(b) STUDY.—The Commission shall conduct a study 
of the National Agricultural Statistics Service and provide 
recommendations on— 
(1) how data collection can be modernized and 
streamlined to— 
(A) improve the quality of statistics re-
ported; 
(B) account for differences of national, re-
gional, and local production; 
(C) accelerate adoption of new and innova-
tive technologies to reduce the number of sur-
veys needed; 
(D) improve producer response rates in 
statistical surveys and identifying ways to re-
duce survey fatigue; 
(E) increase transparency and confidence 
in statistical reports through improved collabo-
ration with agricultural stakeholders; 
(F) use more real-time statistical and envi-
ronmental data to complement existing survey- 
based data and reporting; and 
(G) improve collection and generation of 
timely data on the specialty crop industry; and 
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(2) how the modernization and streamlining de-
termined under paragraph (1) can be implemented 
and the estimated costs of such implementation. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall con-
sist of the following 11 members: 
(A) The Administrator of the National Ag-
ricultural Statistics Service of the Department 
of Agriculture. 
(B) The Administrator of the Economic 
Research Service of the Department of Agri-
culture. 
(C) The Chief Economist of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture. 
(D) The Chair of the World Agricultural 
Outlook Board of the Department of Agri-
culture. 
(E) A representative from the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics. 
(F) 3 members appointed by the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate, of which— 
(i) 1 shall be appointed by the Chair-
man of the Committee; 
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(ii) 1 shall be appointed by the Rank-
ing Member of the Committee; and 
(iii) 1 shall be appointed jointly by the 
Chairman and Ranking Member of the 
Committee. 
(G) 3 members appointed by the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives, of which— 
(i) 1 shall be appointed by the Chair-
man of the Committee; 
(ii) 1 shall be appointed by the Rank-
ing Member of the Committee; and 
(iii) 1 shall be appointed jointly by the 
Chairman and Ranking Member of the 
Committee. 
(2) DATE
OF
APPOINTMENTS.—The appoint-
ment of all members of the Commission shall be 
made not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(3) TERM; VACANCIES.— 
(A) TERM.—A member shall be appointed 
for the duration of the Commission. 
(B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Com-
mission— 
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(i) shall not affect the powers of the 
Commission; and 
(ii) shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment was made. 
(4) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which all members of the Commis-
sion have been first appointed, the Commission shall 
hold the initial meeting of the Commission. 
(d) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 
of business, but a lesser number of members may hold 
hearings. 
(e) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Commis-
sion shall be selected by a majority of the Members of 
the Commission. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to 
the President, the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing 
the results of the study required by subsection (b), includ-
ing— 
(1) an inventory of surveys conducted by the 
National Agricultural Statistics Service and the fre-
quency with which they are conducted; and 
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(2) such recommendations for administrative, 
regulatory, and legislative changes as the Commis-
sion considers appropriate. 
(g) HEARINGS.—The Commission shall hold such 
hearings, meet and act at such times and places, take such 
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission 
considers appropriate to carry out this section. 
(h) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.—The Commission 
shall establish a process to collect feedback from agricul-
tural stakeholders to inform the results of the study re-
quired under subsection (b) and the report required under 
subsection (f). 
(i) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may secure 
directly from a Federal agency such information as 
the Commission considers necessary to carry out this 
section. 
(2) AUTHORITY TO REQUEST INFORMATION.— 
At the request of the Chairperson of the Commission 
for information described in paragraph (1), the head 
of a Federal agency shall provide such information 
to the Commission. 
(j) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mail in the same manner and under the 
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