(B) review the operational jurisdictions of 
executive agencies to determine whether areas 
of overlap exist and whether the mission of any 
agency has become obsolete. 
(2) PROCESS.—As part of the review under 
paragraph (1), the Commission shall identify and 
address— 
(A) opportunities for increasing efficiency 
and reducing costs in executive agencies as a 
result of executive action or legislation; 
(B) areas within executive agencies where 
managerial accountability can be enhanced and 
administrative control can be improved; 
(C) any Federal programs that have ac-
complished their original objectives and should 
be terminated; 
(D) any Federal services that could be pro-
vided at lower cost by the private sector; 
(E) budget process reforms that could 
yield savings, increase accountability and effi-
ciency, and enhance public confidence in the 
budget process; and 
(F) areas for further study based on likeli-
hood for potential savings. 
(b) REVIEW OF PRIOR REFORM EFFORTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall review 
existing Government Accountability Office, Congres-
sional Budget Office, and Inspector General reports, 
together with any other existing governmental and 
nongovernmental recommendations, including rec-
ommendations offered by the President’s Private 
Sector Survey on Cost Control, for reducing waste in 
executive agencies. 
(2) REPORTS.—Based on the review under 
paragraph (1), the Commission shall periodically 
submit to the President and Congress reports which 
shall include the following: 
(A) A list of such recommendations to re-
duce waste in executive agencies that the Com-
mission determines are most significant. 
(B) The estimated cost savings of the rec-
ommendations. 
(C) A determination of whether the rec-
ommendations can be implemented by executive 
order or whether they instead require legislative 
action. 
(c) PROPOSED REORGANIZATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the re-
views required under subsections (a) and (b), but 
not later than July 15, 2006, the Commission shall
submit to the President and Congress a proposed re-
organization plan for executive agencies. The pro-
posed reorganization plan shall provide for the re-
alignment or closure of executive agencies to reduce 
duplication of services and increase productivity. 
(2) VISITATION.—The Commission may not 
recommend an executive agency for realignment or 
closure unless at least one member has visited the 
executive agency prior to January 1, 2006, as part 
of the review conducted under subsection (a). 
(3) 
TRANSMITTAL.—The 
Commission 
shall 
transmit a copy of the proposed reorganization plan 
to the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, who shall prepare and issue a public report 
that details the predicted savings in Federal expend-
itures that would result from implementing the reor-
ganization plan. 
(d) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall meet 
in session at least once per month at the call of the 
chairperson. Additionally, as part of its review proc-
ess, the Commission shall conduct three public hear-
ings across the United States. The final hearing 
shall be held in Washington, D.C., not later than 
March 1, 2006.
(2) ADDITIONAL
POWERS.—The Commission 
may— 
(A) meet at additional times and places 
that it may consider appropriate; 
(B) issue subpoenas to compel the attend-
ance of witnesses and the production of docu-
ments; 
(C) administer oaths; and 
(D) contract, as it considers appropriate, 
for the provision of services, facilities, studies, 
and reports that will assist the Commission in 
carrying out its duties, responsibilities, and 
powers. 
SEC. 6. PRESIDENTIAL ACTION ON REORGANIZATION PLAN. 
(a) PRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATION.—No later than 
August 1, 2006, the President shall act on the proposed 
reorganization plan submitted by the Commission, either 
by approving the plan without alteration or amendment, 
or by returning the plan to the Commission for review. 
If the President returns the plan to the Commission, the 
President shall include such proposed revisions to the plan 
as the President considers appropriate. 
(b) REVIEW AND REVISION.—If the proposed reorga-
nization plan is returned to the Commission for revision, 
the Commission shall have 30 days in which to review the
Presidential recommendations submitted under subsection 
(a) and to revise the plan. The Commission may, at its 
discretion, incorporate any recommendations proposed by 
the President to the plan. 
(c) RESUBMISSION.—At the conclusion of the 30-day 
period, the Commission shall resubmit the reorganization 
plan to the President and Congress and retransmit a copy 
of such plan to the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget. The Director shall prepare and issue a re-
vised public report that details the predicted savings in 
federal expenditures that would result from implementing 
the revised reorganization. 
(d) EFFECT OF REJECTION.—If the President rejects 
the resubmitted reorganization plan, such rejection shall 
conclude the reorganization process for the year under this 
Act. The Commission may, following reconsideration and 
at least one public hearing, resubmit a revised reorganiza-
tion plan in the following year. 
SEC. 7. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON REORGANIZATION 
PLAN. 
(a) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—If the President ap-
proves the proposed reorganization plan submitted by the 
Commission, the President shall submit the reorganization 
plan, free of alterations or amendments, to Congress. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION.—The re-
organization plan submitted under subsection (a) 
shall be deemed to be a reorganization plan sub-
mitted under chapter 9 of title 5, United States 
Code, except that the reorganization plan shall take 
effect on the first day following 60 calendar days of 
continuous session of Congress, beginning on the 
date on which the plan is submitted, or a later date 
as may be provided by the plan, unless Congress en-
acts a joint resolution rejecting the reorganization 
plan. 
(2) SUSPENSION OF SECTION.—This Act shall 
be valid for all intents and purposes notwithstanding 
section 905(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) REORGANIZATION.—Unless the reorganization 
plan is rejected as provided in subsection (b), those execu-
tive agencies recommended for realignment or closure in 
the reorganization plan shall be realigned or closed begin-
ning as soon as practicable after the effective date of the 
reorganization plan, and completed within three years 
after the effective date. 
SEC. 8. TERMINATION. 
The Commission shall terminate at the end of the 30- 
day period beginning on the effective date of the reorga-
nization plan or the date a joint resolution rejecting the 
reorganization plan is enacted. 
SEC. 9. FUNDING AND SUPPORT. 
The Commission shall be funded, staffed, and 
equipped without cost to the Federal Government. To ac-
complish this objective, the Secretary of Commerce shall 
engage in a joint project with a nonprofit organization in 
accordance with the first section of Public Law 91–412 
(15 U.S.C. 1525). 
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