sion’’), to examine eligibility for health care from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) VOTING MEMBERS.—The Commission 
shall be composed of 15 voting members who 
are appointed as follows: 
(i) Three members appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
at least one of whom shall be a veteran. 
(ii) Three members appointed by the 
minority leader of the House of Represent-
atives, at least one of whom shall be a vet-
eran. 
(iii) Three members appointed by the 
majority leader of the Senate, at least one 
of whom shall be a veteran. 
(iv) Three members appointed by the 
minority leader of the Senate, at least one 
of whom shall be a veteran. 
(v) Three members appointed by the 
President, at least two of whom shall be 
veterans. 
(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—Of the members 
appointed under subparagraph (A)— 
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(i) at least one member shall rep-
resent an organization recognized by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the rep-
resentation of veterans under section 5902 
of title 38, United States Code; 
(ii) at least one member shall have ex-
perience as senior management for a pri-
vate integrated health care system with an 
annual gross revenue of more than 
$50,000,000; 
(iii) at least one member shall be fa-
miliar with government health care sys-
tems, including those systems of the De-
partment of Defense, the Indian Health 
Service, or Federally-qualified health cen-
ters (as defined in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1396d(l)(2)(B))); and 
(iv) at least one member shall be fa-
miliar with the Veterans Health Adminis-
tration but shall not be currently employed 
by the Veterans Health Administration. 
(C) DATE.—The appointments of members 
of the Commission shall be made not later than 
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one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(3) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Members shall be ap-
pointed for the life of the Commission. 
(B) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the 
Commission shall not affect its powers, but 
shall be filled in the same manner as the origi-
nal appointment. 
(4) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 15 days 
after the date on which eight voting members of the 
Commission have been appointed, the Commission 
shall hold its first meeting. 
(5) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at 
the call of the Chairperson. 
(6) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a 
lesser number of members may hold hearings. 
(7) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
The President shall designate a member of the com-
mission to serve as Chairperson of the Commission. 
The Commission shall select a Vice Chairperson 
from among its members. 
(b) DUTIES OF COMMISSION.— 
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(1) EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT.—The Com-
mission shall undertake a comprehensive evaluation 
and assessment of eligibility to receive health care 
from the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(2) MATTERS EVALUATED AND ASSESSED.—In 
undertaking the comprehensive evaluation and as-
sessment required by paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall evaluate and assess the following: 
(A) General eligibility. 
(B) Eligibility of veterans with service-con-
nected conditions. 
(C) Eligibility of veterans with non-service- 
connected conditions. 
(D) Eligibility of veterans who have other 
insurance or health care coverage (including 
Medicare and TRICARE). 
(E) Eligibility of veterans exposed to com-
bat. 
(F) Eligibility of veterans exposed to toxic 
substances or radiation. 
(G) Eligibility of veterans with discharges 
under conditions other than honorable. 
(H) Eligibility for long-term care. 
(I) Eligibility for mental health care. 
(J) Assigned priority for care. 
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(K) Required copayments and other cost- 
sharing mechanisms. 
(L) Other matters the Commission deter-
mines appropriate. 
(3) REPORTS.—The Commission shall submit 
to the President, through the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, reports as follows: 
(A) Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the initial meeting of the Commission, an in-
terim report on— 
(i) the findings of the Commission 
with respect to the evaluation and assess-
ment required by this subsection; and 
(ii) such recommendations as the 
Commission may have for legislative or ad-
ministrative action to revise and simplify 
eligibility to receive health care from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(B) Not later than one year after the date 
of the initial meeting of the Commission, a final 
report on— 
(i) the findings of the Commission 
with respect to the evaluation and assess-
ment required by this subsection; and 
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(ii) such recommendations as the 
Commission may have for legislative or ad-
ministrative action to revise and simplify 
eligibility to receive health care from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(c) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) 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 
section. 
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
The Commission may secure directly from any Fed-
eral agency such information as the Commission 
considers necessary to carry out this section. Upon 
request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the 
head of such agency shall furnish such information 
to the Commission. 
(d) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Commission who is not an officer or employee 
of the Federal Government shall be com-
pensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
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level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each 
day (including travel time) during which such 
member is engaged in the performance of the 
duties of the Commission. 
(B) OFFICERS
OR
EMPLOYEES
OF
THE 
UNITED STATES.—All members of the Commis-
sion who are officers or employees of the United 
States shall serve without compensation in addi-
tion to that received for their services as offi-
cers or employees of the United States. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for employees 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. 
(3) STAFF.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson of the 
Commission may, without regard to the civil 
service laws and regulations, appoint and termi-
nate an executive director and such other addi-
tional personnel as may be necessary to enable 
the Commission to perform its duties. The em-
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ployment of an executive director shall be sub-
ject to confirmation by the Commission. 
(B) COMPENSATION.—The Chairperson of 
the Commission may fix the compensation of 
the executive director and other personnel with-
out regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relat-
ing 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. 
(4) DETAIL
OF
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.— 
Any Federal Government employee may be detailed 
to the Commission without reimbursement, and such 
detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil 
service status or privilege. 
(5) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTER-
MITTENT SERVICES.—The Chairperson of the Com-
mission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, at rates for individuals that do not ex-
ceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
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pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of such title. 
(e) TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.—The Com-
mission shall terminate 30 days after the date on which 
the Commission submits the report under subsection 
(b)(3)(B). 
(f) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall make available to the Commission from amounts ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary 
such amounts as the Secretary and the Chairperson of the 
Commission jointly consider appropriate for the Commis-
sion to perform its duties under this section. 
(g) EXECUTIVE ACTION.— 
(1) 
ACTION
ON
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
President shall require the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs and such other heads of relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies to implement each rec-
ommendation set forth in a report submitted under 
subsection (b)(3) that the President— 
(A) considers feasible and advisable; and 
(B) determines can be implemented with-
out further legislative action. 
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the President receives a report 
under subsection (b)(3), the President shall submit 
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to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives and such other 
committees of Congress as the President considers 
appropriate a report setting forth the following: 
(A) An assessment of the feasibility and 
advisability of each recommendation contained 
in the report received by the President. 
(B) For each recommendation assessed as 
feasible and advisable under subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
(i) Whether such recommendation re-
quires legislative action. 
(ii) If such recommendation requires 
legislative action, a recommendation con-
cerning such legislative action. 
(iii) A description of any administra-
tive action already taken to carry out such 
recommendation. 
(iv) A description of any administra-
tive action the President intends to be 
taken to carry out such recommendation 
and by whom. 
Æ 
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