‘‘(6) CHAIRMAN
AND
VICE
CHAIRMAN.—The 
President shall designate one member of each Fed-
eral Review Commission to serve as Chairman and 
one as Vice Chairman. 
‘‘(g) DIRECTOR AND STAFF.— 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—Each Federal Review Com-
mission shall have a Director who shall be appointed 
by the Chairman without regard to the provisions of 
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments 
in the competitive service. The Director shall be paid 
at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level 
II of the Executive Schedule. 
‘‘(2) STAFF.—The Director of a Federal Review 
Commission may appoint and fix the pay of addi-
tional personnel as the Director considers appro-
priate, in accordance with section 3161 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERV-
ICE LAWS.—The Director and any staff of each Fed-
eral Review Commission shall be employees under 
section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, for pur-
poses of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 
of that title. 
‘‘(4) PROCUREMENT
OF
TEMPORARY
AND 
INTERMITTENT SERVICES.—The Chairman of each 
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Federal Review Commission may procure temporary 
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals 
which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the an-
nual rate of basic pay for Level II of the Executive 
Schedule. 
‘‘(5) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon re-
quest of the Chairman of a Federal Review Commis-
sion, the head of any Federal department or agency 
may detail, on reimbursable basis, any of the per-
sonnel of that department or agency to the Commis-
sion to assist it in carrying out its duties. 
‘‘(h) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—Each Federal 
Review Commission may, for the purpose of carrying 
out its duties, hold hearings, sit and act at times 
and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as 
the Commission considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—Each Fed-
eral Review Commission may secure directly from 
any Federal department or agency information nec-
essary to enable it to carry out its duties. Upon re-
quest of the Chairman of a Commission, the head of 
that department or agency shall furnish that infor-
mation to the Commission. 
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‘‘(3) POSTAL AND PRINTING SERVICES.—Each 
Federal Review Commission may use the United 
States mail and obtain printing and binding services 
in the same manner and under the same conditions 
as other Federal departments and agencies. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.— 
Upon the request of a Federal Review Commission, 
the Administrator of General Services shall provide 
to the Federal Review Commission, on a reimburs-
able basis, the administrative support services nec-
essary for the Federal Review Commission to carry 
out its duties. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Such 
sums as may be necessary are authorized to be appro-
priated for the purposes of carrying out the duties of each 
Federal Review Commission. Such funds shall remain 
available until expended. 
‘‘(j) TERMINATION.—Each Federal Review Commis-
sion shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the 
Commission submits the assessment and legislative pro-
posal (if any) under subsection (d) 
‘‘(k) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘agency’ 
has the meaning provided in section 902(1) of this title. 
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‘‘§ 1002. Expedited Congressional consideration of 
Federal 
Review 
Commission 
rec-
ommendations 
‘‘(a) INTRODUCTION
OF RESOLUTION.—Not later 
than the fifth legislative day after the date of receipt of 
a legislative proposal transmitted from the President to 
Congress under section 1001(e) of this title, the majority 
leader of each House or his designee shall introduce a joint 
resolution as defined in subsection (d). 
‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION
IN
THE HOUSE
OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.— 
‘‘(1) REFERRAL AND REPORTING.—If a com-
mittee fails to report a joint resolution within 30 
legislative days, it shall be in order to move that the 
House discharge the committee from further consid-
eration of the joint resolution. Such a motion shall 
be in order only at a time designated by the Speaker 
in the legislative schedule within two legislative days 
after the day on which the proponent announces his 
intention to offer the motion. Such a motion shall 
not be in order after a committee has reported a 
joint resolution with respect to that transmission or 
after the House has disposed of a motion to dis-
charge with respect to that transmission. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the 
motion to its adoption without intervening motion 
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except 20 minutes of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent. A motion 
to reconsider the vote by which the motion is dis-
posed of shall not be in order. 
‘‘(2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.—After 
a joint resolution is reported favorably without 
amendment by a committee or a committee has been 
discharged from further consideration, it shall be in 
order to move to proceed to consider the joint reso-
lution in the House. Such a motion shall be in order 
only at a time designated by the Speaker in the leg-
islative schedule within two legislative days after the 
day on which the proponent announces his intention 
to offer the motion. Such a motion shall not be in 
order after the House has disposed of a motion to 
proceed with respect to that transmission. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the 
motion to its adoption without intervening motion. A 
motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is disposed of shall not be in order. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolution 
shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against the joint resolution and against its consider-
ation are waived. The previous question shall be con-
sidered as ordered on the joint resolution to its pas-
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sage without intervening motion except ten hours of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent and one motion to limit de-
bate on the joint resolution. A motion to reconsider 
the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not 
be in order. 
‘‘(4) SENATE BILL.—A joint resolution received 
from the Senate shall not be referred to committee. 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.—[Language 
to be provided.] 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘joint resolution’ means only a 
joint resolution— 
‘‘(A) which does not have a preamble; 
‘‘(B) the title of which is as follows: ‘Joint 
resolution relating to the legislative proposal 
prepared by the Federal Review Commission es-
tablished on lll, 20ll.’, the blank spaces 
being filled in with the appropriate date; 
‘‘(C) the matter after the resolving clause 
of which is as follows: ‘That Congress approves 
the legislative proposal prepared by a Federal 
Review Commission and transmitted to Con-
gress by the President on lll, 20ll .’, 
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the blank spaces being filled in with the appro-
priate date; and 
‘‘(D) the remaining text of which consists 
of the legislative proposal prepared by the Fed-
eral Review Commission concerned and trans-
mitted to Congress by the President. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘legislative day’ refers to any day 
on which either House of Congress is in session. 
‘‘(e) RULES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES
ON
FEDERAL
REVIEW
COMMISSION
REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—This section is enacted by Congress— 
‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, re-
spectively, and as such they are deemed a part of 
the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable 
only with respect to the procedure to be followed in 
that House in the case of resolutions with respect to 
any legislative proposal transmitted to Congress (in 
accordance with section 1001) after the date of en-
actment of this section; and they supersede other 
rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent 
therewith; and 
‘‘(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
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in the same manner and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House. 
‘‘§ 1003. Schedule for review of all Federal agencies 
and programs 
‘‘(a) SCHEDULE FOR REVIEW.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this chapter, the 
President shall submit to Congress a schedule under which 
Federal Review Commissions shall be established to review 
all Federal agencies and programs in order to accomplish 
the goals of the policy set forth in section 901(a) of this 
title. 
‘‘(b) REVIEW OF AGENCIES PERFORMING RELATED 
FUNCTIONS.—In developing a schedule pursuant to sub-
section (a), the President shall provide that agencies that 
perform similar or related functions be reviewed at or near 
the same time. 
‘‘§ 1004. Administrative matters 
‘‘(a) RELOCATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—If the 
position of an employee of an agency is eliminated as a 
result of a reorganization, consolidation, abolishment, ex-
pansion, or transfer of existing Federal programs or agen-
cies pursuant to this chapter, the affected agency shall 
make a reasonable effort to relocate such employee to a 
position within another agency. 
‘‘(b) DEFICIT REDUCTION.— 
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‘‘(1) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Any reduction in 
amounts of discretionary budget authority or direct 
spending resulting from enactment of legislation 
pursuant to this chapter shall be dedicated only to 
deficit reduction and shall not be used as an offset 
for other spending increases. 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENTS
TO
COMMITTEE
ALLOCA-
TIONS.—Not later than 5 days after the enactment 
of legislation pursuant to this chapter, the chairmen 
of the Committees on the Budget of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives shall revise levels 
under section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 and adjust the committee allocations 
under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 to reflect the reduction in discretionary 
budget authority or direct spending, and the appro-
priate committees shall report revised allocations 
pursuant to section 302(b) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, as appropriate. 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENTS TO CAPS.—After the enact-
ment of legislation pursuant to this chapter, the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall revise applicable limits under the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as ap-
propriate.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of chap-
ters for title 5, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after the items relating to chapter 9 the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 10—FEDERAL REVIEW COMMISSIONS 
‘‘1001. Establishment of Federal Review Commissions 
‘‘1002. Congressional consideration of Federal Review Commission recommenda-
tions 
‘‘1003. Schedule for review of all Federal agencies and programs 
‘‘1004. Administrative matters’’. 
Æ 
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