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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5190 

To establish the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 25, 2006 

Mr. TOWNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To establish the Comprehensive Immigration Reform 

Commission. 

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 ‘‘Comprehensive Immi5 gration Reform Commission Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 

7 There is established a commission to be known as the 

8 ‘‘Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. PURPOSE. 

2 The Commission will review and evaluate the imple3 mentation and impact of United States immigration pol4 icy. 

5 SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall conduct a 

7 comprehensive review of immigration reform policies that 

8 affect family reunification, employment-based immigra9 tion, the protection of refugees, and the diversity of admis10 sions by country of origin, consistent with the purpose 

11 specified in section 3 and shall submit the report required 

12 under subsection (b). 

13 (b) REPORT.— 

14 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after 

15 the selection of the 2 co-chairpersons and the Execu16 tive Director of the Commission, the Commission 

17 shall prepare and submit a final report that contains 

18 a detailed statement of the recommendations, find19 ings, and conclusions of the Commission to the Con20 gress and the President. 

21 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report sub22 mitted under this subsection shall be made available 

23 to the public. 


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1 SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP. 

2 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission 

3 shall be composed of 8 members, to be appointed as fol4 lows: 

5 (1) The majority leader of the Senate shall ap6 point 2 members. 

7 (2) The minority leader of the Senate shall ap8 point 2 members. 

9 (3) The Speaker of the House of Representa10 tives shall appoint 2 members. 

11 (4) The minority leader of the House of Rep12 resentatives shall appoint 2 members. 

13 (b) APPOINTMENTS.—The Commission may not in14 clude more than 4 Members of Congress or other elected 

15 Federal, State, or local government officials. 

16 (c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Each member shall 

17 be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancies 

18 shall not affect the power and duties of the Commission 

19 but shall be filled in the same manner as the original ap20 pointment. 

21 (d) DATE.—Members of the Commission shall be ap22 pointed by not later than 30 days after the date of enact23 ment of this Act. 

24 (e) INITIAL ORGANIZATION PERIOD.—Not later than 

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1 mission shall develop and implement a schedule for com2 pletion of the review and report required under section 4. 

3 (f) CO-CHAIRPERSONS.—The Commission shall select 

4 2 Co-Chairpersons from among its members. 

5 (g) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

6 on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 

7 Commission submits the report required under section 

8 4(b)(1). 

9 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 

10 (a) MEETINGS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall meet 

12 at the call of the Co-Chairpersons or a majority of 

13 its members. 

14 (2) OPEN MEETINGS.—Each meeting of the 

15 Commission, other than meetings in which classified 

16 information is to be discussed, shall be open to the 

17 public. 

18 (b) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold such 

19 hearings and undertake such other activities as the Com20 mission determines to be necessary to carry out its duties. 

21 (c) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members shall receive trav22 el expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 

23 accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 

24 States Code, while away from their homes or regular 


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1 places of business in performance of services for the Com2 mission. 

3 (d) STAFF.— 

4 (1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Commission 

5 shall have a staff headed by an Executive Director. 

6 The Executive Director shall be paid at a rate equiv7 alent to a rate established for the Senior Executive 

8 Service under section 5382 of title 5, United States 

9 Code. 

10 (2) STAFF APPOINTMENT.—With the approval 

11 of the Commission, the Executive Director may ap12 point such personnel as the Executive Director de13 termines to be appropriate. 

14 (3) ACTUARIAL EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.— 

15 With the approval of the Commission, the Executive 

16 Director may procure temporary and intermittent 

17 services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 

18 States Code. 

19 (4) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— 

20 Upon the request of the Commission, the head of 

21 any Federal agency may detail, without reimburse22 ment, any of the personnel of such agency to the 

23 Commission to assist in carrying out the duties of 

24 the Commission. Any such detail shall not interrupt 


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1 or otherwise affect the civil service status or privi2 leges of the Federal employee. 

3 (5) OTHER RESOURCES.—The Commission 

4 shall have reasonable access to materials, resources, 

5 statistical data, and other information such Commis6 sion determines to be necessary to carry out its du7 ties from the Library of Congress, the Chief Actuary 

8 of Social Security, the Congressional Budget Office, 

9 and other agencies and elected representatives of the 

10 executive and legislative branches of the Federal 

11 Government. The Co-Chairpersons of the Commis12 sion shall make requests for such access in writing 

13 when necessary. 

14 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro16 priated for fiscal year 2007 $1,500,000 to carry out the 

17 purposes of this Act. 

18 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Any sums appropriated under 

19 the subsection (a) shall remain available, without fiscal 

20 year limitation, until expended. 

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