(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Commission shall 
be considered an advisory committee within the meaning 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(e) APPOINTMENT.— 
(1) MEMBERS.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 9 members, as follows: 
(A) 1 member appointed jointly by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
the majority leader of the Senate. 
(B) 2 members appointed by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives. 
(C) 2 members appointed by the minority 
leader of the House of Representatives. 
(D) 2 members appointed by the majority 
leader of the Senate. 
(E) 2 members appointed by the minority 
leader of the Senate. 
(2) TERMS OF APPOINTMENT.—The members 
of the Commission shall be appointed not more than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
The members of the Commission shall serve for the 
life of the Commission. 
(3) CONSULTATION
REQUIRED.—The Speaker 
of the House of Representatives, the minority leader 
of the House of Representatives, the majority leader
of the Senate, and the minority leader of the Senate 
shall consult among themselves prior to the appoint-
ment of the members of the Commission in order to 
achieve, to the maximum extent possible, fair and 
equitable representation of various points of view 
with respect to the matters to be studied by the 
Commission under subsection (b). 
(4) CHAIR.—The member of the Commission 
appointed pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall serve 
as Chair of the Commission. 
(5) BACKGROUND.—The members shall rep-
resent a broad array of expertise covering, to the ex-
tent practical, all subject matter, programs, and tax 
laws the Commission is likely to review. 
(6) RESTRICTIONS.—The following restrictions 
shall apply: 
(A) No member of the Commission shall be 
a current Member of Congress. 
(B) No member of the Commission shall 
be on detail from a Federal agency that deals 
directly or indirectly with the Federal payments 
that the Commission intends to review. 
(C) The Chair of the Commission shall not 
have served in any of the entities or industries 
that the Commission intends to review during
the 12 months preceding the date of such ap-
pointment. 
(f) MEETINGS.— 
(1) INITIAL
MEETING.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall conduct its first meeting. 
(2) OPEN
MEETINGS.—Each meeting of the 
Commission shall be open to the public. In cases 
where classified information, trade secrets, or per-
sonnel matters are discussed, the Chair may close 
the meeting. All proceedings, information, and delib-
erations of the Commission shall be available, upon 
request, to the chairs and ranking members of the 
relevant committees of Congress. 
(g) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission— 
(1) shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment not later than 30 days after 
the Commission is given notice of the vacancy, and 
(2) shall not affect the power of the remaining 
members to execute the duties of the Commission. 
(h) PAY AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 
(1) PAY.—Notwithstanding section 7 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), 
each Commissioner, other than the Chair, shall be 
paid at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the
minimum annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code, for each day (including travel 
time) during which the member is engaged in the ac-
tual performance of duties vested in the Commis-
sion. 
(2) CHAIR.—Notwithstanding section 7 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), 
the Chair shall be paid for each day referred to in 
paragraph (1) at a rate equal to the daily payment 
of the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for 
level III of the Executive Schedule under section 
5314 of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members shall receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(i) DIRECTOR OF STAFF.— 
(1) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Chair shall appoint 
a Director who has not served in any of the entities 
or industries that the Commission intends to review 
during the 12 months preceding the date of such ap-
pointment. 
(2) PAY.—Notwithstanding section 7 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),
the Director shall be paid at the rate of basic pay 
payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) REPORTS.—On administrative and per-
sonnel matters, the Director shall submit periodic 
reports to the Chair of the Commission and the 
chairs and ranking members of the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Government Reform 
of the House of the Representatives. 
(j) STAFF.— 
(1) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—Subject to para-
graphs (2) and (4), the Director, with the approval 
of the Commission, may appoint and fix the pay of 
additional personnel. 
(2) APPOINTMENTS.—The Director may make 
such appointments without regard to the provisions 
of title 5, United States Code, governing appoint-
ments in the competitive service, and any personnel 
so appointed may be paid without regard to the pro-
visions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 
53 of that title relating to classification and General 
Schedule pay rates. 
(3) DETAILEES.—Upon the request of the Di-
rector, the head of any Federal department or agen-
cy may detail any of the personnel of that depart-
ment or agency to the Commission to assist the 
Commission in accordance with an agreement en-
tered into with the Commission. 
(4) 
RESTRICTIONS
ON
PERSONNEL
AND 
DETAILEES.—The following restrictions shall apply: 
(A) PERSONNEL.—Not more than one- 
third of the personnel detailed to the Commis-
sion may be on detail from Federal agencies 
that deal directly or indirectly with the Federal 
payments the Commission intends to review. 
(B) ANALYSTS.—Not more than one-fifth 
of the professional analysts of the Commission 
may be persons detailed from a Federal agency 
that deals directly or indirectly with the Federal 
payments the Commission intends to review. 
(C) LEAD ANALYST.—No person detailed 
from a Federal agency to the Commission may 
be assigned as the lead professional analyst 
with respect to an entity or industry the Com-
mission intends to review if the person has been 
involved in regulatory or policymaking decisions 
affecting any such entity or industry in the 12 
months preceding such assignment.
(D) DETAILEE.—A person may not be de-
tailed from a Federal agency to the Commission 
if, within 12 months before the detail is to 
begin, that person participated personally and 
substantially in any matter within that par-
ticular agency concerning the preparation of 
recommendations under this Act. 
(E) FEDERAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.— 
No member of a Federal agency, and no officer 
or employee of a Federal agency, may— 
(i) prepare any report concerning the 
effectiveness, fitness, or efficiency of the 
performance on the staff of the Commis-
sion of any person detailed from a Federal 
agency to that staff; 
(ii) review the preparation of such re-
port; or 
(iii) approve or disapprove such a re-
port. 
(F) LIMITATION ON STAFF SIZE.— 
(i) Subject to clause (ii), there may 
not be more than 25 persons (including 
any detailees) on the staff at any time. 
(ii) The Commission may increase 
personnel in excess of the limitation under
clause (i) not less than 15 days after sub-
mitting notification of such increase to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Government Reform of 
the House of Representatives. 
(G) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL OFFICER.— 
No member of a Federal agency and no em-
ployee of a Federal agency may serve as a Com-
missioner or receive additional compensation by 
reason of being a member of the staff. 
(5) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States may provide assist-
ance, including the detailing of employees, to 
the Commission in accordance with an agree-
ment entered into with the Commission. 
(B) 
CONSULTATION.—The 
Commission 
and the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall consult with the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives 
on the agreement referred to under subpara-
graph (A) before entering into such agreement.
(k) OTHER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Com-
mission may procure by contract, to the extent funds 
are available, the temporary or intermittent services 
of experts or consultants pursuant to section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) LEASING.—The Commission may lease 
space and acquire personal property to the extent 
that funds are available. 
(l) FUNDING.— 
(1) COMMISSION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Commission such funds as are 
necessary to carry out its duties under this Act. 
(2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Comptroller Gen-
eral such funds as are necessary to carry out its du-
ties under subsection (j)(5) and section 6(a)(2). 
(m) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall termi-
nate 90 days after the date the Commission submits its 
report under section 5(a)(1). 
SEC. 5. REPORT; CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION. 
(a) REPORT OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the first meeting of the Com-
mission, the Commission shall transmit to the 
Congress a report containing— 
(i) the Commission’s findings; and 
(ii) recommendations agreed to by at 
least 5 Commission members for the termi-
nation, reduction, or retention of each of 
the corporate entitlements reviewed by the 
Commission. 
(B) SPECIFICATIONS.—Such findings and 
recommendations shall specify— 
(i) all actions, circumstances, and con-
siderations relating to or bearing upon the 
recommendations; and 
(ii) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the estimated effect of the rec-
ommendations upon the policies, laws, and 
programs directly or indirectly affected by 
the recommendations. 
(2) REVIEW
OF
PRELIMINARY
REPORT
BY 
COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 
days before the transmission of the report 
under paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
transmit the most recent version of such report 
to Comptroller General.
(B) ANALYSIS
BY
COMPTROLLER
GEN-
ERAL.—Not later than 60 days after receiving 
the version of the report referred to in subpara-
graph (A), the Comptroller General shall trans-
mit to the Commission a report containing a 
detailed analysis of such version of the report. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The report 
described in subsection (a) shall be transmitted to 
the Senate and the House of Representatives on the 
same day, and shall be delivered to the Secretary of 
the Senate if the Senate is not in session, and to the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives if the House 
is not in session. 
(2) FEDERAL
REGISTER.—Any recommenda-
tions and accompanying information transmitted 
under subsection (a) shall be printed in the first 
issue of the Federal Register after such trans-
mission. 
(c) INTRODUCTION.— 
(1) DATE OF INTRODUCTION.—Not later than 
75 days after the report is transmitted to Congress 
pursuant to subsection (a), the majority leader of 
the Senate or his designee, and the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, or his designee, shall in-
troduce a bill (or bills as provided under paragraph 
(2)) that implements the recommendations included 
in such report. 
(2) MULTIPLE BILLS.—The majority leader of 
the Senate, or his designee, or the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, or his designee, shall in-
troduce a bill or separate bills ensuring that all such 
recommendations shall be implemented. 
(d) COMMITTEE REFERRAL AND ACTION.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION AND REPORT.—Any com-
mittee to which a bill or bills introduced under sub-
section (c) is referred shall report such bill not later 
than 120 calendar days after the date of referral. No 
amendment during committee consideration of a bill 
or bills introduced under subsection (c) shall be in 
order unless that amendment is confined to termi-
nating or reforming a corporate entitlement. Any 
such reported bill shall be referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate or the Committee on Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives, as applicable. 
(2) DISCHARGE.—If a committee does not re-
port a bill within the 120-day period as provided 
under paragraph (1), such bill shall be discharged 
from the committee and referred to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate or the Committee on Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives, as applicable. 
(3) REPORT TO FLOOR; CONSOLIDATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the first 
day the Senate or the House of Representatives 
(as applicable) is in session following 10 cal-
endar days in session after the end of the 120- 
day period described under paragraphs (1) and 
(2), the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives, as applicable, shall— 
(i) consolidate all bills referred under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) into a single bill 
(without substantive amendment) and re-
port such bill to the Senate or the House 
of Representatives; or 
(ii) if only 1 bill is referred under 
paragraph (1) or (2), report such bill 
(without amendment) to the Senate or 
House of Representatives. 
(B) LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR.—The bill re-
ported under subparagraph (A) shall be placed
on the legislative calendar of the appropriate 
House. 
(e) PROCEDURE IN SENATE AFTER REPORT OF COM-
MITTEE; DEBATE; AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) DEBATE ON BILL.—Debate in the Senate 
on a bill reported by the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs under subsection 
(d)(3), and all amendments thereto and debatable 
motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall 
be limited to not more than 30 hours. The time shall 
be equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
majority leader and minority leader or their des-
ignees. 
(2) DEBATE ON AMENDMENTS.—Debate in the 
Senate on any amendment to the bill shall be limited 
to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and con-
trolled by, the mover and the manager of the bill, 
and debate on any amendment to an amendment, 
debatable motion, or appeal shall be limited to 30 
minutes, to be equally divided between, and con-
trolled by, the mover and the manager of the bill, ex-
cept that in the event the manager of the bill is in 
favor of any such amendment, motion, or appeal, the 
time in opposition thereto shall be controlled by the 
minority leader or his designee. No amendment shall
be agreed to unless three-fifths of the whole number 
of the Senate votes in favor of such amendment. 
(3) LIMIT OF DEBATE.— 
(A) A motion to further limit debate is not 
debatable. A motion by the majority leader or 
his designee to extend debate is not debatable. 
A motion to recommit is not in order. 
(B)(i) No amendment to the bill reported 
by the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs under subsection (d)(3) 
shall be in order unless— 
(I) that amendment is confined to ter-
minating or reforming a corporate entitle-
ment; and 
(II) that amendment is germane to 
the bill reported by the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs. 
(ii) For the purposes of a bill described 
under clause (i), the term ‘‘germane’’ means 
only amendments which strike language from 
such bill, or restore language in the bill or bills 
introduced under subsection (c). 
(4) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—
(A) MOTION TO PROCEED.—A motion to 
proceed to the consideration of the conference 
report on a bill subject to the procedures of this 
section and reported to the Senate may be 
made even though a previous motion to the 
same effect has been disagreed to. 
(B) TIME LIMITATION.—The consideration 
in the Senate of the conference report on the 
bill and any amendments in disagreement there-
to, including all debatable motions and appeals 
in connection therewith, shall be limited to 5 
hours, to be equally divided between, and con-
trolled by, the majority leader and minority 
leader or their designees. Debate on any debat-
able motion, appeal related to the conference re-
port, or any amendment to an amendment in 
disagreement, shall be limited to 30 minutes, to 
be equally divided between, and controlled by, 
the mover and the manager of the conference 
report (or a message between Houses). 
(f) PROCEDURE IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AFTER REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE; DEBATE.— 
(1) MOTION TO CONSIDER.—When the Com-
mittee on Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives reports a bill under subsection (d)(3) it
is in order (at any time after the fifth day (exclud-
ing Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) fol-
lowing the day on which any committee report filed 
on a bill referred under subsection (d)(1) to the 
Committee on Government Reform has been avail-
able to Members of the House) to move to proceed 
to the consideration of the bill reported to the House 
of Representatives. The motion is highly privileged 
and is not debatable. An amendment to the motion 
is not in order, and it is not in order to move to re-
consider the vote by which the motion is agreed to 
or disagreed to. 
(2) DEBATE.—General debate on the bill in the 
House of Representatives shall be limited to not 
more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally 
between the majority and minority parties. A motion 
further to limit debate is not debatable. A motion to 
postpone debate is not in order, and it is not in 
order to move to reconsider the vote by which the 
bill is agreed to or disagreed to. 
(3) TERMS OF CONSIDERATION.—Consideration 
of the bill by the House of Representatives shall be 
in the Committee of the Whole, and the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the 5-minute rule 
in accordance with the applicable provisions of rule
XVIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 
No amendment shall be agreed to unless three-fifths 
of the whole number of the House of Representatives 
votes in favor of such amendment. After the com-
mittee rises and reports the bill back to the House, 
the previous question shall be considered as ordered 
on the bill and any amendments thereto to final pas-
sage without intervening motion. 
(4) LIMIT ON DEBATE.—Debate in the House 
of Representatives on the conference report on a bill 
subject to the procedures under this section and re-
ported to the House of Representatives shall be lim-
ited to not more than 5 hours, which shall be divided 
equally between the majority and minority parties. A 
motion further to limit debate is not debatable. A 
motion to recommit the conference report is not in 
order, and it is not in order to move to reconsider 
the vote by which the conference report is agreed to 
or disagreed to. A motion to postpone is not in 
order. 
(5) APPEALS.—Appeals from decisions of the 
Chair relating to the application of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives to the procedure relating 
to the bill shall be decided without debate.
(d) RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—This section is enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, re-
spectively, but applicable only with respect to the 
procedure to be followed in that House in the case 
of a bill under this section, and it supersedes other 
rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with 
such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules as far as 
relating to the procedure of that House at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House. 
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