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States shall receive no additional pay or compensa-
tion for their service on the Commission.
(e) CHAIRPERSON.—The President shall designate 1
member of the Commission to be the chairperson of the
Commission.
(f) APPOINTMENT DEADLINE.—All initial appointees
shall be appointed under this section within 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 7. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION.
(a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall appoint a Di-
rector. The Director shall be paid at a rate not to exceed
the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code.
(b) STAFF.—
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Director, with the ap-
proval of the Commission, may appoint and fix the
pay of additional personnel.
(2) ASSIGNMENT.—Upon request of the Direc-
tor, the head of any agency may assign any of the
personnel of the agency to the Commission to assist
in carrying out the Commission’s review of the agen-
cy. Any employee of the Federal Government may be
assigned under this paragraph without reimburse-
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ment to the assigning agency and without interrup-
tion or loss of civil service status or privilege.
(c) APPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.—The staff of the Commission may be appointed
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, governing appointments in the competitive service
and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chap-
ter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United
States Code, relating to classification and General Sched-
ule pay rates, except that an individual so appointed may
not receive pay in excess of 120 percent of the minimum
rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Sched-
ule.
(d) EXPERTS
AND CONSULTANTS.—With the ap-
proval of the Commission, the Director 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.
SEC. 8. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
(a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—To carry out this
Act, the Commission may hold hearings, sit and act at
times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as
the Commission considers appropriate. The Commission
may also administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses ap-
pearing before it.
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(b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem-
ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the
Commission, take any action that the Commission is au-
thorized to take.
(c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission
may secure additional information necessary for it to carry
out this Act from the head of any agency. Upon request
of the chairperson of the Commission, the head of an
agency shall furnish the requested information within 30
days after the request or within the time specified by the
chairperson of the Commission.
(d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other agencies.
(e) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS.—The
Commission may lease space to the extent that funds are
available.
SEC. 9. DUTIES OF AGENCIES SUBJECT TO PERFORMANCE
REVIEW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—An agency notified by the Com-
mission that it is on the performance review schedule
shall—
(1) conduct an agency self-study beginning 90
days before the agency self-study report is due and
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write an agency self-study report meeting the cri-
teria established in subsection (c);
(2) submit a progress report to the Commission
60 days before the agency self-study report is due;
(3) submit a 2d progress report to the Commis-
sion 30 days before the agency self-study report is
due; and
(4) submit the agency self-study report to the
Commission on the date scheduled by the Commis-
sion.
(b) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Each progress report shall
present in detail the full range of programs being reviewed
and the status of each review.
(c) AGENCY SELF-STUDY REPORT.—Each agency
self-study report shall include the following:
(1) MISSION
STATEMENT.—A comprehensive
mission statement covering the functions and oper-
ations of the agency and all its subdivisions.
(2) CENSUS.—A complete census of all the sep-
arate programs, with the name and a full description
of the current organizational subdivision that has re-
sponsibility for the conduct and administration of
each program.
(3) STATUTORY
REFERENCES.—A citation to
the statute that establishes or authorizes the estab-
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lishment of each program, a statement of the objec-
tives of the program as prescribed by statute or ad-
ministrative order, and for each of the objectives, a
detailed statement of the way in which each program
activity contributes to the attainment or furtherance
of the objectives.
(4) BUDGETS.—A review of the budgets for
each program for each of the preceding 5 years.
(5) PERSONNEL LEVELS.—A statement of the
personnel levels associated with each program for
the previous fiscal year, the preceding 4 fiscal years,
and the 10th and 15th fiscal years preceding the
most recent fiscal year.
(6) PRIORITY OF PROGRAMS.—A comparative
assessment that establishes a priority order for each
program in the overall institutional mission of the
agency.
(7) PERFORMANCE GOALS.—A statement of the
specific performance goals that are used to define
the levels of performance achieved by the particular
activities of each program. When possible the goals
shall be measured in quantifiable forms and applica-
ble across program activities.
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(8) PERFORMANCE
LEVEL.—A comparison of
each performance goal with the actual level of per-
formance measured using a performance indicator.
(9) CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.—An analysis of
how effectively each program met the expectations
and needs of its customers, with special attention to
the handling of complaints and suggestions for im-
provements as well as an explicit discussion of the
sources for such an analysis.
(10) RESULTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.—A full
statement of the results and accomplishments of
each program, described in terms relating as closely
as possible to the purpose of the program as em-
bodied in the enabling legislation as well as to the
performance indicators currently used by the pro-
gram.
(11) VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION.—An ex-
plicit review of the means used by each agency to
verify and validate all of the above measured values,
as well as a description of the current annual evalua-
tions in place used to update and reformulate pro-
gram goals and operations.
(12) COST EFFECTIVENESS.—An assessment of
the cost effectiveness of each program activity, in-
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cluding, when possible, a quantifiable cost-benefit
analysis.
(13) PAPERWORK AND PROCEDURAL REQUIRE-
MENTS.—A review of the paperwork and procedural
requirements of each program and the costs associ-
ated with the requirements.
(14) CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT.—A re-
view of each program’s contracts and procurement
histories.
(15) FEDERAL GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.—A review of Federal grants to
State or local governments in any program over the
preceding 5 years, and an analysis of the explicit cri-
teria for awarding the grants, with the goal of iden-
tifying any criteria that are performance based.
(16) 
FINANCIAL
AND
INFORMATION
SYS-
TEMS.—A review and analysis of the agencywide fi-
nancial and information systems and the extent to
which the introduction of new, more efficient forms
of financial- and information-systems management
could contribute significantly to better service.
(17) EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT.—A review of
the effect of current managerial practices intended
to involve employees more effectively in assessing
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and reformulating the goals and procedures of each
program activity.
(18) TRAINING.—A survey of all training pro-
grams for managers and other employees, and an
analysis of their effectiveness.
(19) RESPONSE
TO
FEDERAL
FUNDING
LEV-
ELS.—A statement setting forth in detail all reason-
able actions, whether in conjunction with or as alter-
natives to other actions, that the agency would take
in response to the fixing of the total amount of Fed-
eral funds available during the upcoming fiscal year
for all program activities, including, when appro-
priate, actions requiring the enactment, amendment,
or repeal of a statute. The statement shall include—
(A) actions the agency would take if the
funds available were fixed at—
(i) an amount equal to 90 percent of
the amount of funds available during the
fiscal year ending on the September 30
preceding submission of the agency self-
study;
(ii) an amount equal to 95 percent of
the amount of funds available during the
fiscal year ending on the June 30 preced-
ing submission of the agency self-study;
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(iii) an amount equal to the same
amount of funds available during the fiscal
year ending on the preceding September
30;
(iv) an amount equal to 105 percent
of the amount of funds available during
the fiscal year ending on the preceding
September 30; or
(v) an amount equal to 110 percent of
the amount of funds available during the
fiscal year ending on the preceding Sep-
tember 30; and
(B) an assessment of the effect that taking
each action could be expected to have on—
(i) the mission and operations of the
agency as a whole;
(ii) the activities and accomplishments
of each program for which any of its orga-
nizational subdivisions is responsible; and
(iii) the health, safety, and welfare of
the citizens of the country.
SEC. 10. PERFORMANCE REVIEW BY COMMISSION.
(a) EVALUATION OF DATA BY COMMISSION.—The
performance review shall include an evaluation of the data
contained in an agency self-study report and presented at
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the hearings held by the Commission, including an assess-
ment of—
(1) the effectiveness of the agency in perform-
ing the responsibilities assigned by law;
(2) the operational efficiency of the agency in
performing its responsibilities;
(3) the effect of the policies and programs of
the agency upon the economy and the environment
of the country, and upon the health, safety, and wel-
fare of the people of the United States;
(4) the accessibility and responsiveness of the
agency as demonstrated in each of its programs, in-
cluding the way in which the agency has handled
complaints, suggestions, and requests for informa-
tion or assistance;
(5) the conduct of internal functions, such as
planning, information and records management, and
overall resource controls; and
(6) the existence of other programs within the
agency, in another agency, or at another level of
government with objectives or operations that dupli-
cate or are in conflict with the objectives or oper-
ations of any program in the agency under review.
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(b) DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—In de-
veloping the recommendations required by section 5(b)(6)
regarding an agency, the Commission shall consider—
(1) the extent to which the statutory mandates
of each program are currently being served;
(2) the adequacy of the agency’s performance;
(3) whether a reduction in the scope or degree
of the agency’s regulations would endanger the goals
of each program; and
(4) whether specific regulations governing the
management of any program can be rewritten.
(c) REPORTING THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW.—The
Commission will deliver its performance review to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives not later than
21 months after receiving an agency self-study report from
an agency.
SEC. 11. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON PERFORMANCE RE-
VIEW.
(a) PROCEDURES
IN
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—
(1) REFERRAL OF REPORT.—After the House
of Representatives receives a performance review
from the Commission, the Speaker shall refer it to
only 1 standing committee of the House. To the ex-
tent possible, the Speaker shall rely on the rules of
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the House of Representatives to determine the ap-
propriate committee to receive the performance re-
view.
(2) PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PERFORMANCE RE-
VIEWS.—During the 30-legislative-day period after
the referral of a performance review to a committee
under paragraph (1), the committee shall hold public
hearings for the purpose of receiving comments on
the performance review and the recommendations.
After the hearings, the chairperson of the committee
shall submit to the House an implementation bill
with an accompanying report that comments on all
the recommendations made by the Commission and
sets forth the reasons why certain recommendations
are not legislatively addressed.
(3) DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE.—If a commit-
tee receiving an implementation bill under paragraph
(1) has not reported the bill by the end of the 15
calendar days after the date on which the bill was
introduced, the committee shall be discharged from
further consideration of the bill and the bill shall be
placed on the appropriate calendar of the House.
(4) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.—
(A) MOTION TO PROCEED TO CONSIDER-
ATION.—On or after the 4th day after the date