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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5941 
To establish certain requirements relating to the continuation of the Survey 
of Income and Program Participation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2006 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. BECER-
RA, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 
SHAYS, and Mr. SANDERS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To establish certain requirements relating to the continuation 
of the Survey of Income and Program Participation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESTRICTIONS. 
The Secretary of Commerce may not— 
(1) discontinue the Survey of Income and Pro-
gram Participation, 
(2) make any change in the design or content 
of such Survey, or 
(3) allow any of the foregoing, 
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unless the discontinuation or change involved has first 
been approved in accordance with section 2. 
SEC. 2. PROPOSED ACTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever in the judgment of the 
Secretary of Commerce it becomes necessary to dis-
continue the Survey of Income and Program Participation 
or to make any change in the design or content of the 
Survey of Income and Program Participation, he shall pre-
pare a written proposal under this subsection. Such pro-
posal— 
(1) shall include— 
(A) a description of the specific actions 
proposed to be taken; 
(B) the date or schedule for their proposed 
implementation; and 
(C) the reasons or justification for each 
proposed action; and 
(2) shall be submitted by the Secretary of Com-
merce to the SIPP Commission (established by sec-
tion 3) in such time, form, and manner as the Com-
mission may require. 
(b) CONSIDERATION
AND DECISION.—The SIPP 
Commission shall promptly consider any proposal received 
under subsection (a) and, after appropriate deliberation, 
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shall transmit its decision to approve or disapprove such 
proposal to the Secretary of Commerce in timely fashion. 
Any such decision shall be in writing and shall include a 
statement of reasons and justification. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a commission 
to be known as the ‘‘Commission on the Survey of Income 
and Program Participation’’ (in this Act referred to as the 
‘‘SIPP Commission’’ or the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of— 
(1) the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, who shall serve ex officio; 
(2) 1 member from the Department of Agri-
culture, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
Agriculture; 
(3) 1 member from the Department of Labor, 
who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Labor; 
(4) 1 member from the Department of Energy, 
who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Energy; 
(5) 1 member from the Department of Health 
and Human Services, who shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services; 
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(6) 1 member from the Social Security Admin-
istration, who shall be appointed by the Commis-
sioner of Social Security; 
(7) 1 member from the Bureau of the Census, 
who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Com-
merce in consultation with the Director of the Cen-
sus; and 
(8) 2 members from the National Academy of 
Sciences, who shall be appointed by the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget from among 
individuals recommended by the Council of the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences. 
All appointments to the Commission shall be made from 
among social scientists and statisticians who have experi-
ence analyzing longitudinal household data on economic 
well-being and participation in government programs. 
(c) TERMS OF APPOINTEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each member who is appointed to the 
Commission shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. 
(2) VACANCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any member appointed 
to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration 
of the term for which the member’s predecessor 
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was appointed shall be appointed only for the 
remainder of that term. 
(B) SERVICE
AFTER
TERM
ENDS.—A 
member may serve after the expiration of that 
member’s term until a successor has taken of-
fice. 
(C) MANNER
OF
APPOINTMENT.—A va-
cancy among any of the appointed members 
shall be filled in the manner in which the origi-
nal appointment was made. 
(d) CHAIRMAN.—The Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget shall serve as Chairman of the Com-
mission. 
(e) FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the function of 
the Commission to consider and act on any proposal 
relating to the Survey of Income and Program Par-
ticipation (described in section 2(a)) in accordance 
with section 2(b). 
(2) NONDELEGABLE
FUNCTIONS.—The func-
tions of the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget under this Act shall be nondelegable. 
(f) PROCEDURES.—The Commission shall meet at 
the call of the Chairman of the Commission. A majority 
of the members of the Commission who are eligible to vote 
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shall constitute a quorum. All members except those under 
paragraphs (1) and (8), respectively, of subsection (b) 
shall be eligible to vote. 
(g) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commission 
shall serve as such without pay, but shall be allowed travel 
expenses, including a per diem allowance in lieu of subsist-
ence, in the same manner as persons serving intermit-
tently in Government service are allowed travel expenses 
under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act or September 30, 2006, whichever is ear-
lier. 
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