to section 183, as added by section 407(d), the following
new item:
‘‘184. Boards, commissions, and other advisory committees: limitation.’’.
TITLE V—COMMISSION ON DE-
FENSE ORGANIZATION AND
STREAMLINING
SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a
commission to be known as the ‘‘Commission on Defense
Organization and Streamlining’’ (hereinafter in this title
referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of nine members, appointed as follows:
(1) Two members shall be appointed by the
chairman of the Committee on National Security of
the House of Representatives.
(2) Two members shall be appointed by the
ranking minority party member of the Committee on
National Security of the House of Representatives.
(3) Two members shall be appointed by the
chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate.
(4) Two members shall be appointed by the
ranking minority party member of the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate.
(5) One member, who shall serve as chairman
of the Commission, shall be appointed by at least
three of the Members of Congress referred to para-
graphs (1) through (4) acting jointly.
(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Commission
shall be appointed from among private United States citi-
zens with knowledge and expertise in organization and
management matters.
(d) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Mem-
bers shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any
vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same man-
ner as the original appointment.
(e) INITIAL ORGANIZATION REQUIREMENTS.—(1) All
appointments to the Commission shall be made not later
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) The Commission shall convene its first meeting
not later than 30 days after the date on which all members
of the Commission have been appointed.
(f) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall expedite the processing of appropriate security
clearances for members of the Commission.
SEC. 502. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Commission shall exam-
ine the missions, functions, and responsibilities of the Of-
fice of the Secretary of Defense, the management head-
quarters and headquarters support activities of the mili-
tary departments and Defense Agencies, and the various
acquisition organizations of the Department of Defense
(and the relationships among such Office, activities, and
organizations).
(2) On the basis of such examination, the Commis-
sion shall propose alternative organizational structures
and alternative allocations of authorities as it considers
appropriate.
(b) DUPLICATION AND REDUNDANCY.— In carrying
out its duties, the Commission shall identify areas of du-
plication and recommend options to streamline, reduce,
and eliminate redundancies.
(c) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING OFFICE OF
SECRETARY.—The examination of the missions, functions,
and responsibilities of the Office of the Secretary of De-
fense shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the appropriate functions
of the Office and whether the Office of the Secretary
of Defense or some of its component parts should be
organized along mission lines.
(2) An assessment of the adequacy of the
present organizational structure to efficiently and ef-
fectively support the Secretary in carrying out re-
sponsibilities in a manner that ensures civilian au-
thority in the Department of Defense.
(3) An assessment of the extent of unnecessary
duplication of functions between the Office of the
Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff.
(4) An assessment of the extent of unnecessary
duplication of functions between the Office of the
Secretary of Defense and the military departments.
(5) An assessment of the appropriate number of
Under Secretaries of Defense, Assistant Secretaries
of Defense, Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense,
and Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense.
(6) An assessment of any benefits or efficiencies
derived from decentralizing certain functions cur-
rently performed by the Office of the Secretary of
Defense.
(d) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING HEAD-
QUARTERS.—The examination of the missions, functions,
and responsibilities of the management headquarters and
headquarters support activities of the military depart-
ments and Defense Agencies shall include the following:
(1) An assessment on the adequacy of the
present headquarters organization structure to effi-
ciently and effectively support the mission of the
military departments and the Defense Agencies.
(2) An assessment of options to reduce the
number of personnel assigned to such headquarters
staffs and headquarters support activities.
(3) An assessment of the extent of unnecessary
duplication of functions between the Office of the
Secretary of Defense and headquarters staffs of the
military departments and the Defense Agencies.
(4) An assessment of the possible benefits that
could be derived from further functional consolida-
tion between the civilian secretariat of the military
departments and the staffs of the military service
chiefs.
(5) An assessment of the possible benefits that
could be derived from reducing the number of civil-
ian officers in the military departments who are ap-
pointed by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
(e) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ACQUISI-
TION ORGANIZATIONS.—The examination of the missions,
functions, and responsibilities of the various acquisition
organizations of the Department of Defense shall include
the following:
(1) An assessment of benefits of consolidation
or selected elimination of Department of Defense ac-
quisition organizations.
(2) An assessment of the opportunities to
streamline the defense acquisition infrastructure
that were realized as a result of the enactment of
the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994
(Public Law 103–355) and the Clinger-Cohen Act of
1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106) or
as result of other acquisition reform initiatives im-
plemented administratively during the period from
1993 through 1997.
(3) An assessment of such other defense acqui-
sition infrastructure streamlining or restructuring
options as the Commission considers appropriate.
(f) COOPERATION FROM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.—
In carrying out its duties, the Commission should receive
the full and timely cooperation of the Secretary of Defense
and any other United States Government official respon-
sible for providing the Commission with analyses, brief-
ings, and other information necessary for the fulfillment
of its responsibilities.
SEC. 503. REPORTS.
The Commission shall submit to Congress an interim
report containing its preliminary findings and conclusions
not later than March 15, 1998, and a final report contain-
ing its findings and conclusions not later than July 15,
1998.
SEC. 504. POWERS.
(a) HEARINGS.—The Commission or, at its direction,
any panel or member of the Commission, may, for the pur-
pose of carrying out the provisions of this title, hold hear-
ings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, re-
ceive evidence, and administer oaths to the extent that the
Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
(b) INFORMATION.—The Commission may secure di-
rectly from the Department of Defense and any other Fed-
eral department or agency information that the Commis-
sion considers necessary to enable the Commission to
carry out its responsibilities under this title.
SEC. 505. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.
(a) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the
call of the Chairman.
(b) QUORUM.—(1) Five members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum other than for the purpose of
holding hearings.
(2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed
to by a majority of the members of the Commission.
(c) COMMISSION.—The Commission may establish
panels composed of less than full membership of the Com-
mission for the purpose of carrying out the Commission’s
duties. The actions of each such panel shall be subject to
the review and control of the Commission. Any findings
and determinations made by such a panel shall not be con-
sidered the findings and determinations of the Commis-
sion unless approved by the Commission.
(d) AUTHORITY OF INDIVIDUALS TO ACT FOR COM-
MISSION.—Any member or agent of the Commission may,
if authorized by the Commission, take any action which
the Commission is authorized to take under this title.
SEC. 506. PERSONNEL MATTERS.
(a) PAY OF MEMBERS.—Members of the Commission
shall serve without pay by reason of their work on 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) The chairman of the Commission
may, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, appoint a staff director and such additional per-
sonnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to
perform its duties. The appointment of a staff director
shall be subject to the approval of the Commission.
(2) The chairman of the Commission may fix the pay
of the staff director and other personnel without regard
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap-
ter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classifica-
tion of positions and General Schedule pay rates, except
that the rate of pay fixed under this paragraph for the
staff director may not exceed the rate payable for level
V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such
title and the rate of pay for other personnel may not ex-
ceed the maximum rate payable for grade GS–15 of the
General Schedule.
(d) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Upon
request of the chairman of the Commission, the head of
any Federal department or agency may detail, on a non-
reimbursable basis, any personnel of that department or
agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its
duties.
(e) 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 payable for level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
SEC. 507. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) POSTAL AND PRINTING SERVICES.—The Com-
mission may use the United States mails and obtain print-
ing and binding services in the same manner and under
the same conditions as other departments and agencies of
the Federal Government.
(b) MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE
AND SUP-
PORT SERVICES.—The Secretary of Defense shall furnish
the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, any administra-
tive and support services requested by the Commission.
SEC. 508. FUNDING.
Funds for activities of the Commission shall be pro-
vided from amounts appropriated for the Department of
Defense for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide
activities for fiscal year 1998. Upon receipt of a written
certification from the Chairman of the Commission speci-
fying the funds required for the activities of the Commis-
sion, the Secretary of Defense shall promptly disburse to
the Commission, from such amounts, the funds required
by the Commission as stated in such certification.
SEC. 509. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.
The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the
date of the submission of its final report under section
503.
Æ