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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2960

To amend the Competitiveness Policy Council Act to provide for

reauthorization, to rename the Council, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 6, 1993

Mr. LAFALCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs

A BILL

To amend the Competitiveness Policy Council Act to provide

for reauthorization, to rename the Council, 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. REAUTHORIZATION.

4 Section 5209 of the Competitiveness Policy Council

5 Act (15 U.S.C. 4808) is amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘1991 and 1992’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996’’; and

8 (2) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting

9 ‘‘$2,500,000’’.
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1 SEC. 2. RENAMING OF COUNCIL.

2 The Competitiveness Policy Council Act (15 U.S.C.

3 4801 et seq.) is amended as follows:

4 (1) In the subtitle heading—

5 (A) insert ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Com6 petitiveness’’; and

7 (B) strike ‘‘Policy Council’’ and insert

8 ‘‘Commission’’.

9 (2) In section 5201—

10 (A) insert ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Competitive11 ness’’; and

12 (B) strike ‘‘Policy Council’’ and insert

13 ‘‘Commission’’.

14 (3) In section 5202(b)(2)—

15 (A) insert ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Competitive16 ness’’; and

17 (B) strike ‘‘Policy Council’’ and insert

18 ‘‘Commission’’.

19 (4) In section 5203—

20 (A) in the section caption, strike ‘‘COUN21 CIL’’ and insert ‘‘COMMISSION’’;

22 (B) insert ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Competitive23 ness’’;

24 (C) strike ‘‘Policy’’; and

25 (D) strike ‘‘Council’’ each place it appears

26 and insert ‘‘Commission’’.
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1 (5) In section 5204—

2 (A) in the section caption, strike ‘‘COUN3 CIL’’ and insert ‘‘COMMISSION’’; and

4 (B) strike ‘‘Council’’ and insert ‘‘Commis5 sion’’.

6 (6) In sections 5205 through 5208, strike

7 ‘‘Council’’ each place such term appears and insert

8 ‘‘Commission’’.

9 (7) In section 5207, in the section caption,

10 strike ‘‘COUNCIL’’ and insert ‘‘COMMISSION’’.

11 (8) In section 5210—

12 (A) in paragraph (1)—

13 (i) insert ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Competi14 tiveness’’;

15 (ii) strike ‘‘Policy’’; and

16 (iii) strike ‘‘Council’’ each place it ap17 pears and insert ‘‘Commission’’; and

18 (B) in paragraph (2)—

19 (i) insert ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Competi20 tiveness’’; and

21 (ii) strike ‘‘Policy Council’’ and insert

22 ‘‘Commission’’.
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1 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

2 Section 5204 of the National Competitiveness Com3 mission Act (15 U.S.C. 4803) is amended by striking

4 paragraphs (11) and (12) and inserting the following:

5 ‘‘(11) prepare, publish, and distribute reports

6 that—

7 ‘‘(A) contain the analysis and rec8 ommendations of the Commission; and

9 ‘‘(B) comment on the overall competitive10 ness of the United States economy, including

11 the report described in section 5208; and

12 ‘‘(12) submit an annual report to the President

13 and to the Congress on the activities of the Commis14 sion.’’.

15 SEC. 4. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION.

16 Section 5206 of the National Competitiveness Com17 mission Act (15 U.S.C. 4805) is amended—

18 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘GS–18 of

19 the General Schedule’’ and inserting ‘‘the maximum

20 rate payable under section 5376 of title 5, United

21 States Code’’;

22 (2) in subsection (b)—

23 (A) by striking paragraph (1);

24 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as

25 paragraph (3); and
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1 (C) by inserting before paragraph (3), as

2 redesignated, the following:

3 ‘‘(1) FULL-TIME STAFF.—The Executive Direc4 tor may appoint such officers and employees as may

5 be necessary to carry out the functions of the Com6 mission in accordance with the Federal civil service

7 and classification laws, and fix compensation in ac8 cordance with the provisions of title 5, United States

9 Code.

10 ‘‘(2) TEMPORARY STAFF.—The Executive Di11 rector may appoint such employees as may be nec12 essary to carry out the functions of the Commission

13 for a period of not more than 1 year, without regard

14 to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov15 erning appointments in the competitive service, and

16 without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and

17 subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, at rates

18 not to exceed the maximum rate payable under sec19 tion 5376 of title 5, United States Code.’’; and

20 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘GS–16 of the

21 General Schedule’’ and inserting ‘‘the maximum rate

22 payable under section 5376 of title 5, United States

23 Code.’’.
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1 SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

2 Section 5207 of the National Competitiveness Com3 mission Act (15 U.S.C. 4806) is amended—

4 (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as

5 subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and

6 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the follow7 ing:

8 ‘‘(g) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—Within the limita9 tion of appropriations to the Commission, the Commission

10 may enter into contracts with State agencies, private

11 firms, institutions, and individuals for the purpose of car12 rying out its duties under this subtitle.’’.

13 SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

14 Section 5208 of the National Competitiveness Com15 mission Act (15 U.S.C. 4807) is amended—

16 (1) by striking the caption and inserting the

17 following:

18 ‘‘SEC. 5208. ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF ANALYSIS

19 AND RECOMMENDATIONS.’’;

20 (2) in subsection (a)—

21 (A) by striking the subsection heading and

22 inserting ‘‘(a) PUBLICATION OF ANALYSIS AND

23 RECOMMENDATIONS.—’’; and

24 (B) by striking ‘‘on’’ and inserting ‘‘not

25 later than’’; and

26 (3) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(d) OTHER REPORTS.—The Commission may sub2 mit to the President and the Congress such other reports

3 containing analyses and recommendations as the Commis4 sion deems necessary.’’.

5 SEC. 7. REFERENCES IN FEDERAL LAW.

6 (a) COMPETITIVENESS POLICY COUNCIL.—Any ref7 erence in Federal law to the Competitiveness Policy Coun8 cil shall be construed to be a reference to the National

9 Competitiveness Commission.

10 (b) COMPETITIVENESS POLICY COUNCIL ACT.—Any

11 reference in Federal law to the Competitiveness Policy

12 Council Act shall be construed to be a reference to the

13 National Competitiveness Commission Act.

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