I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5566 
To establish a process for the termination of certain programs of the 
Department of Defense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2016 
Mr. KIND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Ap-
propriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a process for the termination of certain 
programs of the Department of Defense. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wasteful Defense 
Spending Reduction Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFICIT REDUCTION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
amounts appropriated for a covered program terminated 
pursuant to this Act that remain after the date of such 
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termination shall be deobligated and rescinded and re-
turned to the general fund of the Treasury for the purpose 
of deficit reduction. 
SEC. 3. THE COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an inde-
pendent commission to be known as the ‘‘Wasteful De-
fense Spending Reduction Commission’’ (referred to in 
this Act as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Commission shall review covered 
programs of the Department of Defense and make rec-
ommendations for the termination of such programs. 
(c) APPOINTMENT.—(1) The Commission shall be 
composed of 11 members appointed by the President. The 
President shall transmit to the congressional defense com-
mittees the names of the individuals appointed to the 
Commission by not later than January 3, 2017. 
(2) In selecting individuals for appointments to the 
Commission, the President should consult with— 
(A) the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives concerning the appointment of 2 members; 
(B) the majority leader of the Senate con-
cerning the appointment of 2 members; 
(C) the minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives concerning the appointment of 2 mem-
bers; and 
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(D) the minority leader of the Senate con-
cerning the appointment of 2 members. 
(3) Not more than 6 members of the Commission 
may be affiliated with the same political party. 
(4) At the time the President appoints individuals to 
the Commission, the President shall designate 1 such indi-
vidual who shall serve as Chairperson of the Commission. 
(d) TERMS.—Each member of the Commission shall 
serve for the life of the Commission. 
(e) MEETINGS.—(1) The Commission shall meet only 
during calendar year 2017. 
(2) Each meeting of the Commission, other than 
meetings in which classified information is to be discussed, 
shall be open to the public. 
(f) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission shall 
be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 
(g) PAY
AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.—(1)(A) Each 
member, other than the Chairperson, shall be paid at a 
rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum 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 performance of duties 
vested in the Commission. 
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(B) The Chairperson shall be paid for each day re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) at a rate equal to the daily 
equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay pay-
able for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 
5314 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) Members shall receive travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
(h) DIRECTOR OF STAFF.—(1) The Commission shall 
appoint a Director who has not served on active duty in 
the Armed Forces or as a civilian employee of the Depart-
ment of Defense during the 1-year period preceding the 
date of such appointment. 
(2) The Director 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. 
(i) STAFF.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 
the Director, 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 
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