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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civil War Sesquicentennial 
Commission Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish a Civil War 
Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission to--
            (1) ensure a suitable national observance of the 
        sesquicentennial of the Civil War that includes recognition of 
        the historic, social, legal, cultural, and political forces 
        that--
                    (A) brought about the Civil War; and
                    (B) influenced the course and outcomes of the Civil 
                War;
            (2) explore the causes of the Civil War to gain a better 
        understanding of the reasons that the democratic framework of 
        the United States failed to resolve the sectional issues 
        without resorting to war;
            (3) fully examine and reflect on the consequences of the 
        Civil War, which Congress directed the National Park Service to 
        address in National Park Service programs and materials 
        beginning in 1999, including consequences such as--
                    (A) the Reconstruction era and the aftermath of 
                that era;
                    (B) the economic devastation of the entire South as 
                a result of long-term post-war policies;
                    (C) the concomitant constriction of equal rights 
                for African-American citizens; and
                    (D) the ultimate economic recovery of the region 
                and the extension of civil rights for the descendants 
                of enslaved peoples almost a century later;
            (4) assist States and national organizations with programs 
        and activities for the observance of the sesquicentennial of 
        the Civil War;
            (5) assist in ensuring that any observance of the 
        sesquicentennial of the Civil War is inclusive and 
        appropriately recognizes the experiences and points of view of 
        all people affected by the Civil War; and
            (6) provide assistance for the development of programs, 
        projects, and activities on the Civil War that have lasting 
        educational and preservation value.

SEC. 3. CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION COMMISSION.

    The Secretary of the Interior shall establish a commission to be 
known as the Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission 
(referred to in this Act as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 4. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall be composed of 25 members as 
follows:
            (1) Government members.--The Commission shall include--
                    (A) 2 Members of the Senate appointed by the 
                President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation 
                with the majority leader and the minority leader of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) 2 Members of the House of Representatives 
                appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives, in consultation with the minority 
                leader of the House of Representatives;
                    (C) the Secretary of the Interior or the designee 
                of the Secretary;
                    (D) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 
                or the designee of the Secretary;
                    (E) the Secretary of Education, or the designee of 
                the Secretary;
                    (F) the Secretary of Defense, or the designee of 
                the Secretary;
                    (G) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the 
                Humanities, or the designee of the Chairman;
                    (H) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the 
                Arts, or the designee of the Chairman;
                    (I) the Archivist of the United States, or the 
                designee of the Archivist;
                    (J) the Librarian of Congress, or the designee of 
                the Librarian; and
                    (K) the Director of the National Park Service, or 
                the designee of the Director.
            (2) Private members.--The Commission shall include--
                    (A) 3 members appointed by the President from among 
                individuals who are representative of the corporate 
                community and nonprofit community; and
                    (B) 9 individuals, appointed by the President, from 
                among persons who by reason of education, training, and 
                experience, are experts on the Antebellum, Civil War, 
                and Reconstruction eras and the preservation, 
                interpretation, and presentation of those eras to the 
                public, including--
                            (i) 5 individuals with expertise in history 
                        or related academic disciplines germane to the 
                        Civil War, including--
                                    (I) individuals representing the 
                                museum community, in particular history 
                                museums and historical societies, such 
                                as the National Civil War Museum;
                                    (II) individuals with expertise in 
                                art history, historic preservation, or 
                                a related field;
                                    (III) individuals with expertise in 
                                anthropology, cultural geography, 
                                sociology, or a related field; and
                                    (IV) individuals with expertise in 
                                political science, law, economics, or a 
                                related field;
                            (ii) 1 individual with expertise in the 
                        preservation of Civil War historic sites and 
                        battlefields; and
                            (iii) 3 individuals representing State 
                        Civil War sesquicentennial efforts.
    (b) Terms.--
            (1) Government members.--If any member of the Commission 
        who was appointed as an officer under subsection (a)(1) leaves 
        that office, the member may continue as a member of the 
        Commission for not longer than the 30-day period beginning on 
        the date on which the member leaves the office.
            (2) Private members.--Private members appointed under 
        subsection (a)(2) shall be appointed for the life of the 
        Commission.
    (c) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its 
powers, and shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
appointment.
    (d) Initial Appointments.--The appointment of the members of the 
Commission shall be made not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Meetings.--
            (1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
        on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the 
        members appointed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
        4(a)(2) shall call the first meeting of the Commission.
            (2) Subsequent meetings.--The Commission shall hold 
        subsequent meetings at the call of the chairperson.
    (b) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--At the initial meeting, the 
Commission shall elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among 
its voting members.
    (c) Quorum.--A majority of voting members shall constitute a 
quorum, but a lesser number may hold meetings.
    (d) Voting.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall act only on an 
        affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members of the 
        Commission.
            (2) Nonvoting members.--The individuals appointed under 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 4(a)(1) shall be nonvoting 
        members, and shall serve only in an advisory capacity.

SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Activities Related to the Sesquicentennial.--The Commission 
shall--
            (1) plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities 
        appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil 
        War, including activities in recognition of the historic, 
        social, legal, cultural, and political forces that--
                    (A) caused the Civil War; and
                    (B) influenced the course and outcomes of the Civil 
                War;
            (2) encourage interdisciplinary examination of the Civil 
        War;
            (3) facilitate and promote Civil War-related activities 
        throughout the United States;
            (4) encourage civic, historical, educational, economic, 
        preservation, and other organizations throughout the United 
        States to organize and participate in activities to expand the 
        understanding and appreciation of the significance of the Civil 
        War;
            (5) coordinate and facilitate the public distribution of 
        scholarly research, publications, and interpretations of the 
        Civil War through institutions such as the Virginia Center for 
        Digital History at the University of Virginia, the Valley of 
        the Shadow, Center for Study of the American South at the 
        University of North Carolina, and the Center for the Study of 
        Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi;
            (6) coordinate with, and provide technical assistance to, 
        States, units of local government, and nonprofit organizations 
        (including State and local sesquicentennial commemoration 
        entities) to further the commemoration of the sesquicentennial 
        of the Civil War;
            (7) coordinate and facilitate commemoration activities of 
        Federal agencies relating to the sesquicentennial of the Civil 
        War;
            (8) develop programs and facilities to ensure that the 
        sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War results in a 
        positive legacy and long-term public benefit;
            (9) encourage and facilitate the preservation of Civil War-
        related historic sites and battlefields as a lasting legacy of 
        the sesquicentennial commemoration;
            (10) plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities 
        to use funds raised from individuals, foundations, and 
        corporations for sesquicentennial activities at the national 
        level;
            (11) at the election of the Commission, provide funds to 
        State and local programs to carry out activities that advance 
        the goals of the Commission; and
            (12) encourage the development and conduct of programs 
        designed to involve the international community in activities 
        that commemorate the Civil War.
    (b) Plans and Report.--
            (1) Strategic plan and annual performance plans.--The 
        Commission shall prepare a strategic plan in accordance with 
        section 306 of title 5, United States Code, and annual 
        performance plans in accordance with section 1115 of title 31, 
        United States Code, for the activities of the Commission 
        carried out under this Act.
            (2) Reports.--
                    (A) Annual report.--The Commission shall submit to 
                Congress an annual report that contains a list of each 
                gift, bequest, or devise with a value of more than 
                $250, together with the identity of the donor of each 
                such gift, bequest, or devise.
                    (B) Final report.--Not later than December 30, 
                2015, the Commission shall submit to Congress a final 
                report that contains--
                            (i) a summary of activities of the 
                        Commission;
                            (ii) a final accounting of funds received 
                        and expended by the Commission; and
                            (iii) the findings and recommendations of 
                        the Commission.

SEC. 7. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The National Endowment for the Humanities 
shall award grants under this section for the uses described in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Use of Grants.--Grants awarded under this section shall be used 
for appropriate activities relating to the sesquicentennial of the 
Civil War.
    (c) Consideration.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
National Endowment of the Humanities shall consider and give priority 
to programs carried out by institutions of higher education, museums, 
nonprofit organizations, professional associations, or State 
sesquicentennial commissions with a national scope that support the 
duties of the Commission described in section 6, including programs 
that concentrate on the role of African Americans in the Civil War.

SEC. 8. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

    The Commission may--
            (1) solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, 
        or devises of money or other real or personal property for the 
        purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission;
            (2) appoint any advisory committee as the Commission 
        considers appropriate for the purposes of this Act;
            (3) authorize any voting member or employee of the 
        Commission to take any action that the Commission is authorized 
        to take under this Act;
            (4) procure supplies, services, and property, and make or 
        enter into contracts, leases, or other legal agreements to 
        carry out this Act (except that any contracts, leases, or other 
        legal agreements entered into by the Commission shall not 
        extend beyond the date of the termination of the Commission);
            (5) use the United States mails in the same manner and 
        under the same conditions as other Federal agencies; and
            (6) establish a foundation that is independent from, but 
        affiliated with, the Commission to support, as the Commission 
        determines to be necessary, the efforts of the Commission.

SEC. 9. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--Members of the Commission, and 
members of any advisory committee appointed under section 8(2), shall 
serve without compensation.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--Members of the Commission, and members of any 
advisory committees appointed under section 8(2), shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular 
place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the 
Commission.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may, 
        without regard to civil service laws (including regulations), 
        appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
        additional personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission 
        to perform the duties of the Commission.
            (2) Confirmation of executive director.--The employment of 
        an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the 
        Commission.
            (3) Compensation.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the Chairperson of the Commission may fix the 
                compensation of the executive director and other 
                personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 
                51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
                States Code, relating to classification of positions 
                and General Schedule pay rates.
                    (B) Maximum rate of pay.--The rate of pay for the 
                executive director and other personnel shall not exceed 
                the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule 
                under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--
            (1) In general.--At the request of the Commission, the head 
        of any Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable or 
        nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of the agency to 
        the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out the 
        duties of the Commission under this Act.
            (2) Civil service status.--The detail of an employee under 
        paragraph (1) shall be without interruption or loss of civil 
        service status or privilege.
    (e) Volunteer and Uncompensated Services.--Notwithstanding section 
1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commission may accept and use 
voluntary and uncompensated services as the Commission determines 
necessary.
    (f) Support Services.--The Director of the National Park Service 
shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, such 
administrative support services as the Commission may request.
    (g) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at daily 
rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the 
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of that title.
    (h) FACA Nonapplicability.--Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
    (i) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the date that 
is 90 days after the date on which the Commission submits its report 
under section 6(b)(2).

SEC. 10. AUDIT OF COMMISSION.

    The Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall 
perform an annual audit of the Commission and shall make the results of 
the audit available to the public.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act (other than section 7) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2012 through 2016.
    (b) Grants.--There is authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 to 
the National Endowment for the Humanities to provide grants under 
section 7, to remain available until expended.

Output: Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission to plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and to carry out other specified duties.

 Directs the National Endowment for the Humanities to award grants for appropriate activities relating to the Civil War sesquicentennial, and to consider and give priority to programs carried out by institutions of higher education, museums, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, or state sesquicentennial commissions that support the duties of the Commission, including those that concentrate on the role of African Americans in the Civil War.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Iraq Congressional Oversight 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) On October 16, 2002, the Authorization for Use of 
        Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-
        243) was enacted into law.
            (2) On March 19, 2003, the President, pursuant to the 
        authorities provided to the President by Public Law 107-243, 
        committed United States Armed Forces to combat operations in 
        Iraq.
            (3) On April 9, 2003, Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime 
        fell to Coalition Forces.
            (4) On April 16, 2003, the Emergency Wartime Supplemental 
        Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-11) was enacted into 
        law, which included $2,500,000,000 for the relief and 
        reconstruction of Iraq.
            (5) On May 12, 2003, the Coalition Provisional Authority 
        (CPA) subsumed the Organization for Reconstruction and 
        Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA), and citing United Nations 
        Security Council Resolution 1483 (2003) and the laws of war, 
        vested itself with executive, legislative, and judicial 
        authority over the Iraqi government until such time as the 
        Iraqi government gained its sovereignty.
            (6) On November 6, 2003, the Emergency Supplemental 
        Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of 
        Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108-106) was enacted 
        into law, which included an additional $18,400,000,000 for the 
        relief and reconstruction of Iraq.
            (7) On June 28, 2004, the new Iraqi government gained its 
        sovereignty.
            (8) On January 30, 2005, the Iraqi people successfully 
        elected their first interim National Assembly.
            (9) On March 16, 2005, the 275-member interim Iraqi 
        National Assembly convened to appoint an interim national 
        government and to begin the drafting of a constitution.
            (10) On September 18, 2005, the interim Iraqi National 
        Assembly completed negotiations on the draft constitution.
            (11) On October 15, 2005, the Iraqi people approved the 
        draft constitution by a national referendum.
            (12) On November 30, 2005, the President, through the 
        National Security Council, issued the National Strategy for 
        Victory in Iraq.
            (13) On December 15, 2005, the people of Iraq voted to 
        elect the first permanent National Assembly in accordance with 
        the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq.
            (14) On March 16, 2006, the newly-elected National Assembly 
        convened for their first session.
            (15) On May 20, 2006, the Iraqi Prime Minister-designee 
        named a cabinet, except for the posts of Minister of Defense 
        and Minister of Interior, and the Prime Minister-designee and 
        the cabinet received a vote of confidence from the National 
        Assembly.
            (16) On June 7, 2006, Iraq's National Assembly approved the 
        individuals that the Iraqi Prime Minister nominated for 
        Minister of Defense, Minister of Interior, and National 
        Security Advisor, completing the formation of Iraq's first 
        permanent democratic government.

SEC. 3. STATEMENTS OF POLICY.

    Congress makes the following statements of policy:
            (1) Congress remains supportive of and inspired by the 
        service and sacrifice made by and dedication and commitment to 
        a democratic, stable, and prosperous Iraq displayed by members 
        of the United States Armed Forces and civilian personnel in 
        Iraq and by personnel serving world-wide in support of 
        Operation Iraqi Freedom.
            (2) Congress remains supportive of and inspired by the 
        service and sacrifice made by and dedication and commitment to 
        a democratic, stable, and prosperous Iraq displayed by the 
        military and civilian personnel of Coalition countries serving 
        in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Iraqi patriots 
        working toward a better future for their country and the 
        children of Iraq.
            (3) Congress recognizes the complex and interdependent 
        nature of the challenges associated with the political, 
        security, infrastructure, and economic development of and 
        governance capacity building at and between the national, 
        national capital city, regional, provincial, provincial capital 
        city, and strategic municipal levels of government within Iraq.
            (4) Congress recognizes the achievements to date made by 
        the United States Armed Forces, Coalition Forces, Iraqi 
        Security Forces, and civilian personnel toward the political, 
        security, infrastructure, and economic development of Iraq.
            (5) Congress recognizes the issuance of the President's 
        National Strategy for Victory in Iraq on November 30, 2005.
            (6) Congress supports the formation of a democratic, 
        pluralistic, federal, and united Government of Iraq.
            (7) Congress urges elected Iraqis to maintain their 
        commitment to and preserve a national unity government.
            (8) Congress remains deeply concerned about insurgent 
        attacks and threats against United States Armed Forces, 
        Coalition Forces, Iraqi Security Forces, and civilians in Iraq.
            (9) Congress is concerned about the increase of ethnic and 
        sectarian violence in Iraq following the February 22, 2006, 
        bombing of the Askariya mosque in Samarra, Iraq, and about 
        continued ethnic and sectarian tensions across Iraq and within 
        its cities.
            (10) Congress is concerned about the increasing power that 
        unauthorized politically-aligned militias wield in Iraq, their 
        destabilizing effect on security in Iraq, and the challenges 
        they present to the development of professional Iraqi Security 
        Forces.
            (11) Congress urges the Government of Iraq to continue to 
        pursue policies to promote the development of--
                    (A) a market-based economy in Iraq that increases 
                private-sector employment opportunities for Iraqi 
                workers;
                    (B) private-sector investment opportunities for 
                domestic and international investors; and
                    (C) a government budget process that reflects an 
                appropriate level of investment in the development of 
                and the continued operations and maintenance for Iraq's 
                national infrastructure.
            (12) Congress notes that the National Strategy for Victory 
        in Iraq is not specific regarding vital measures or other 
        benchmarks in Iraq's political, security, infrastructure, and 
        economic development that need to be met to signal to Congress 
        and the American people that victory in Iraq has been achieved 
        and the majority of United States Armed Forces currently 
        deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom can be redeployed to their 
        peacetime duty stations.
            (13) Congress notes the findings of the reports pursuant to 
        the section entitled ``Measuring Stability and Security in 
        Iraq'' of House Conference Report 109-72 accompanying H.R. 
        1268, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 
        the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 
        109-13), submitted by the Secretary of Defense (in consultation 
        with other appropriate members of the National Security 
        Council) to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
        Majority Leader of the Senate, and the congressional defense 
        committees that identifies security, economic, and Iraqi 
        Security Force training performance standards and goals, 
        accompanied by a notional timetable for achieving these goals.
            (14) Congress notes the report submitted pursuant to the 
        United States Policy in Iraq Act (section 1227 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-
        163); 119 Stat. 3465-3467), and the current military mission 
        and the diplomatic, political, economic, and military measures 
        that are being or have been undertaken to successfully complete 
        or support that mission.
            (15) Congress reaffirms the findings of the section 
        entitled ``Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq'' of House 
        Conference Report 109-72 and of section 1227 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, and notes the 
        advantages of consolidating various reports into a single 
        report, from the President, that reflects the requirements of 
        both laws referenced in paragraphs (13) and (14) and that 
        includes the requirements of section 4 of this Act.
            (16) Congress is concerned that the reports submitted to 
        Congress pursuant to the section entitled ``Measuring Stability 
        and Security in Iraq'' of House Conference Report 109-72 and of 
        section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2006, do not provide sufficient content, 
        information, data, and analysis for Congress to comprehensively 
        evaluate the mission in Iraq.
            (17) Congress urges that the reports transmitted pursuant 
        to section 4 of this Act be organized and written to provide 
        content, information, data, and analysis on the mission in Iraq 
        as it pertains to the political, security, infrastructure, and 
        economic development of and governance capacity building at and 
        between the national, national capital city, regional, 
        provincial, provincial capital city, and strategic municipal 
        levels of government within Iraq.
            (18) It is the duty of Congress under Article I, Section 8 
        of the United States Constitution to ``raise and support 
        Armies,'' and that by requiring the President to report to 
        Congress on Operation Iraqi Freedom, Congress is better able to 
        carry out this constitutional duty.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall, in accordance with, in support of, 
and to more clearly define the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq, 
transmit to Congress a report that--
            (1) consolidates the requirements of the section entitled 
        ``Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq'' of House 
        Conference Report 109-72 accompanying H.R. 1268, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
        Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109-13) and the 
        United States Policy in Iraq Act (section 1227 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-
        163); 119 Stat. 3465-3467) by containing the information 
        required to be submitted to Congress pursuant to the 
        requirements of such provisions of law;
            (2) identifies the specific or vital measures or other 
        benchmarks that define the terms of completion of and 
        conditions for victory for Operation Iraqi Freedom and their 
        correlation with the strategic objectives and lines of action 
        outlined in the appendix of the National Strategy for Victory 
        in Iraq;
            (3) describes the nature and substance of the programs 
        implemented to achieve such strategic objectives and lines of 
        action; and
            (4) analyzes using metrics the effectiveness of such 
        programs toward achieving the specific vital measures or other 
        benchmarks required to be identified by paragraph (2).
    (b) Update.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall transmit to Congress 
        an update of the report required by subsection (a) not less 
        than once every 120 days after the date on which the President 
        transmits the report required by such subsection until such 
        time as Operation Iraqi Freedom has been completed.
            (2) Contents.--Each update of the report--
                    (A) may reflect adjustments to the specific or 
                vital measures or other benchmarks identified pursuant 
                to subsection (a)(2), or to the nature or substance of 
                the programs described in subsection (a)(3), as 
                realties, circumstances, and events in Iraq change or 
                evolve; and
                    (B) shall include detailed justifications as to why 
                adjustments to such specific or vital measures or other 
                benchmarks, or to the nature or substance of such 
                programs, were made.
    (c) Additional Requirements.--The report required by subsection (a) 
and updates of the report required by subsection (b) shall be--
            (1) organized and written to provide content, data, 
        information, and analysis on the complex interdependent nature 
        of the challenges associated with the political, security, 
        infrastructure, and economic development of and governance 
        capacity building at and between the national, national capital 
        city, regional, provincial, provincial capital city, and 
        strategic municipal levels of government within Iraq; and
            (2) accompanied by a comprehensive all-source intelligence 
        analysis of Iraq that includes information by and from the 
        national, national capital city, regional, provincial, 
        provincial capital city, and strategic municipal levels of 
        government within Iraq.
    (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) and updates of the 
report required by subsection (b) shall be transmitted in unclassified 
form but may contain a classified annex.

Output: Iraq Congressional Oversight Enhancement Act - Directs the President to transmit periodically to Congress a consolidated, comprehensive report on the implementation of the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission to Verify Iranian Nuclear 
Compliance Act''.

SEC. 2. COMMISSION TO VERIFY IRANIAN NUCLEAR COMPLIANCE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative branch 
the Commission to Verify Iranian Nuclear Compliance (hereafter in this 
Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Functions and Duties.--The Commission shall--
            (1) continually verify that the Islamic Republic of Iran is 
        complying with its obligations and commitments under the 
        agreement;
            (2) continually assess the adequacy of the safeguards and 
        other control mechanisms and other assurances contained in the 
        agreement with respect to Iran's nuclear program to ensure 
        Iran's activities permitted thereunder are not being used to 
        further any nuclear-related military or nuclear explosive 
        purpose, including for any research on or development of any 
        nuclear explosive device or any other nuclear-related military 
        purpose;
            (3) continually assess the capacity and capability of the 
        International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to effectively 
        implement the verification regime required by or related to the 
        agreement, including whether the IAEA has sufficient access to 
        investigate suspicious sites or allegations of covert nuclear-
        related activities and whether it has the required funding, 
        manpower, and authority to administer the verification regime 
        required by or related to the agreement; and
            (4) submit to Congress the reports required by section 5.

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Selection and Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 
20 members as follows:
            (1) Four Members of the House of Representatives appointed 
        by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Two Members 
        shall be selected from the majority party and two Members shall 
        be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the 
        House, from the minority party.
            (2) Four Members of the Senate appointed by the President 
        of the Senate. Two Members shall be selected, after 
        consultation with the majority leader, from the majority party, 
        and two Members shall be selected, after consultation with the 
        minority leader, from the minority party.
            (3) Two Members of the House of Representatives appointed 
        by the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
        House of Representatives.
            (4) Two Members of the House of Representatives appointed 
        by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives.
            (5) Two Members of the Senate appointed by the chairman of 
        the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
            (6) Two Members of the Senate appointed by the ranking 
        minority member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate.
            (7) One member of the Department of State appointed by the 
        President of the United States.
            (8) One member of the Department of Defense appointed by 
        the President of the United States.
            (9) One member of the Department of Energy appointed by the 
        President of the United States.
            (10) One member of the Department of the Treasury appointed 
        by the President of the United States.
    (b) Chairperson and Co-Chairperson.--
            (1) In general.--There shall be a Chairperson and Co-
        chairperson of the Commission.
            (2) Designation of chairperson.--At the beginning of each 
        odd-numbered Congress, the President of the Senate, on the 
        recommendation of the majority leader, shall designate one of 
        the Senate members as Chairperson of the Commission. At the 
        beginning of each even numbered Congress, the Speaker of the 
        House of Representatives shall designate one of the House 
        members as Chairperson of the Commission.
            (3) Designation of co-chairperson.--At the beginning of 
        each odd-numbered Congress, the President of the Senate, on the 
        recommendation of the minority leader, shall designate one of 
        the Senate members as Co-chairperson of the Commission. At the 
        beginning of each even numbered Congress, the Speaker of the 
        House of Representatives, on the recommendation of the minority 
        leader, shall designate one of the House members as Co-
        chairperson of the Commission.
    (c) Prohibition on Compensation.--Members of the Commission may not 
receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their 
service on the Commission.

SEC. 4. TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES, PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE; ISSUANCE OF 
              SUBPOENA; ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS.

    (a) Testimony of Witnesses and Production of Evidence.--In carrying 
out this Act, the Commission may require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such 
books, records, correspondence, memorandums, papers, and documents as 
it deems necessary.
    (b) Subpoenas.--Subpoenas shall be issued jointly by the 
Chairperson and Co-chairperson of the Commission, and may be served by 
any person designated by the Chairperson and Co-chairperson.
    (c) Administration of Oaths.--The Chairperson of the Commission, or 
any member designated by the Chairperson, may administer oaths to any 
witness.

SEC. 5. COMMISSION REPORTS.

    (a) Report on Matters Covered by This Act.--The Commission shall 
submit to Congress a report with respect to the matters covered by this 
Act not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and on an annual basis thereafter. The Commission shall provide 
information relating to the agreement to Members of the House and 
Senate as requested.
    (b) Report on Expenditures.--For each fiscal year for which an 
appropriation is made the Commission shall submit to Congress a report 
on its expenditures under such appropriation.
    (c) Justification of Budget.--The Commission shall prepare and 
submit to Congress a justification of the annual budget of the 
Commission at the time of submission of the annual budget of the 
President to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code.

SEC. 6. STAFF OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Staff.--
            (1) Staff director.--The Commission shall have a staff 
        director, who shall be appointed jointly by the Chairperson and 
        Co-chairperson of the Commission and whose pay shall be fixed 
        jointly by the Chairperson and Co-chairperson of the 
        Commission.
            (2) Other staff.--The Chairperson of the Commission shall 
        appoint and fix the pay of other personnel of the Commission, 
        subject to the approval of at least 2 of the following members 
        of the Commission:
                    (A) The Co-chairperson of the Commission.
                    (B) For purposes of each even numbered Congress, a 
                Senate member of the Commission designated by the 
                President of the Senate, on the recommendation of the 
                majority leader. For purposes of each odd-numbered 
                Congress, a House member of the Commission designated 
                by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
                    (C) For purposes of each even numbered Congress, a 
                Senate member of the Commission designated by the 
                President of the Senate, on the recommendation of the 
                minority leader. For purposes of each odd numbered 
                Congress, a House member of the Commission designated 
                by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, on the 
                recommendation of the minority leader.
    (b) Treatment of Employees as House Employees.--For purposes of pay 
and other employment benefits, rights, and privileges, and for all 
other purposes, including the applicability of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives and the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, 
each employee of the Commission shall be considered an employee of the 
House of Representatives. For purposes of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995, the Commission shall be considered an 
employing office with respect to its employees.
    (c) Detailees.--Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to 
the Commission without reimbursement from the Commission, and such 
detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her 
regular employment without interruption.
    (d) Consultant Services.--The Commission is authorized to procure 
the services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily 
rate paid a person occupying a position at level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
    (e) Security Clearances.--All members of the Commission shall hold 
appropriate security clearances by reason of their participation on the 
Commission.
    (f) Foreign Travel.--Foreign travel for official purposes by 
members and staff of the Commission may be authorized by either the 
Chairperson or Co-chairperson of the Commission.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for each 
fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

SEC. 8. AGREEMENT DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``agreement'' means an agreement related to 
the nuclear program of Iran that includes the United States, commits 
the United States to take action, or pursuant to which the United 
States commits or otherwise agrees to take action, regardless of the 
form it takes, whether a political commitment or otherwise, and 
regardless of whether it is legally binding or not, including any joint 
comprehensive plan of action entered into or made between Iran and any 
other parties, and any additional materials related thereto, including 
annexes, appendices, codicils, side agreements, implementing materials, 
documents, and guidance, technical or other understandings, and any 
related agreements, whether entered into or implemented prior to the 
agreement or to be entered into or implemented in the future.


Output: Commission to Verify Iranian Nuclear Compliance Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch the Commission to Verify Iranian Nuclear Compliance, which shall continually:    verify the Islamic Republic of Iran's compliance with its obligations under the agreement,  assess the adequacy of the safeguards and other control mechanisms contained in the agreement with respect to Iran's nuclear program, and  assess the capacity of the International Atomic Energy Agency to implement the verification regime required by or related to the agreement.   &quot;Agreement&quot; means an agreement related to Iran's nuclear program that includes the United States, commits the United States to take action, or pursuant to which the United States commits or otherwise agrees to take action, whether a political commitment or otherwise, and regardless of whether it is legally binding or not.