(E) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—If the Senate has 
voted to proceed to the commission bill, the vote 
on passage of the commission bill shall occur 
immediately following the conclusion of the de-
bate on a commission bill, and a single quorum 
call at the conclusion of the debate if requested. 
The vote on passage of the commission bill shall 
occur not later than 60 days after the date on 
which the commission bill is discharged from all 
committees to which the commission bill was re-
ferred. 
(F) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE-
DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
relating to the application of the rules of the 
Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure re-
lating to a commission bill shall be decided 
without debate. 
(4) AMENDMENT.—The commission bill shall 
not be subject to amendment in either the House of 
Representatives or the Senate. 
(5) CONSIDERATION BY THE OTHER HOUSE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If, before passing the 
commission bill, one House receives from the 
other a commission bill— 
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(i) the commission bill of the other 
House shall not be referred to a com-
mittee; and 
(ii) the procedure in the receiving 
House shall be the same as if no commis-
sion bill had been received from the other 
House until the vote on passage, when the 
commission bill received from the other 
House shall supplant the commission bill 
of the receiving House. 
(B) REVENUE MEASURE.—This subsection 
shall not apply to the House of Representatives 
if the commission bill received from the Senate 
is a revenue measure. 
(6) RULES
TO
COORDINATE
ACTION
WITH 
OTHER HOUSE.— 
(A) TREATMENT OF COMMISSION BILL OF 
OTHER HOUSE.—If the Senate fails to introduce 
or consider a commission bill under this section, 
the commission bill of the House shall be enti-
tled to expedited floor procedures under this 
section. 
(B) TREATMENT
OF
COMPANION
MEAS-
URES IN THE SENATE.—If following passage of 
the commission bill in the Senate, the Senate 
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then receives the commission bill from the 
House of Representatives, the House-passed 
commission bill shall not be debatable. The vote 
on passage of the commission bill in the Senate 
shall be considered to be the vote on passage of 
the commission bill received from the House of 
Representatives. 
(C) VETOES.—If the President vetoes the 
commission bill, debate on a veto message in 
the Senate under this section shall be 1 hour 
equally divided between the majority and minor-
ity leaders or their designees. 
(j) NOTICE TO REGULATORY AGENCIES.— 
(1) ENACTMENT OF COMMISSION BILL.—If the 
commission bill is enacted into law, the President 
shall— 
(A) not later than 7 days after the date on 
which the commission bill is enacted into law— 
(i) provide notice to the affected regu-
latory agencies; and 
(ii) publish notice of enactment in the 
Federal Register and online; and 
(B) require affected regulatory agencies to 
implement the commission bill not later than 
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180 days after the date on which the commis-
sion bill is enacted into law. 
(2) FAILURE TO ENACT COMMISSION BILL.—If 
the commission bill is not enacted into law, the 
President shall provide notice of such failure to 
enact the commission bill in the Federal Register. 
(k) ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.—If the commis-
sion bill is introduced less than 60 session days or 60 leg-
islative days before the date on which Congress adjourns 
sine die— 
(1) the commission bill shall be introduced in 
both Houses on the date on which the succeeding 
Congress first convenes its next session; and 
(2) subsection (i) shall apply to the commission 
bill during the succeeding Congress. 
SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold such 
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission 
considers advisable to carry out this Act. 
(b) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission is author-
ized to secure directly from any executive depart-
ment, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, 
independent establishment, or instrumentality of the 
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Government, information, suggestions, estimates, 
and statistics for the purpose of this Act. Each de-
partment, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, 
independent establishment, or instrumentality shall, 
to the extent authorized by law, furnish such infor-
mation, suggestions, estimates, and statistics di-
rectly to the Commission, upon request made by the 
chairman, the chairman of any subcommittee cre-
ated by the Commission, or any member designated 
by a majority of the Commission. 
(2) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND DIS-
SEMINATION.—Information shall only be received, 
handled, stored, and disseminated by members of 
the Commission and its staff consistent with all ap-
plicable statutes, regulations, and Executive orders. 
(c) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as other departments and agencies of 
the Federal Government. 
(d) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, and 
dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. 
(e) SPACE
FOR USE
OF COMMISSION.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of General Services shall support on a reim-
bursable basis the operations of the Commission, including 
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the identification of suitable space to house the Commis-
sion. If the Administrator is not able to make such suit-
able space available within the 60-day period, the Commis-
sion shall lease space to the extent that funds are avail-
able. 
SEC. 6. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each member of 
the Commission shall be compensated at a rate equal to 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay pre-
scribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (in-
cluding travel time) during which such member is engaged 
in the performance of the duties of the Commission. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the Com-
mission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employ-
ees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
regular places of business in the performance of services 
for the Commission. 
(c) STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of the Com-
mission may, without regard to the civil service laws 
and regulations, appoint and terminate an executive 
director and such other additional personnel as may 
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be necessary to enable the Commission to perform 
its duties. The employment of an executive director 
shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The Chairman of the 
Commission may fix the compensation of the execu-
tive director and other personnel without regard to 
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 
5, United States Code, relating to classification of 
positions and General Schedule pay rates, except 
that the rate of pay for the executive director and 
other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for 
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 
of such title. 
(3) AGENCY ASSISTANCE.—Following consulta-
tion with and upon the request of the Chairman of 
the Commission, the head of any agency may detail 
an employee of the agency to the Commission with-
out reimbursement, and such detail shall be without 
interruption or loss of civil service status or privi-
lege. 
(4) GAO AND OIRA ASSISTANCE.—The Comp-
troller General of the United States and the Admin-
istrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs shall provide assistance, including the detail-
ing of employees, to the Commission in accordance 
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with an agreement entered into with the Commis-
sion. 
(d) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT-
TENT SERVICES.—The Chairman of the Commission may 
procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individ-
uals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of such title. 
(e) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—The Commission 
may acquire administrative supplies and equipment for 
Commission use to the extent funds are available. 
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—Upon the request of 
the Commission, the Administrator of General Services 
shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, 
the administrative support services necessary for the Com-
mission to carry out its responsibilities under this Act. 
SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION. 
The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the 
date on which the Commission submits its report under 
section 4. 
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. 
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(b) AVAILABILITY.—Any sums appropriated under 
the authorization contained in this section shall remain 
available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended. 
Æ 
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