(4) INITIAL
MEETING.—Not later than five 
days after the date on which all 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 Commission shall select a Chairperson and Vice 
Chairperson from among its members. 
(b) DUTIES OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Commission shall review 
current construction and maintenance projects and 
the medical facility leasing program of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs to identify any problems 
experienced by the Department in carrying out such 
projects and program. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) COMMISSION REPORT.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Commission shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, and the Com-
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mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report setting forth rec-
ommendations, if any, for improving the man-
ner in which the Secretary carries out the 
projects and program specified in paragraph 
(1). 
(B) DEPARTMENT
REPORT.—Not later 
than 60 days after the submittal of the report 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report on the feasibility and 
advisability of implementing the recommenda-
tions of the Commission, if any, included in the 
report submitted under such subparagraph, in-
cluding a timeline for the implementation of 
such recommendations. 
(c) POWERS OF 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. 
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(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.—Each mem-
ber of the Commission who is not an officer or em-
ployee 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 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. All 
members of the Commission who are officers or em-
ployees of the United States shall serve without com-
pensation in addition to that received for their serv-
ices as officers 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 
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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-
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 
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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 
pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of such title. 
(e) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—The Commis-
sion shall terminate 30 days after the date on which the 
Commission submits its report under subsection (b)(2)(A). 
SEC. 403. COMMISSION ON ACCESS TO CARE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established the 
Commission on Access to Care (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Commission’’) to examine the ac-
cess of veterans to health care from the Department 
of Veterans Affairs and strategically examine how 
best to organize the Veterans Health Administra-
tion, locate health care resources, and deliver health 
care to veterans during the 10- to 20-year period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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