(i) all points of order against the mo-
tion are waived; 
(ii) such a motion shall not be in 
order after the House of Representatives 
has disposed of a motion to proceed on the 
Commission bill; 
(iii) the previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the motion to its 
adoption without intervening motion; 
(iv) the motion shall not be debatable; 
and 
(v) a motion to reconsider the vote by 
which the motion is disposed of shall not 
be in order. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—When the House of Rep-
resentatives proceeds to consideration of the Com-
mission bill— 
(A) the Commission bill shall be considered 
as read; 
(B) all points of order against the Com-
mission bill (and against consideration of the 
Commission bill) are waived; 
(C) the previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the Commission bill to its 
passage without intervening motion except 10 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:46 Dec 11, 2024
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00012
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H10286.IH
H10286
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
hours of debate equally divided and controlled 
by the proponent and an opponent; 
(D) an amendment to the Commission bill 
shall not be in order; and 
(E) a motion to reconsider the vote on pas-
sage of the Commission bill shall not be in 
order. 
(4) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—In the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Commission bill shall be agreed to 
upon a vote of a majority of the Members present 
and voting, a quorum being present. 
(c) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN SENATE.— 
(1) PLACEMENT ON CALENDAR.—Upon intro-
duction in the Senate, the Commission bill shall be 
placed immediately on the calendar. 
(2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is 
in order, not later than 30 legislative days after 
the date the Commission bill is introduced in 
the Senate (even though a previous motion to 
the same effect has been disagreed to) to move 
to proceed to consideration of the Commission 
bill. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:46 Dec 11, 2024
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00013
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H10286.IH
H10286
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
(B) PROCEDURE.—For a motion to pro-
ceed to consideration of the Commission bill— 
(i) all points of order against the mo-
tion are waived; 
(ii) the motion is not debatable; 
(iii) the motion is not subject to a mo-
tion to postpone; 
(iv) a motion to reconsider the vote by 
which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 
to shall not be in order; and 
(v) if the motion is agreed to, the 
Commission bill shall remain the unfin-
ished business of the Senate until disposed 
of. 
(3) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Senate proceeds 
to consideration of the Commission bill— 
(i) all points of order against the 
Commission bill (and against consideration 
of the Commission bill) are waived; 
(ii) consideration of the Commission 
bill, and all debatable motions and appeals 
in connection therewith, shall be limited to 
not more than 30 hours, which shall be di-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:46 Dec 11, 2024
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00014
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H10286.IH
H10286
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
vided equally between the majority and mi-
nority leaders or their designees; 
(iii) a motion further to limit debate 
is in order and not debatable; 
(iv) an amendment to, a motion to 
postpone, or a motion to commit the Com-
mission bill is not in order; and 
(v) a motion to proceed to the consid-
eration of other business is not in order. 
(B) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—In the Senate— 
(i) the vote on passage shall occur im-
mediately following the conclusion of con-
sideration of the Commission bill, and a 
single quorum call at the conclusion of the 
debate if requested in accordance with the 
rules of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Commission bill shall be 
agreed to upon a vote of a majority of the 
Members present and voting, a quorum 
being present. 
(C) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE-
DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
relating to the application of this subsection or 
the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:46 Dec 11, 2024
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00015
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H10286.IH
H10286
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
the procedure relating to the Commission bill 
shall be decided without debate. 
(d) RULES RELATING TO SENATE AND HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION BY OTHER HOUSE.—If, be-
fore the passage by one House of the Commission 
bill of that House, that House receives from the 
other House the Commission bill of the other 
House— 
(A) the Commission bill of the other House 
shall not be referred to a committee and may 
not be considered in the House receiving it ex-
cept in the case of final passage as provided in 
subparagraph (B)(ii); and 
(B) with respect to the Commission bill of 
the House receiving the Commission bill of the 
other House— 
(i) the procedure in that House shall 
be the same as if no Commission bill had 
been received from the other House; but 
(ii) the vote on final passage shall be 
on the Commission bill of the other House. 
(2) TREATMENT OF COMMISSION BILL ORIGI-
NATING IN RECEIVING HOUSE.—Upon disposition of 
the Commission bill received from the other House, 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:46 Dec 11, 2024
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00016
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H10286.IH
H10286
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
it shall no longer be in order to consider the Com-
mission bill that originated in the receiving House. 
(3) TREATMENT
OF
COMMISSION
BILL
RE-
CEIVED BY SENATE.—If, following passage of the 
Commission bill in the Senate, the Senate receives 
the Commission bill from the House of Representa-
tives, the Commission bill received from the House 
of Representatives shall not be debatable. 
(4) VETO MESSAGE IN SENATE.—If the Presi-
dent vetoes the Commission bill, consideration of a 
veto message in the Senate under this section shall 
be not more than 10 hours equally divided between 
the majority and minority leaders or their designees. 
(e) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND 
SENATE.—This section is enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of 
each House, respectively, but applicable only with re-
spect to the procedure to be followed in that House 
in the case of the Commission bill, and supersedes 
other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent 
with such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:46 Dec 11, 2024
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00017
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H10286.IH
H10286
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House. 
SEC. 6. DIRECTOR, STAFF, AND EXPERTS AND CONSULT-
ANTS. 
(a) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall ap-
point a Director. 
(2) PAY.—The Director shall be paid at the 
rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(b) STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Director, with the approval of the Commission, 
may appoint, fix the pay of, and terminate addi-
tional personnel. 
(2) SCOPE OF APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.—The 
Director may make such appointments without re-
gard 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 sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to 
classification and General Schedule pay rates, except 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:46 Dec 11, 2024
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00018
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H10286.IH
H10286
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
that an individual so appointed may not receive pay 
in excess of the annual rate of basic pay payable for 
GS–15 of the General Schedule. 
(3) AGENCY ASSISTANCE.—Following consulta-
tion with, and upon request of, the Chair of the 
Commission, the head of an agency may detail any 
of the personnel of that agency to the Commission 
to assist the Commission in carrying out the duties 
of the Commission under this Act. 
(4) GAO ASSISTANCE.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall provide assistance, in-
cluding the detailing of employees, to the Commis-
sion in accordance with an agreement entered into 
with the Commission. 
(5) ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER PARTIES.—Con-
gress and the States may provide assistance, includ-
ing the detailing of employees, to the Commission in 
accordance with an agreement entered into with the 
Commission. 
(c) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission 
may procure by contract, to the extent funds are available, 
the temporary or intermittent services of experts or con-
sultants pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:46 Dec 11, 2024
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00019
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H10286.IH
H10286
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
SEC. 7. POWERS AND AUTHORITIES. 
(a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may, for the pur-
pose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings to consider 
issues of fact or law relevant to the work of the Commis-
sion. Any hearing held by the Commission shall be open 
to the public. 
(b) ACCESS
TO INFORMATION.—The Commission 
may secure directly from any agency information and doc-
uments necessary to enable the Commission to carry out 
this Act. Upon request of the Chair of the Commission, 
the head of that agency shall furnish the information or 
documents to the Commission as soon as possible, but not 
later than two weeks after the date on which the request 
was made. 
(c) SUBPOENA POWER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may issue 
subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of 
witnesses and the production of any evidence relat-
ing to the duties of the Commission. The attendance 
of witnesses and the production of evidence may be 
required from any place within the United States at 
any designated place of hearing within the United 
States. 
(2) FAILURE TO OBEY A SUBPOENA.—If a per-
son refuses to obey a subpoena issued under para-
graph (1), the Commission may apply to a United 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:46 Dec 11, 2024
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00020
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H10286.IH
H10286
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
States district court for an order requiring that per-
son to appear before the Commission to give testi-
mony, produce evidence, or both, relating to the 
matter under investigation. The application may be 
made within the judicial district where the hearing 
is conducted or where that person is found, resides, 
or transacts business. Any failure to obey the order 
of the court may be punished by the court as civil 
contempt. 
(3) SERVICE OF SUBPOENAS.—The subpoenas 
of the Commission shall be served in the manner 
provided for subpoenas issued by a United States 
district court under the Federal Rules of Civil Pro-
cedure for the United States district courts. 
(4) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—All process of any 
court to which application is made under paragraph 
(2) may be served in the judicial district in which 
the person required to be served resides or may be 
found. 
(d) PROPERTY.—The Commission may lease space 
and acquire personal property to the extent funds are 
available. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:46 Dec 11, 2024
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00021
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H10286.IH
H10286
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary to the Commission 
to carry out this Act, not to exceed $30,000,000. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Any sums appropriated under 
the authorization contained in this section shall remain 
available, without fiscal year limitation, until the earlier 
of the date that such sums are expended or the date of 
the termination of the Commission. 
SEC. 9. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this Act, the Commission shall be subject to chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT OFFICE.— 
The Commission shall not be subject to the control of any 
Advisory Committee Management Officer designated 
under section 1007(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) SUBCOMMITTEE.—Any subcommittee of the Com-
mission shall be treated as the Commission for purposes 
of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) CHARTER.—The enactment of this Act shall be 
considered to meet the requirements of the Commission 
under section 1008(c) of title 5, United States Code. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:46 Dec 11, 2024
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00022
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H10286.IH
H10286
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
SEC. 10. TERMINATION. 
The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 
5 years and 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act or 5 years after the date on which the terms of 
all Commission members have commenced, whichever is 
later. 
SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, each 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
(3) UNFUNDED
MANDATE.—The term ‘‘un-
funded mandate’’ has the meaning given the term 
‘‘Federal mandate’’ in section 421 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658). 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:46 Dec 11, 2024
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00023
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H10286.IH
H10286
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB