(3) The Committee on the Budget of the House 
of Representatives. 
(4) The Committee on the Budget of the Sen-
ate. 
(5) The Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives. 
(6) The Committee on Finance of the Senate. 
(7) The Joint Economic Committee. 
(d) CHAIR; VICE-CHAIR.—The chair and vice-chair of 
the Commission shall be selected by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the majority leader of the 
Senate. 
(e) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy shall be filled in the 
same manner in which the original appointment was made. 
SEC. 204. POWERS OF COMMISSION. 
(a) HEARINGS
AND SESSIONS.—The Commission 
may, for the purpose of carrying out this title, hold such 
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission 
considers appropriate. The Commission may administer 
oaths to witnesses appearing before it. 
(b) OBTAINING
INFORMATION.—The Commission 
may secure directly from any agency information nec-
essary to enable it to carry out its duties under this title. 
Upon request of the chair, the head of that agency shall 
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furnish that information to the Commission in a full and 
timely manner. 
(c) SUBPOENA POWER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
ISSUE
SUBPOENA.—The 
Commission may issue a subpoena to require the at-
tendance and testimony of witnesses and the produc-
tion of evidence relating to any matter under inves-
tigation by the Commission. 
(2) COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA.—If a person 
refuses to obey an order or subpoena of the Commis-
sion that is issued in connection with a Commission 
proceeding, the Commission may apply to the United 
States district court in the judicial district in which 
the proceeding is held for an order requiring the per-
son to comply with the subpoena or order. 
(d) IMMUNITY.—The Commission is an agency of the 
United States for purposes of part V of title 18, United 
States Code (relating to immunity of witnesses). 
(e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission may 
contract with and compensate government and private 
agencies or persons for services without regard to section 
6101 of title 41, United States Code (relating to adver-
tising requirement for Federal Government purchases and 
sales). 
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SEC. 205. PERSONNEL AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MAT-
TERS. 
(a) PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION.—Members shall not be 
paid by reason of their service as members. 
(2) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Each member shall 
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions 
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a 
Director who shall be appointed by the chair. The 
Director shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the 
maximum rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the Gen-
eral Schedule. 
(4) STAFF.—The Director may appoint and fix 
the pay of additional personnel as the Director con-
siders appropriate. 
(5) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE 
LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Commission 
shall be appointed subject to the provisions of title 
5, United States Code, governing appointments in 
the competitive service, and shall be paid in accord-
ance with the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to 
classification and General Schedule pay rates. 
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(b) OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 
(1) POSTAL
AND
PRINTING
SERVICES.—The 
Commission may use the United States mails and 
obtain printing and binding services in the same 
manner and under the same conditions as other 
agencies. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.— 
Upon the request of the Commission, the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall provide to the Com-
mission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative 
support services necessary for the Commission to 
carry out its duties under this title. 
(3) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Com-
mission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 206. FUNDING. 
(a) USE
OF EXISTING FUNDS.—The Commission 
shall be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated 
or made available to the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act. 
(b) ALLOCATION BETWEEN HOUSE AND SENATE.— 
Of the amounts used to carry out this title— 
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(1) 50 percent shall be derived from the appli-
cable accounts of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) 50 percent shall be derived from the contin-
gent fund of the Senate. 
TITLE 
III—REAUTHORIZATION 
CYCLE FOR DISCRETIONARY 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF REAUTHORIZATION SCHED-
ULE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall sub-
mit to Congress a legislative proposal, consistent with the 
requirements of subsection (b), that establishes a reau-
thorization schedule for Federal programs funded by dis-
cretionary spending. Such proposal shall be considered 
under the procedures set forth in subsections (c) and (d). 
(b) PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.—The legislative pro-
posal submitted under subsection (a) shall provide for the 
following: 
(1) A reauthorization cycle under which, during 
any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2018, any 
Federal program funded by discretionary spending 
that will expire during that fiscal year but that Con-
gress does not want to terminate is reauthorized, 
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