommendations.
    (c) Implementation of Recommendations.--
            (1) Executive order.--The President, by as soon as 
        practicable after the date of the receipt by the President of 
        the Commission report under subsection (b), shall issue an 
        Executive order which implements the recommendations made in 
        the report.
            (2) Report to congress.--The President, by not later than 
        the date the President issues an Executive order under 
        paragraph (1), shall transmit to the Congress a report 
        containing the recommendations for legislation submitted by the 
        Commission under subsection (b)(2).

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall consist of 7 members, as 
follows:
            (1) The Secretary of State.
            (2) The Secretary of the Treasury.
            (3) The Attorney General of the United States.
            (4) The Secretary of Defense.
            (5) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
            (6) 2 members appointed by the President from among other 
        officials in the executive branch of the Federal Government.
    (b) Completion of Appointments.--The President, by not later than 
30 days after the effective date of this Act, shall complete 
appointment of members of the Commission pursuant to subsection (a)(6) 
and identify those appointees to the Congress.
    (c) Chairman.--The President shall designate a member of the 
Commission to be its Chairman.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTION ON PAY, ALLOWANCES, AND BENEFITS.

    A member of the Commission shall receive no pay, allowances, or 
benefits by reason of his or her service on the Commission.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Meetings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out 
this section, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and 
places, as the Commission considers appropriate.
    (b) Rules.--The Commission may adopt such rules as may be necessary 
to establish procedures and to govern the manner of the operation, 
organization, and personnel of the Commission.
    (c) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) Information.--The Commission may request from the head 
        of any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the 
        Federal Government such information as the Commission may 
        require for the purpose of carrying out this Act. The head of 
        such department, agency, or instrumentality shall, to the 
        extent otherwise permitted by law, furnish such information to 
        the Commission upon request made by the Chairman.
            (2) Facilities, services, and personnel.--Upon request of 
        the Chairman of the Commission, the head of any department, 
        agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government 
        shall, to the extent possible and subject to the discretion of 
        such head--
                    (A) make any of the facilities and services of such 
                department, agency, or instrumentality available to the 
                Commission; and
                    (B) detail any of the personnel of such department, 
                agency, or instrumentality to the Commission, on a non 
                reimbursable basis, to assist the Commission in 
                carrying out the duties of the Commission under this 
                Act.
    (d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as the departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government.
    (e) Contracts for Research and Surveys.--The Commission may, to 
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, 
enter into contracts with State agencies, private firms, institutions, 
and individuals for the purpose of conducting research or surveys 
necessary to enable the Commission to discharge the duties of the 
Commission under this Act.
    (f) Executive Director and Staff.--Subject to such rules and 
regulations as may be adopted by the Commission, the Chairman of the 
Commission may appoint, terminate, and fix the pay of an Executive 
Director and of such additional staff as the Chairman considers 
appropriate to assist the Commission. The Chairman may fix the pay of 
personnel appointed under this subsection without regard to the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, 
United States Code (relating to the number or classification of 
employees and to rates of pay), the provisions of such title governing 
appointments in the competitive service, and any other similar 
provision of law; except that no rate of pay fixed under this 
subsection may exceed a rate equal to the maximum rate of pay payable 
for a position above GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5108 
of such title.

SEC. 7. APPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.

    The Commission shall be an advisory committee for purposes of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is 30 days 
after the date on which the Commission submits the report required 
under section 3(b).

SEC. 9. PREPARATION FOR THE COMMISSION.

    Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States, the Director of the 
Congressional Research Service, the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office, and the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment 
shall each submit to the Commission an index to, and synopses of, 
materials on executive organization that such official considers useful 
to the Commission. Subject to laws governing the disclosure of 
classified or otherwise restricted information, such materials may 
include reports, analyses, recommendations, and results of research of 
such organizations.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission not more 
than $1,500,000 for carrying out this Act.

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on February 1, 1994.