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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 978 

To establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2017 

Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KIND, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. PETERS, Ms. KUSTER of New 

Hampshire, and Mr. YOHO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 

addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish an independent advisory committee to review 

certain regulations, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Regulatory Improve5 ment Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act— 


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1 (1) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Regu2 latory Improvement Commission established under 

3 section 3; 

4 (2) the term ‘‘commission bill’’ means a bill 

5 consisting of the proposed legislative language of the 

6 Commission recommended under section 4(h)(2)(C) 

7 and introduced under section 4(i)(1); and 

8 (3) the term ‘‘covered regulation’’ means a reg9 ulation that has been finalized not later than 10 

10 years before the date on which the Commission is es11 tablished. 

12 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

14 legislative branch a commission to be known as the ‘‘Regu15 latory Improvement Commission’’. 

16 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

17 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 

18 composed of 9 members, of whom— 

19 (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

20 President, and shall serve as the Chairperson of 

21 the Commission; 

22 (B) 2 members shall be appointed by the 

23 majority leader of the Senate; 

24 (C) 2 members shall be appointed by the 

25 minority leader of the Senate; 


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1 (D) 2 members shall be appointed by the 

2 Speaker of the House of Representatives; and 

3 (E) 2 members shall be appointed by the 

4 minority leader of the House of Representa5 tives. 

6 (2) DATE.—The appointment of the members 

7 of the Commission shall be made not later than 60 

8 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

9 (3) QUALIFICATIONS.— 

10 (A) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Commission 

11 shall be an individual with expertise and experi12 ence in rulemaking, such as past Administra13 tors of the Office of Information and Regu14 latory Affairs, past chairmen of the Administra15 tive Conference of the United States, and other 

16 individuals with similar expertise and experi17 ence in rulemaking affairs and the administra18 tion of regulatory reviews. 

19 (B) MEMBERS.—Members appointed to the 

20 Commission shall be prominent citizens of the 

21 United States with national recognition and a 

22 significant depth of experience and responsibil23 ities in matters relating to government service, 

24 regulatory policy, economics, Federal agency 

25 management, public administration, and law. 


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1 (4) LIMITATION.—Not more than 5 members 

2 appointed to the Commission may be from the same 

3 political party. 

4 (c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Mem5 bers shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any 

6 vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but 

7 shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint8 ment. 

9 (d) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days after 

10 the date on which all members of the Commission have 

11 been appointed, the Commission shall hold its first meet12 ing. 

13 (e) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the 

14 call of the Chairman. 

15 (f) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.—Each meeting of the 

16 Commission shall be open to the public, unless a member 

17 objects. 

18 (g) QUORUM.—Five members of the Commission 

19 shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members 

20 may hold hearings. 

21 (h) NONAPPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY

22 COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

23 (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission. 


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1 SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 

2 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Commission is to 

3 evaluate and provide recommendations for modification, 

4 consolidation, or repeal of covered regulations with the 

5 aim of reducing compliance costs, encouraging growth and 

6 innovation, and improving competitiveness, all while pro7 tecting public health and safety. 

8 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 

9 the Commission shall— 

10 (1) give priority in its analysis of covered regu11 lations to those that— 

12 (A) impose disproportionately high costs 

13 on a small entity (as defined in section 601 of 

14 title 5, United States Code); 

15 (B) impose substantial paperwork burdens; 

16 or 

17 (C) could be strengthened in their effec18 tiveness while reducing regulatory costs; 

19 (2) solicit and review comments from the public 

20 on the covered regulations described this section; 

21 and 

22 (3) develop a set of covered regulations to mod23 ify, consolidate, or repeal to be submitted to Con24 gress for an up-or-down vote. 

25 (c) PUBLIC COMMENTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

2 the date of the initial meeting of the Commission, 

3 the Commission shall initiate a process to solicit and 

4 collect written recommendations from the general 

5 public, interested parties, Federal agencies, and 

6 other relevant entities regarding which covered regu7 lations should be examined. 

8 (2) SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS.—The 

9 Commission shall ensure that the process initiated 

10 under paragraph (1) allows for recommendations to 

11 be submitted to the Commission through the Web 

12 site of the Commission or by mail. 

13 (3) LENGTH OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.— 

14 The period for the submission of recommendations 

15 under this subsection shall end 120 days after the 

16 date on which the process is initiated under para17 graph (1). 

18 (4) PUBLICATION.—At the end of the period for 

19 the submission of recommendations under this sub20 section, all submitted recommendations shall be pub21 lished in the Federal Register and on the Web site 

22 of the Commission. 

23 (d) COMMISSION OUTREACH.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the public comment 

25 period described in subsection (c), the Commission 


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1 shall conduct public outreach and convene focus 

2 groups to better inform the commissioners of the 

3 public’s interest and possible contributions to the 

4 work of the Commission. 

5 (2) FOCUS GROUPS.—The focus groups re6 quired under paragraph (1) shall include individuals 

7 affiliated with the Office of Information and Regu8 latory Affairs, the Administrative Conference of the 

9 United States, the offices within Federal agencies 

10 responsible for small business affairs and regulatory 

11 compliance, and, at the discretion of the Commis12 sion, other relevant stakeholders from within or out13 side the regulatory entities. 

14 (e) COMMISSION REVIEW OF PUBLIC COMMENTS.— 

15 Not later than 45 days after the date on which the period 

16 for the submission of recommendations ends under sub17 section (c), the Commission shall convene to review sub18 mitted recommendations and to identify covered regula19 tions to modify, consolidate, or eliminate. 

20 (f) EXAMINATION OF REGULATIONS.— 

21 (1) PROCESS FOR EXAMINATION.—In exam22 ining covered regulations under this section, the 

23 Commission shall determine the effectiveness of indi24 vidual covered regulations, by using multiple re25 sources, including quantitative metrics, testimony 


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1 from industry and agency experts, and research 

2 from the staff of the Commission. 

3 (2) DEADLINE.—Not later than 1 year after 

4 the date on which the Commission convenes under 

5 subsection (e), the Commission shall complete a sub6 stantial examination of covered regulations. 

7 (g) INITIAL REPORT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

9 the date on which the Commission convenes under 

10 subsection (e), the Commission shall publish, and 

11 make available to the public for comment, a report, 

12 which shall include— 

13 (A) the findings and conclusions of the 

14 Commission for the improvement of covered 

15 regulations examined by the Commission; and 

16 (B) a list of recommendations for changes 

17 to the covered regulations examined by the 

18 Commission, which may include recommenda19 tions for modification, consolidation, or repeal 

20 of such covered regulations. 

21 (2) REQUIREMENT.—The report required under 

22 paragraph (1) shall be approved by not fewer than 

23 5 members of the Commission. 

24 (3) AVAILABILITY OF REPORT.—The Commis25 sion shall make the report required under paragraph 


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1 (1) available through the Web site of the Commis2 sion and in printed form. 

3 (4) PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.—During the 

4 90-day period beginning on the date on which the 

5 report required under paragraph (1) is published, 

6 the Commission shall— 

7 (A) solicit comments from the public on 

8 such report, using the same process established 

9 under subsection (c); and 

10 (B) publish any comments received under 

11 subparagraph (A) in the Federal Register and 

12 the website of the Commission. 

13 (5) CONSULTATION.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

15 after the date on which the report required 

16 under paragraph (1) is published, the Commis17 sion shall complete a consultation with the 

18 chairman and ranking member of the commit19 tees of jurisdiction in the House of Representa20 tives and Senate regarding the contents of the 

21 report. 

22 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—The consultation re23 quired under subparagraph (A) shall provide— 

24 (i) the opportunity for the chair and 

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1 risdiction to provide substantive feedback 

2 or recommendations related to the regu3 latory changes contained in the report re4 quired under paragraph (1); and 

5 (ii) the opportunity for the chair and 

6 ranking member of the committees of ju7 risdiction to provide recommendations for 

8 alternative means of achieving a reduction 

9 in regulatory costs while maintaining the 

10 same level of benefits to society. 

11 (h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

13 the date on which the 90-day period described in 

14 subsection (g)(4) ends, the Commission shall— 

15 (A) review any comments received under 

16 subsection (g)(4); 

17 (B) incorporate any relevant comments re18 ceived under subsection (g)(4) into the report 

19 required under subsection (g)(1); and 

20 (C) submit the revised report to Congress. 

21 (2) CONTENTS.—The revised report required to 

22 be submitted to Congress under paragraph (1) shall 

23 include— 


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1 (A) the findings and conclusions of the 

2 Commission for the improvement of covered 

3 regulations examined by the Commission; 

4 (B) a list of recommendations for changes 

5 to the covered regulations examined by the 

6 Commission, which may include recommenda7 tions for modification, consolidation, or repeal 

8 of such covered regulations; and 

9 (C) recommended legislative language to 

10 implement the recommendations in subpara11 graph (B). 

12 (i) CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF COMMIS13 SION REPORT.— 

14 (1) INTRODUCTION.—If approved by 5 members 

15 of the Commission, as required under subsection 

16 (g)(2), the Commission bill shall be introduced in 

17 the Senate (by request) on the next day on which 

18 the Senate is in session by the majority leader of the 

19 Senate or by a Member of the Senate designated by 

20 the majority leader of the Senate and shall be intro21 duced in the House of Representatives (by request) 

22 on the next legislative day by the majority leader of 

23 the House or by a Member of the House designated 

24 by the majority leader of the House. 


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1 (2) CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REP2 RESENTATIVES.— 

3 (A) REFERRAL AND REPORTING.—Any 

4 committee of the House of Representatives to 

5 which the commission bill is referred shall re6 port it to the House without amendment not 

7 later than 30 days after the date on which the 

8 commission bill is introduced under paragraph 

9 (1). If a committee fails to report the commis10 sion bill within that period, it shall be in order 

11 to move that the House discharge the com12 mittee from further consideration of the com13 mission bill. Such a motion shall not be in order 

14 after the last committee authorized to consider 

15 the commission bill reports it to the House or 

16 after the House has disposed of a motion to 

17 discharge the commission bill. The previous 

18 question shall be considered as ordered on the 

19 motion to its adoption without intervening mo20 tion except 3 hours of debate equally divided 

21 and controlled by the proponent and an oppo22 nent. If such a motion is adopted, the House 

23 shall proceed immediately to consider the com24 mission bill in accordance with subparagraphs 

25 (B) and (C). A motion to reconsider the vote by 


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1 which the motion is disposed of shall not be in 

2 order. 

3 (B) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 

4 After the last committee authorized to consider 

5 the commission bill reports it to the House or 

6 has been discharged (other than by motion) 

7 from its consideration, it shall be in order to 

8 move to proceed to consider the commission bill 

9 in the House. Such a motion shall not be in 

10 order after the House has disposed of a motion 

11 to proceed with respect to the commission bill. 

12 The previous question shall be considered as or13 dered on the motion to its adoption without in14 tervening motion. A motion to reconsider the 

15 vote by which the motion is disposed of shall 

16 not be in order. 

17 (C) CONSIDERATION.—The commission bill 

18 shall be considered as read. All points of order 

19 against the commission bill and against its con20 sideration are waived. The previous question 

21 shall be considered as ordered on the commis22 sion bill to its passage without intervening mo23 tion except 10 hours of debate equally divided 

24 and controlled by the proponent and an oppo25 nent and one motion to limit debate on the 


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1 commission bill. A motion to reconsider the vote 

2 on passage of the commission bill shall not be 

3 in order. 

4 (D) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on pas5 sage of the commission bill shall occur not later 

6 than 60 days after the date on which the com7 mission bill is discharged from the last com8 mittee authorized to consider the commission 

9 bill. 

10 (3) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 

11 (A) COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION.—A com12 mission bill introduced in the Senate under 

13 paragraph (1) shall be jointly referred to the 

14 committee or committees of jurisdiction, which 

15 committees shall report the bill without any re16 vision and with a favorable recommendation, an 

17 unfavorable recommendation, or without rec18 ommendation, not later than 30 days after the 

19 date on which the commission bill is introduced. 

20 If any committee fails to report the bill within 

21 that period, that committee shall be automati22 cally discharged from consideration of the bill, 

23 and the bill shall be placed on the appropriate 

24 calendar. 


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1 (B) MOTION TO PROCEED.—Notwith2 standing Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 

3 the Senate, it is in order, not later than 2 days 

4 of session after the date on which a commission 

5 bill is reported or discharged from all commit6 tees to which it was referred, for the majority 

7 leader of the Senate or the majority leader’s 

8 designee to move to proceed to the consider9 ation of the commission bill. It shall also be in 

10 order for any Member of the Senate to move to 

11 proceed to the consideration of the commission 

12 bill at any time after the conclusion of such 2- 

13 day period. A motion to proceed is in order 

14 even though a previous motion to the same ef15 fect has been disagreed to. All points of order 

16 against the motion to proceed to the commis17 sion bill are waived. The motion to proceed is 

18 not debatable. The motion is not subject to a 

19 motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the 

20 vote by which the motion is agreed to or dis21 agreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to 

22 proceed to the consideration of the commission 

23 bill is agreed to, the commission bill shall re24 main the unfinished business until disposed of. 


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1 (C) CONSIDERATION.—All points of order 

2 against the commission bill and against consid3 eration of the commission bill are waived. Con4 sideration of the commission bill and of all de5 batable motions and appeals in connection 

6 therewith shall not exceed a total of 10 hours 

7 which shall be divided equally between the ma8 jority and minority leaders or their designees. A 

9 motion further to limit debate on the commis10 sion bill is in order, shall require an affirmative 

11 vote of a majority of the Members duly chosen 

12 and sworn, and is not debatable. Any debatable 

13 motion or appeal is debatable for not to exceed 

14 1 hour, to be divided equally between those fa15 voring and those opposing the motion or appeal. 

16 All time used for consideration of the commis17 sion bill, including time used for quorum calls 

18 and voting, shall be counted against the total 

19 10 hours of consideration. 

20 (D) NO AMENDMENTS.—An amendment to 

21 the commission bill, or a motion to postpone, or 

22 a motion to proceed to the consideration of 

23 other business, or a motion to recommit the 

24 commission bill, is not in order. 


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1 (E) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—If the Senate has 

2 voted to proceed to the commission bill, the vote 

3 on passage of the commission bill shall occur 

4 immediately following the conclusion of the de5 bate on a commission bill, and a single quorum 

6 call at the conclusion of the debate if requested. 

7 The vote on passage of the commission bill shall 

8 occur not later than 60 days after the date on 

9 which the commission bill is discharged from all 

10 committees to which the commission bill was re11 ferred. 

12 (F) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE13 DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 

14 relating to the application of the rules of the 

15 Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure re16 lating to a commission bill shall be decided 

17 without debate. 

18 (4) AMENDMENT.—The commission bill shall 

19 not be subject to amendment in either the House of 

20 Representatives or the Senate. 

21 (5) CONSIDERATION BY THE OTHER HOUSE.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—If, before passing the 

23 commission bill, one House receives from the 

24 other a commission bill— 


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1 (i) the commission bill of the other 

2 House shall not be referred to a com3 mittee; and 

4 (ii) the procedure in the receiving 

5 House shall be the same as if no commis6 sion bill had been received from the other 

7 House until the vote on passage, when the 

8 commission bill received from the other 

9 House shall supplant the commission bill 

10 of the receiving House. 

11 (B) REVENUE MEASURE.—This subsection 

12 shall not apply to the House of Representatives 

13 if the commission bill received from the Senate 

14 is a revenue measure. 

15 (6) RULES TO COORDINATE ACTION WITH

16 OTHER HOUSE.— 

17 (A) TREATMENT OF COMMISSION BILL OF

18 OTHER HOUSE.—If the Senate fails to introduce 

19 or consider a commission bill under this section, 

20 the commission bill of the House shall be enti21 tled to expedited floor procedures under this 

22 section. 

23 (B) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEAS24 URES IN THE SENATE.—If following passage of 

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1 then receives the commission bill from the 

2 House of Representatives, the House-passed 

3 commission bill shall not be debatable. The vote 

4 on passage of the commission bill in the Senate 

5 shall be considered to be the vote on passage of 

6 the commission bill received from the House of 

7 Representatives. 

8 (C) VETOES.—If the President vetoes the 

9 commission bill, debate on a veto message in 

10 the Senate under this section shall be 1 hour 

11 equally divided between the majority and minor12 ity leaders or their designees. 

13 (j) NOTICE TO REGULATORY AGENCIES.— 

14 (1) ENACTMENT OF COMMISSION BILL.—If the 

15 commission bill is enacted into law, the President 

16 shall— 

17 (A) not later than 7 days after the date on 

18 which the commission bill is enacted into law— 

19 (i) provide notice to the affected regu20 latory agencies; and 

21 (ii) publish notice of enactment in the 

22 Federal Register and online; 

23 (B) require affected regulatory agencies to 

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1 180 days after the date on which the commis2 sion bill is enacted into law. 

3 (2) FAILURE TO ENACT COMMISSION BILL.—If 

4 the commission bill is not enacted into law, the 

5 President shall provide notice of such failure to 

6 enact the commission bill in the Federal Register. 

7 (k) ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.—If the commis8 sion bill is introduced less than 60 session days or 60 leg9 islative days before the date on which Congress adjourns 

10 sine die— 

11 (1) the commission bill shall be introduced in 

12 both Houses on the date on which the succeeding 

13 Congress first convenes its next session; and 

14 (2) subsection (i) shall apply to the commission 

15 bill during the succeeding Congress. 

16 SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. 

17 (a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold such 

18 hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 

19 testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission 

20 considers advisable to carry out this Act. 

21 (b) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission is author23 ized to secure directly from any executive depart24 ment, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, 

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1 Government, information, suggestions, estimates, 

2 and statistics for the purpose of this Act. Each de3 partment, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, 

4 independent establishment, or instrumentality shall, 

5 to the extent authorized by law, furnish such infor6 mation, suggestions, estimates, and statistics di7 rectly to the Commission, upon request made by the 

8 chairman, the chairman of any subcommittee cre9 ated by the Commission, or any member designated 

10 by a majority of the Commission. 

11 (2) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND DIS12 SEMINATION.—Information shall only be received, 

13 handled, stored, and disseminated by members of 

14 the Commission and its staff consistent with all ap15 plicable statutes, regulations, and Executive orders. 

16 (c) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 

17 the United States mails in the same manner and under 

18 the same conditions as other departments and agencies of 

19 the Federal Government. 

20 (d) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, and 

21 dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. 

22 (e) SPACE FOR USE OF COMMISSION.—Not later 

23 than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

24 Administrator of General Services shall support on a reim25 bursable basis the operations of the Commission, including 


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1 the identification of suitable space to house the Commis2 sion. If the Administrator is not able to make such suit3 able space available within the 60-day period, the Commis4 sion shall lease space to the extent that funds are avail5 able. 

6 SEC. 6. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. 

7 (a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each member of 

8 the Commission shall be compensated at a rate equal to 

9 the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay pre10 scribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec11 tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (in12 cluding travel time) during which such member is engaged 

13 in the performance of the duties of the Commission. 

14 (b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the Com15 mission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 

16 diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employ17 ees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 

18 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 

19 regular places of business in the performance of services 

20 for the Commission. 

21 (c) STAFF.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of the Com23 mission may, without regard to the civil service laws 

24 and regulations, appoint and terminate an executive 

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1 be necessary to enable the Commission to perform 

2 its duties. The employment of an executive director 

3 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission. 

4 (2) COMPENSATION.—The Chairman of the 

5 Commission may fix the compensation of the execu6 tive director and other personnel without regard to 

7 chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 

8 5, United States Code, relating to classification of 

9 positions and General Schedule pay rates, except 

10 that the rate of pay for the executive director and 

11 other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for 

12 level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 

13 of such title. 

14 (3) AGENCY ASSISTANCE.—Following consulta15 tion with and upon the request of the Chairman of 

16 the Commission, the head of any agency may detail 

17 an employee of the agency to the Commission with18 out reimbursement, and such detail shall be without 

19 interruption or loss of civil service status or privi20 lege. 

21 (4) GAO AND OIRA ASSISTANCE.—The Comp22 troller General of the United States and the Admin23 istrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 

24 Affairs shall provide assistance, including the detail25 ing of employees, to the Commission in accordance 


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1 with an agreement entered into with the Commis2 sion. 

3 (d) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT4 TENT SERVICES.—The Chairman of the Commission may 

5 procure temporary and intermittent services under section 

6 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individ7 uals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 

8 rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 

9 Schedule under section 5316 of such title. 

10 (e) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—The Commission 

11 may acquire administrative supplies and equipment for 

12 Commission use to the extent funds are available. 

13 (f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—Upon the request of 

14 the Commission, the Administrator of General Services 

15 shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, 

16 the administrative support services necessary for the Com17 mission to carry out its responsibilities under this Act. 

18 SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION. 

19 The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the 

20 date on which the Commission submits its report under 

21 section 4. 

22 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro24 priated such sums as may be necessary to the Commission 

25 to carry out this Act. 


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1 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Any sums appropriated under 

2 the authorization contained in this section shall remain 

3 available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended. 

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