I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1530 
To establish the Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2011 
Mr. WOLF (for himself and Mr. HUNTER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish the Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN 
STUDY GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
legislative branch the Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group 
(in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Group’’). 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, to the maximum extent practicable, the Group 
should be modeled on the Iraq Study Group. 
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SEC. 2. COMPOSITION OF GROUP. 
(a) MEMBERS.—The Group shall be composed of 10 
members, of whom— 
(1) 1 member shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, who shall serve as a co-chair of the Group; 
(2) 1 member shall be appointed by the leader 
of the Senate (majority or minority leader, as the 
case may be) of the Republican Party, in consulta-
tion with the leader of the House of Representatives 
(majority or minority leader, as the case may be) of 
the Republican Party, who shall serve as a co-chair 
of the Group; 
(3) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior 
member of the Senate leadership of the Democratic 
Party; 
(4) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior 
member of the leadership of the House of Represent-
atives of the Republican Party; 
(5) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior 
member of the Senate leadership of the Republican 
Party; and 
(6) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior 
member of the leadership of the House of Represent-
atives of the Democratic Party. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS; OTHER
MEMBERSHIP
RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION.—Not more 
than 5 members of the Group shall be from the 
same political party. An individual appointed to the 
Group may not be a full-time officer or employee of 
the Federal Government. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that individuals appointed to the Group 
should be prominent United States citizens, with na-
tional recognition and significant depth of experience 
in such professions as diplomacy, the armed services, 
governmental service, law, intelligence gathering, 
and foreign affairs. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—All members of 
the Group shall be appointed not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Group shall not 
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner 
in which the original appointment was made. 
(e) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) PROHIBITION ON BASIC PAY.—Members of 
the Group shall serve without pay in connection with 
their service for the Group. 
(2) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—While away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Group, members of the 
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Group shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as 
persons employed intermittently in the Government 
service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b) 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(f) INITIAL MEETING.—The Group shall meet and 
begin the operations of the Group as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(g) QUORUM.—After its initial meeting, the Group 
shall meet upon the call of the co-chairs of the Group or 
a majority of the members of the Group. Six members of 
the Group shall constitute a quorum. 
SEC. 3. DUTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Group shall conduct a for-
ward-looking, independent assessment of the current and 
prospective situation on the ground in Afghanistan and 
Pakistan, its impact on the surrounding region, and its 
consequences for United States interests. The Group shall 
examine four broad topic areas to include the strategic en-
vironment in and around Afghanistan and Pakistan, as 
well as security, political, and economic and reconstruction 
developments in those two countries. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Group shall submit to 
the President and Congress a report on the assessment 
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conducted under this subsection, including relevant policy 
recommendations relating thereto. 
SEC. 4. POWERS OF GROUP. 
(a) RULES OF PROCEDURE.—The Group may estab-
lish rules for the conduct of the Group’s business, if such 
rules are not inconsistent with this Act or other applicable 
law. 
(b) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Group or, on 
the authority of the Group, any subcommittee or member 
thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act— 
(1) hold such hearings and sit and act at such 
times and places, take such testimony, and receive 
such evidence; and 
(2) require the attendance and testimony of 
such witnesses and the production of such books, 
records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and 
documents, as the Group or such designated sub-
committee or designated member may determine ad-
visable. 
(c) CONTRACTING.—The Group may, to such extent 
and in such amounts as are provided in appropriation 
Acts, enter into contracts to enable the Group to discharge 
its duties under this Act. 
(d) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Group is authorized to 
secure directly from any executive department, bu-
reau, agency, board, commission, office, independent 
establishment, or instrumentality of the Government, 
information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics 
for the purposes of this Act. Each department, bu-
reau, agency, board, commission, office, independent 
establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the extent 
authorized by law, furnish such information, sugges-
tions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Group, 
upon request made by the co-chairs, the chairman of 
any subcommittee created by a majority of the 
Group, or any member designated by a majority of 
the Group. 
(2) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND DIS-
SEMINATION.—Information shall only be received, 
handled, stored, and disseminated by members of 
the Group and its staff consistent with all applicable 
statutes, regulations, and Executive orders. 
(e) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
to the Group on a reimbursable basis administrative 
support and other services for the performance of 
the Group’s duties. 
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(2) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—In 
addition to the assistance prescribed in paragraph 
(1), departments and agencies of the United States 
may provide to the Group such services, funds, fa-
cilities, and other support services as they may de-
termine advisable and as may be authorized by law. 
(f) GIFTS.—The Group may accept, use, and dispose 
of gifts or donations of services or property for the pur-
pose of facilitating the work of the Group. 
(g) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Group may use the 
United States mails in the same manner and under the 
same conditions as departments and agencies of the 
United States. 
SEC. 5. STAFF OF GROUP. 
(a) APPOINTMENT
AND COMPENSATION.—The co- 
chairs, in accordance with rules agreed upon by the Group, 
may appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director 
and such other personnel as may be necessary to enable 
the Group to carry out its duties, without regard to the 
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap-
pointments in the competitive service, and without regard 
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap-
ter 53 of such title relating to classification and General 
Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under 
this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that payable 
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for a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EM-
PLOYEES.—The positions of staff director and other per-
sonnel of the Group described in subsection (a) may not 
be filled by individuals who are Federal Government em-
ployees. 
(c) EXPERT
AND
CONSULTANT
SERVICES.—The 
Group is authorized to procure the services of experts and 
consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily 
rate paid a person occupying a position at level IV of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(d) VOLUNTEER SERVICES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Group may 
accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services as 
the Group determines necessary. 
SEC. 6. TERMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Group, and all the authorities 
of this Act, shall terminate 60 days after the date on 
which the report is submitted under section 3(b). 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE TERMI-
NATION.—The Group may use the 60-day period referred 
to in paragraph (1) for the purpose of concluding its ac-
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tivities, including providing testimony to committees of 
Congress concerning its report and disseminating the re-
port. 
SEC. 7. FUNDING. 
(a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM BUREAU OF SOUTH 
AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS.—Of the amounts made 
available under the heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign 
Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ for the Bu-
reau of South and Central Asian Affairs for fiscal year 
2011, $1,000,000 shall be available for transfer to the 
Group for purposes of carrying out this Act. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act. 
Æ 
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