legislative day after the calendar day on which the
Member making the motion announces to the House
his intention to do so. The motion to proceed to con-
sider is 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.
(2) Consideration of a Federal election bill in
the House of Representatives shall be in the House
with debate limited to not more than 10 hours,
which shall be divided equally between those favoring
and those opposing the bill. The previous question
on the Federal election bill shall be considered as or-
dered to final passage without intervening motion. It
shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote
by which a Federal election bill is agreed to or dis-
agreed to.
(3) All appeals from the decisions of the Chair
relating to the application of the Rules of the House
of Representatives to the procedure relating to a
Federal election bill shall be decided without debate.
(g) FLOOR CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.—
(1) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the
consideration of a Federal election bill shall be privi-
leged and not debatable. An amendment to the mo-
tion 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.
(2) Debate in the Senate on a Federal election
bill, and all debatable motions and appeals in con-
nection therewith, shall be limited to not more than
10 hours. The time shall be equally divided between,
and controlled by, the majority leader and the mi-
nority leader or their designees.
(3) Debate in the Senate on any debatable mo-
tion or appeal in connection with a Federal election
bill 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
time under their control on the passage of a Federal
election bill, allot additional time to any Senator
during the consideration of any debatable motion or
appeal.
(4) A motion in the Senate to further limit de-
bate is not debatable. A motion to recommit a Fed-
eral election bill is not in order.
SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) PAY AND TRAVEL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS.—(1)
Each member of the Commission, other than the Chair-
man, shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay payable 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 actual per-
formance of duties vested in the Commission. The Chair-
man shall be paid for each day referred to in the preceding
sentence at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the an-
nual rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States
Code.
(2) Members of the Commission shall receive travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in ac-
cordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United
States Code.
(b) STAFF DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall, with-
out regard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States
Code, appoint a staff director, who 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.
(c) STAFF.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Direc-
tor, with the approval of the Commission, may appoint
and fix the pay of additional personnel.
(2) The Director may make such appointments with-
out regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service, and
any personnel so appointed may be paid without regard
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap-
ter 53 of that title relating to classification and General
Schedule pay rates, except that an individual so appointed
may not receive pay in excess of the maximum annual rate
of basic pay payable for grade GS–15 of the General
Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States
Code.
(d) DETAILS.—Upon request of the Director, the
head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on
a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that depart-
ment or agency to the Commission to assist the Commis-
sion in carrying out its duties under this Act.
(e) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission
may procure by contract the temporary or intermittent
services of experts or consultants pursuant to section 3109
of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 9. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall cease to exist 3 months after
the date of the submission of its report under section 5.
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission such sums as are necessary to carry out its duties
under this Act.
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