Schedule pay rates, except that an individual so appointed 
may not receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic 
pay payable for GS–18 of the General Schedule. 
(3) Not more than one-third of the personnel em-
ployed by or detailed to the Commission may be on detail 
from the Department of Defense. 
(4) Upon request of the Director, the head of any 
Federal Department or Agency may detail any of the per-
sonnel of that Department or Agency to the Commission 
to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under 
this Act. 
(5) The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall provide assistance, including the detailing of employ-
ees, to the Commission in accordance with an agreement 
entered into with the Commission. 
(j) OTHER AUTHORITY.—(1) The Commission may 
procure by contract, to the extent funds are available, the 
temporary or intermittent services of experts or consult-
ants pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) The Commission may lease space and acquire per-
sonal property to the extent funds are available. 
(k) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Commission such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal years 2017 and 2018. Any amounts ap-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:48 Jun 25, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5566.IH
H5566
emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with BILLS
propriated under the preceding sentence that remain after 
the date of the termination of the Commission under sub-
section (l) shall be deobligated and rescinded and returned 
to the general fund of the Treasury for the purpose of 
deficit reduction. 
(l) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on December 31, 2017. 
(m) PROHIBITION AGAINST RESTRICTING COMMU-
NICATIONS.—Section 1034 of title 10, United States 
Code, shall apply with respect to communications with the 
Commission. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than December 31, 2017, the Commission 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port that includes— 
(1) the Commission’s recommendations for the 
termination of covered programs; and 
(2) a schedule for the termination of the cov-
ered programs identified under paragraph (1), set 
forth separately for each such program. 
SEC. 5. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not terminate 
a program recommended for termination in the report 
under section 4 unless a joint resolution approving such 
termination is enacted in accordance with subsection (b). 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:48 Jun 25, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5566.IH
H5566
emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with BILLS
(b) JOINT RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL.— 
(1) Notwithstanding any rule of the Senate or 
the House of Representatives, not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the Commission submits the 
report under section 4, each House of Congress shall 
meet to consider a vote on a joint resolution to ap-
prove the recommendations of the Commission in-
cluded in such report in their entirety. 
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the days on 
which either House of Congress is not in session be-
cause of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a 
day certain shall be excluded in the computation of 
a period. 
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) are enacted by Con-
gress— 
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power 
of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, respectively, and as such they are deemed 
a part of the rules of each House, respectively, 
but applicable only with respect to the proce-
dure to be followed in the House in the case of 
resolutions described by this subsection; and 
they supersede other rules only to the extent 
that they are inconsistent therewith; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:48 Jun 25, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5566.IH
H5566
emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with BILLS
(B) with full recognition of the constitu-
tional right of either House to change the rules 
(so far as 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. IMPLEMENTATION. 
The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the termi-
nation of the programs approved for termination in a joint 
resolution under section 5 in accordance with the schedule 
for the termination of such programs recommended by the 
Commission under section (4)(2). 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COVERED
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘covered 
program’’ means any procurement program of the 
Department of Defense. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.— 
The term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:48 Jun 25, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H5566.IH
H5566
emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with BILLS