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cally discharged from consideration of the bill, and 
the bill shall be placed upon the appropriate cal-
endar. 
‘‘(4)(A) A motion in the Senate to proceed to 
the consideration of a bill under this section shall be 
privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the 
motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order 
to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is agreed to or disagreed to. 
‘‘(B) Debate in the Senate on a bill under this 
section, and all debatable motions and appeals in 
connection therewith (including debate pursuant to 
subparagraph (C)), shall not exceed 10 hours. The 
time shall be equally divided between, and controlled 
by, the majority leader and the minority leader or 
their designees. 
‘‘(C) Debate in the Senate or any debatable mo-
tion or appeal in connection with a bill under this 
section shall be limited to not more than 1 hour, to 
be equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
mover and the manager of the bill, except that in 
the event the manager of the bill is in favor of any 
such motion or appeal, the time in opposition there-
to, shall be controlled by the minority leader or his 
designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from
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time under their control of the passage of a bill, 
allot additional time to any Senator during the con-
sideration of any debatable motion or appeal. 
‘‘(D) A motion in the Senate to further limit 
debate on a bill under this section is not debatable. 
A motion to recommit a bill under this section is not 
in order. 
‘‘(d) AMENDMENT AND DIVISIONS PROHIBITED.—No 
amendment to a bill considered under this section shall 
be in order in either the House of Representatives or the 
Senate. It shall not be in order to demand a division of 
the question in the House of Representatives (or in a Com-
mittee of the Whole) or in the Senate. No motion to sus-
pend the application of this subsection shall be in order 
in either House, nor shall it be in order in either House 
to suspend the application of this subsection by unanimous 
consent. 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENT TO MAKE AVAILABLE FOR OBLI-
GATION.—Any amount of budget authority proposed to be 
rescinded in a special message transmitted to Congress 
under subsection (b) shall be made available for obligation 
on the day after the date on which either House rejects 
the bill transmitted with that special message. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
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‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriation Act’ means any 
general or special appropriation Act, and any Act or 
joint resolution making supplemental, deficiency, or 
continuing appropriations. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘legislative day’ means, with re-
spect to either House of Congress, any day of ses-
sion. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘rescind’ means, with respect to 
an appropriation Act, to reduce the amount of budg-
et authority appropriated in that Act, and reducing 
budget authority shall include reducing obligation 
limitations set forth in that Act.’’. 
(b) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.—Section 
904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
621 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and 1017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1012, and 1017’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 
1017’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 1012 and 1017’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1011 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 682(5)) is amended by re-
pealing paragraphs (3) and (5) and by redesignating 
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
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(2) Section 1014 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 685) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘or 
the reservation’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘or a 
reservation’’ and by striking ‘‘or each such res-
ervation’’. 
(3) Section 1015(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 686) 
is amended by striking ‘‘is to establish a reserve or’’, 
by striking ‘‘the establishment of such a reserve or’’, 
and by striking ‘‘reserve or’’ each other place it ap-
pears. 
(4) Section 1017 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 687) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘rescis-
sion bill introduced with respect to a special 
message or’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘re-
scission bill or’’, by striking ‘‘bill or’’ the second 
place it appears, by striking ‘‘rescission bill with 
respect to the same special message or’’, and by 
striking ‘‘, and the case may be,’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘bill 
or’’ each place it appears;
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(D) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘rescis-
sion’’ each place it appears and by striking ‘‘bill 
or’’ each place it appears; 
(E) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘re-
scission bill or’’ and by striking ‘‘, and all 
amendments thereto (in the case of a rescission 
bill)’’; 
(F) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(i) by striking the first sentence; 
(ii) by amending the second sentence 
to read as follows: ‘‘Debate on any debat-
able motion or appeal in connection with 
an impoundment resolution shall be limited 
to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, 
and controlled by, the mover and the man-
ager of the resolution, except that in the 
event that the manager of the resolution is 
in favor of any such motion or appeal, the 
time in opposition thereto shall be con-
trolled by the minority leader or his des-
ignee.’’; 
(iii) by striking the third sentence; 
and 
(iv) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
‘‘rescission 
bill 
or’’ 
and 
by 
striking
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‘‘amendment, debatable motion,’’ and by 
inserting ‘debatable motion’; 
(G) in paragraph (d)(3), by striking the 
second and third sentences; and 
(H) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), (6), 
and (7) of paragraph (d). 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 
for subpart B of title X of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by redesig-
nating the item relating to sections 1014 through 1018 
as items 1015 through 1019, respectively, and by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1012 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 1013. Enhanced consideration of certain proposed rescissions.’’. 
Subtitle C—Commission to 
Eliminate Waste, Fraud, and Abuse 
SEC. 331. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Com-
mission to Eliminate Waste, Fraud, and Abuse (hereafter 
in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall con-
sist of 12 members, all of whom shall be appointed 
by the President not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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(2) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
The President shall designate a chairperson and vice 
chairperson from among the members of the Com-
mission. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Mem-
bers shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any 
vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment. 
(d) MEETINGS.— 
(1) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which all members of the Commis-
sion have been appointed, the Commission shall hold 
its first meeting. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—The Commission 
shall meet at the call of the chairperson. 
(e) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser num-
ber of members may hold hearings. 
SEC. 332. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions shall apply: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ under 
section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
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(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
any activity or function of an agency. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall— 
(1) evaluate all agencies and programs within 
those agencies, using the criteria under subsection 
(c); and 
(2) submit to Congress— 
(A) a plan with recommendations of the 
agencies and programs that should be realigned 
or eliminated; and 
(B) proposed legislation to implement the 
plan described under subparagraph (A). 
(c) CRITERIA.— 
(1) DUPLICATIVE.—If 2 or more agencies or 
programs are performing the same essential function 
and the function can be consolidated or streamlined 
into a single agency or program, the Commission 
shall recommend that the agency or program be re-
aligned. 
(2) WASTEFUL
OR
INEFFICIENT.—The Com-
mission shall recommend the realignment or elimi-
nation of any agency or program that has wasted 
Federal funds by— 
(A) egregious spending;
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(B) mismanagement of resources and per-
sonnel; or 
(C) use of such funds for personal benefit 
or the benefit of a special interest group. 
(3) OUTDATED, IRRELEVANT, OR FAILED.—The 
Commission shall recommend the elimination of any 
agency or program that— 
(A) has completed its intended purpose; 
(B) has become irrelevant; or 
(C) has failed to meet its objectives. 
(d) SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the President 
shall— 
(A) establish a systematic method for as-
sessing the effectiveness and accountability of 
agency programs; and 
(B) submit, to the Commission, assess-
ments of not less than 1⁄2 of all programs cov-
ered under subsection (b)(1) that use the meth-
od established under subparagraph (A). 
(2) METHOD OBJECTIVES.—The method estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) recognize different types of federal 
programs;
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(B) assess programs based primarily on 
the achievement of performance goals (as de-
fined under section 1115(f)(4) of title 31, 
United States Code); and 
(C) assess programs based in part on the 
adequacy of the program’s performance meas-
ures, financial management, and other factors 
determined by the President. 
(3) DEVELOPMENT.—The method established 
under paragraph (1) shall not be implemented until 
it has been reviewed and accepted by the Commis-
sion. 
(4) CONSIDERATION
OF
ASSESSMENTS.—The 
Commission shall consider assessments submitted 
under this subsection when evaluating programs 
under subsection (b)(1). 
(e) COMMON PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
President shall identify common performance measures 
for programs covered in subsection (b)(1) that have simi-
lar functions and, to the extent feasible, provide the Com-
mission with data on such performance measures. 
(f) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission
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shall submit to the President and Congress a report 
that includes— 
(A) the plan described under subsection 
(b)(2)(A), with supporting documentation for 
all recommendations; and 
(B) the proposed legislation described 
under subsection (b)(2)(B). 
(2) RELOCATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
The proposed legislation under paragraph (1)(B) 
shall provide that if the position of an employee of 
an agency is eliminated as a result of the implemen-
tation of the plan under paragraph (1)(A), the af-
fected agency shall make reasonable efforts to relo-
cate such employee to another position within the 
agency or within another Federal agency. 
SEC. 333. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) HEARINGS.—The Commission or, at its direction, 
any subcommittee or member of the Commission, may, for 
the purpose of carrying out this subtitle— 
(1) hold such hearings, sit and act at such 
times and places, take such testimony, receive such 
evidence, and administer such oaths as any member 
of the Commission considers advisable;