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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Mercury Reduction and Energy
Security Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Environmental Protection Agency (''EPA'') was
required by the terms of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
and a 1998 consent agreement to determine whether regulation of
mercury from electric utility steam generating units under
section 112 of the Clean Air Act was appropriate and necessary.
(2) In a December 2000, regulatory finding, the EPA
concluded that regulation of mercury from electric utility
steam generating units was appropriate and necessary.
(3) In 2005, the EPA withdrew its 2000 regulatory finding
in favor of a national cap-and-trade system for mercury
emissions from electric utility steam generating units, the
Clean Air Mercury Rule (''CAMR'').
(4) CAMR was subsequently challenged in petitions for
review filed by 17 States.
(5) The United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit vacated the rule on February 8, 2008, finding
that once the EPA had listed electric utility steam generating
units as a source of hazardous air pollutants, it was required
by law to proceed with Maximum Achievable Control Technology
(''MACT'') regulations under section 112 of the Clean Air Act
unless it delisted the source category, under procedures set
forth in section 112(c)(9).
(6) Mercury control technologies for coal-fired electric
utility steam generating units have advanced rapidly in the
last few years.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to protect public health
and welfare, and the environment, through mercury emission reductions
from electric utility steam generating units.

SEC. 3. MERCURY EMISSION REDUCTIONS.

The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new title:

''TITLE VII--MERCURY REDUCTIONS

''SEC. 701. DEFINITIONS.

''In this title:
''(1) Affected unit.--The term 'affected unit' means a
coal-fired electric steam generating unit (including a
cogeneration unit) that--
''(A) has a nameplate capacity greater than 25
megawatts; and
''(B) generates electricity for sale.
''(2) Cogeneration unit.--The term 'cogeneration unit'
means a stationary, coal-fired boiler or a stationary, coal-
fired combustion turbine having equipment used to produce
electricity and useful thermal energy for industrial,
commercial, heating, or cooling purposes through the sequential
use of energy that produces during the 12-month period starting
on the date the unit first produces electricity and during any
calendar year after which the unit first produces electricity--
''(A) for a topping-cycle cogeneration unit--
''(i) useful thermal energy not less than 5
percent of total energy output; and
''(ii) useful power that, when added to
one-half of useful thermal energy produced, is
not less than--
''(I) 42.5 percent of total energy
input if useful thermal energy produced
is 15 percent or more of total energy
output; or
''(II) 45 percent of total energy
input if useful thermal energy produced
is less than 15 percent of total energy
output; and
''(B) for a bottoming-cycle cogeneration unit,
useful power not less than 45 percent of total energy
input.
''(3) Inlet mercury.--The term 'inlet mercury' means the
quantity of mercury found--
''(A) in the as-fired coal used by an affected
unit; or
''(B) for an affected unit using coal that is
subjected to an advanced coal cleaning technology, in
the as-mined coal used by the affected unit.

''SEC. 702. MERCURY REDUCTION PROGRAM.

''(a) Annual Limitation for Affected Units.--Except as provided in
subsection (f), an affected unit in operation before or after the date
of enactment of this title shall be subject to the following emission
limitations on an annual average calendar year basis with respect to
mercury:
''(1) Calendar years 2012 through 2014.--For the period
beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on December 31, 2014,
the less stringent limitation of the following (calculated on a
one-year rolling average):
''(A) 80 percent capture of inlet mercury.
''(B) An emission rate of 1.60 pounds of mercury
per trillion British thermal units of input coal.
''(2) Calendar year 2015 and thereafter.--For calendar year
2015 and each calendar year thereafter, the less stringent
limitation of the following (calculated on a one-year rolling
average):
''(A) 90 percent capture of inlet mercury.
''(B) An emission rate of 0.80 pounds of mercury
per trillion British thermal units of input coal.
''(b) Averaging Across Units Within a Facility or State.--(1) An
owner or operator of more than one affected unit at a single facility
may demonstrate compliance with the applicable annual average emission
limitations under subsection (a) by averaging emissions from all
affected units at that facility, weighted by total input coal British
thermal units.
''(2) An owner or operator of more than one affected unit or units
within a State may demonstrate compliance with the applicable annual
average emission limitations under subsection (a) by averaging
emissions from all affected units owned or operated by that owner or
operator within such State, weighted by total input coal British
thermal units, if all affected units are owned or operated by the same
entity.
''(3) If an affected unit is owned or operated by more than one
entity, the State in which the affected unit is located shall allocate
to each such owner or operator an appropriate portion of the generation
from the affected unit for purposes of averaging emissions pursuant to
paragraph (1) or (2).
''(c) Reference Methods for Measuring Mercury Emissions.--(1) The
owner or operator of an affected unit shall use any of the following
methods as a reference method to calibrate the instruments used to
measure the mercury concentration in emissions from affected units:
''(A) ASTM D6784-02, 'Standard Test Method for
Elemental, Oxidized, Particle-Bound and Total Mercury
in Flue Gas Generated from Coal-Fired Stationary
Sources' (Ontario Hydro Method).
''(B) 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Appendix A-8, Method 29,
'Determination of Metals Emissions from Stationary
Sources'.
''(C) 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Appendix A-8, Method 30A,
'Determination of Total Vapor Phase Mercury Emissions
from Stationary Sources (Instrumental Analyzer
Procedure)'.
''(D) 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Appendix A-8, Method 30B,
'Determination of Total Vapor Phase Mercury Emissions
from Coal-Fired Combustion Sources Using Carbon Sorbent
Traps'.
''(2) The Administrator may revise or supplement the list of
permitted methods set forth in paragraph (1) to reflect improvements or
other developments in the measurement of mercury emissions from coal-
fired electric steam generating units.
''(d) Monitoring System.--(1) The owner or operator of an affected
unit shall install and operate a continuous emissions monitoring system
(CEMS) to measure the quantity of mercury that is emitted from each
affected unit.
''(2) For purposes of complying with paragraph (1), the owner or
operator of an affected unit may use--
''(A) any CEMS that meets the requirements in Performance
Specification 12A (PS-12A), 'Specifications and Test Procedures
for Total Vapor-Phase Mercury Continuous Monitoring Systems in
Stationary Sources';
''(B) a mercury concentration CEMS that meets the
requirements of 40 C.F.R. Part 75; or
''(C) a sorbent trap monitoring system that meets the
requirements of 40 C.F.R. 75.15 and 40 C.F.R. Part 75, Appendix
K, 'Quality Assurance and Operating Procedures for Sorbent Trap
Monitoring Systems';
''(3) The Administrator may revise or supplement the list
of permitted monitoring systems set forth in paragraph (2) to
reflect improvements or other developments in mercury emissions
reduction technologies and mercury emissions monitoring
systems.
''(e) Excess Emissions.--(1) Except as provided in subsection (f),
the owner or operator of an affected unit that emits mercury in excess
of the applicable annual average emission limitation under subsection
(a) shall pay an excess emissions penalty determined under paragraph
(2).
''(2) The excess emissions penalty for mercury shall be an amount
equal to $50,000 for each pound of mercury emitted in excess of the
applicable annual average emission limitation under subsection (a).
Such penalty shall be prorated for each fraction of a pound.
''(f) Best Practices.--(1) Effective, January 1, 2015, if the owner
or operator of any affected unit fails to achieve the annual average
emission limitation under subsection (a)(2), such owner or operator may
notify the Administrator of such failure prior to March 1, 2015, and
request an alternate emissions limitation for mercury with respect to
such affected unit. Such owner or operator shall submit to the
Administrator mercury emissions data measured by a CEMS that complies
with subsection (d) for evaluation. If the Administrator determines
that such owner or operator has properly installed and operated such
CEMS and control technology designed to achieve such annual average
emission limitation and is unable to meet such limitation, the
Administrator may, not later than April 1, 2016, establish an alternate
emissions limitation for mercury with respect to such affected unit
based on the optimal performance of properly installed and operated
control technology.
''(2) With respect to any affected unit, for any year for which an
alternate emissions limitation for mercury is in place for such
affected unit, the Administrator may review such alternate emissions
limitation and impose a more stringent emissions limitation for mercury
for the subsequent year based on new data regarding the demonstrated
control capabilities of the type of control technology installed and
operated at such affected unit.
''(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an owner or
operator of an affected unit failing to achieve the annual average
emission limitation under subsection (a)(2) that notifies the
Administrator of such failure and requests and alternate emissions
limitation for mercury pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be considered in
compliance with this section (and not subject to any excess emissions
penalty) for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on the
date such an alternate emissions limitation is implemented.
''(B) An owner or operator described in subparagraph (A) shall pay
an excess emissions penalty, as determined under subsection (e)(2), for
the period described in such subparagraph, if such owner or operator
operates or maintains the affected unit, including any associated air
pollution control equipment, in a manner that is inconsistent with good
air pollution control practices for the minimization of mercury
emissions, as determined by the Administrator. In determining whether
the owner or operator of the affected unit operates and maintains the
affected unit in a manner that is consistent with good air pollution
control practices for the minimization of mercury emissions, the
Administrator may review the emissions monitoring data and operating
and maintenance procedures of the affected unit and may inspect the
affected unit.
''(4)(A) With respect to any affected unit for which an alternate
emissions limitation for mercury is in place under this subsection, the
owner or operator of such affected unit that emits mercury in excess of
such alternate emissions limitation shall pay an excess emissions
penalty determined under subparagraph (B).
''(B) The excess emissions penalty for mercury for an owner or
operator of an affected unit described in subparagraph (A) shall be an
amount equal to $50,000 for each pound of mercury emitted in excess of
the alternate emissions limitation for mercury in place for such
affected unit. Such penalty shall be prorated for each fraction of a
pound.
''(g) Sole Limitation on Mercury.--This title shall apply the sole
emission standard or limitation under this Act with regard to the
emission of mercury from electric utility steam generating units and
shall supersede any other such requirement under section 112 or any
other provision of this Act.
''(h) Relationship to Other Law.--Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this title, nothing in this title precludes a State or
political subdivision of a State from adopting or enforcing any
additional requirements for the control or abatement of mercury
emissions, except that no State or political subdivision thereof shall
adopt or attempt to enforce any standard relating to the reduction or
control of mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating
units that is less stringent than the standards provided in this
title.''.

SOLUTION: Mercury Reduction and Energy Security Act of 2010 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require affected units (coal-fired electric steam generating units that have nameplate capacities greater than 25 megawatts and generate electricity for sale) to reduce mercury emissions by the less stringent limitation of: (1) 80% capture of inlet mercury or an emission rate of 1.6 pounds of mercury per trillion British thermal units (Btu) of input coal for the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2014; and (2) 90% capture of inlet mercury or an emission rate of 0.8 pounds of mercury per trillion Btu of input coal by 2015 and each year thereafter.

Specifies methods that owners or operators of affected units are required to use as reference methods in calibrating the instruments used to measure the mercury concentrations in emissions from affected units.

Establishes excess emissions penalties for mercury. Sets forth compliance provisions.

Authorizes: (1) owners or operators of affected units that fail to achieve such limitations to request an alternate emission limitation; (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish alternate limitations if the Administrator determines that the owner or operator has properly installed and operated continuous emissions monitoring system and control technology designed to achieve such limitations and is unable to achieve such limitations; and (3) the Administrator, after granting alternate limitations, to impose more stringent emissions limitations in subsequent years. Makes such alternate limitations effective January 1, 2015.

Provides that this Act supersedes any other requirement in such Act with regard to the emission of mercury from electric utility steam generating units.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Community-Based Health Care
Retraining Act''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2916) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(e) Health Professions Training Demonstration Project.--
''(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
''(A) Covered community.--The term 'covered
community' means a community or region that--
''(i) has experienced a significant
percentage decline in positions in the
manufacturing or service sectors; and
''(ii) is determined by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (in consultation with
the medical community) to be an area with a
shortage of health care professionals described
in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (C).
''(B) Covered worker.--The term 'covered worker'
means an individual who--
''(i)(I) has been terminated or laid off,
or who has received a notice of termination or
layoff, from employment in a manufacturing or
service sector;
''(II)(aa) is eligible for or has exhausted
entitlement to unemployment compensation; or
''(bb) has been employed for a duration
sufficient to demonstrate, to the appropriate
entity at a one-stop center referred to in
section 134(c), attachment to the workforce,
but is not eligible for unemployment
compensation due to insufficient earnings or
having performed services for an employer that
were not covered under a State unemployment
compensation law; and
''(III) is unlikely to return to a previous
industry or occupation; or
''(ii)(I) has been terminated or laid off,
or has received a notice of termination or
layoff, from employment in a manufacturing or
service sector as a result of any permanent
closure of, or any substantial layoff at, a
plant, facility, or enterprise; or
''(II) is employed in a manufacturing or
service sector at a facility at which the
employer has made a general announcement that
such facility will close within 180 days.
''(C) Health care professional.--The term 'health
care professional'--
''(i) means an individual who is involved
with--
''(I) the delivery of health care
services, or related services,
pertaining to--
''(aa) the identification,
evaluation, and prevention of
diseases, disorders, or
injuries; or
''(bb) home-based or
community-based long-term care;
''(II) the delivery of dietary and
nutrition services; or
''(III) rehabilitation and health
systems management; and
''(ii) with respect to a covered community
to be served through a grant made under
paragraph (3), includes individuals in health
care professions and jobs for which there is a
shortage in the community, as determined by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
consultation with the medical community),
giving consideration to the amount of training
time required to retrain the covered workers
for the health care professions and jobs.
''(D) Tribal college or university.--The term
'tribal college or university' means--
''(i) a tribally controlled college or
university, as defined in section 2 of the
Tribally Controlled College or University
Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801);
''(ii) Dine College, authorized in the
Navajo Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 640a et
seq.); and
''(iii) any of the 1994 Institutions, as
defined in section 532 of the Equity in
Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7
U.S.C. 301 note).
''(2) Establishment of project.--In accordance with
subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish and carry out a
health professions training demonstration project.
''(3) Grants.--In carrying out the project, the Secretary,
after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, shall make grants to eligible entities to enable the
entities to carry out programs in covered communities to train
covered workers for employment as health care professionals.
The Secretary shall make each grant in an amount of not less
than $100,000 and not more than $500,000.
''(4) Eligible entities.--Notwithstanding subsection
(b)(2)(B), to be eligible to receive a grant under this
subsection to carry out a program in a covered community, an
entity shall be a partnership that is--
''(A) under the direction of a local workforce
investment board established under section 117 that is
serving the covered community; and
''(B) composed of members serving the covered
community, such as--
''(i) an institution of higher education
that provides a 4-year program of instruction;
''(ii) an accredited community college;
''(iii) an accredited vocational or
technical school;
''(iv) a tribal college or university;
''(v) a health clinic or hospital;
''(vi) a home-based or community-based
long-term care facility or program; or
''(vii) a health care facility administered
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
''(5) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under this subsection, an entity shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require, including, at a
minimum--
''(A) a proposal to use the grant funds to
establish or expand a training program in order to
train covered workers for employment as health care
professionals (including paraprofessionals);
''(B) information demonstrating the need for the
training and support services to be provided through
the program;
''(C) information describing the manner in which
the entity will expend the grant funds, and the
activities to be carried out with the funds;
''(D) information demonstrating that the entity
meets the requirements of paragraph (4); and
''(E) with respect to training programs carried out
by the applicant, information--
''(i) on the graduation rates of the
programs involved;
''(ii) on the retention measures carried
out by the applicant;
''(iii) on the length of time necessary to
complete the training programs of the
applicant; and
''(iv) on the number of qualified covered
workers that are refused admittance into the
training programs because of lack of capacity.
''(6) Selection.--In making grants under paragraph (3), the
Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, shall--
''(A) consider the information submitted by the
eligible entities under paragraph (5)(E); and
''(B) select--
''(i) eligible entities submitting
applications that meet such criteria as the
Secretary of Labor determines to be
appropriate; and
''(ii) among such entities, the eligible
entities serving the covered communities with
the greatest need for the grants and the
greatest potential to benefit from the grants.
''(7) Use of funds.--
''(A) In general.--An entity that receives a grant
under this subsection shall use the funds made
available through the grant for training and support
services that meet the needs described in the
application submitted under paragraph (5), which may
include--
''(i) increasing capacity, subject to
subparagraph (B), at an educational institution
or training center to train individuals for
employment as health professionals, such as
by--
''(I) expanding a facility, subject
to subparagraph (B);
''(II) expanding course offerings;
''(III) hiring faculty;
''(IV) providing a student loan
repayment program for the faculty;
''(V) establishing or expanding
clinical education opportunities;
''(VI) purchasing equipment, such
as computers, books, clinical supplies,
or a patient simulator; or
''(VII) conducting recruitment; or
''(ii) providing support services for
covered workers participating in the training,
such as--
''(I) providing tuition assistance;
''(II) establishing or expanding
distance education programs;
''(III) providing transportation
assistance; or
''(IV) providing child care.
''(B) Limitation.--To be eligible to use the funds
to expand a facility, the eligible entity shall
demonstrate to the Secretary in an application
submitted under paragraph (5) that the entity can
increase the capacity described in subparagraph (A)(i)
of such facility only by expanding the facility.
''(8) Funding.--Of the amounts appropriated to, and
available at the discretion of, the Secretary or the Secretary
of Health and Human Services for programmatic and
administrative expenditures, a total of $25,000,000 shall be
used to establish and carry out the demonstration project
described in paragraph (2) in accordance with this
subsection.''.

SOLUTION: Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to establish and carry out a health professions training demonstration project that awards grants to eligible entities to train certain unemployed workers from the manufacturing or service sector for employment as health care professionals in communities with manufacturing and service sector job loss and health care professional shortages.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Election Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION.

There is established a commission to be known as the Election
Administration Commission (in this Act referred to as the
''Commission'').

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

(a) In General.--The Commission shall--
(1) develop, update, and adopt, by vote of the Commission,
not less often than every 4 years, voluntary engineering and
procedural performance standards for voting systems used in
Federal, State, and local elections;
(2) advise States regarding compliance with the
requirements of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and
Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee et seq.) and compliance with
other Federal laws regarding accessibility of registration
facilities and polling places, and develop, update, and adopt,
by vote of the Commission, not less often than every 4 years,
voluntary procedures for maintaining and enhancing the
accessibility of registration facilities, polling places, and
voting methods for voters, including disabled voters;
(3) have primary responsibility to carry out Federal
functions under title I of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) as the
Presidential designee;
(4) develop, update, and adopt, by vote of the Commission,
not less often than every 4 years, recommendations for
voluntary procedures for maintaining and enhancing the
administration of Federal, State, and local elections;
(5) carry out the provisions of section 9 of the National
Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-7) regarding
mail voter registration;
(6) make available information regarding the Federal
election system to the public and media;
(7) assemble and make available bipartisan panels of
election professionals to assist any State election official,
upon request, in review of election or vote counting procedures
in Federal, State, and local elections; and
(8) compile and make available to the public the official
certified results of Federal elections and statistics regarding
national voter registration and turnout.
(b) Study of Election Administration.--Beginning on the date that
is 1 day after the date on which all the members are initially
appointed to the Commission, the Commission shall make periodic
studies, which shall be made available to the public, of issues related
to the administration of elections, such as procedures which represent
the best practices in election administration, including--
(1) election technology and systems and ballot design;
(2) voter registration, and verification and maintenance of
voter rolls;
(3) access to polling places;
(4) alternative voting methods; and
(5) the accuracy and security of election procedures and
vote counts.
(c) Grant Program.--
(1) Grant authority.--
(A) In general.--Not less often than once each
calendar year, the Commission shall solicit and review
applications from State and local governments for
grants to improve and modernize the administration of
elections using procedures consistent with voluntary
recommendations adopted by the Commission.
(B) Award.--The Commission shall, by vote, award
grants to State and local governments that submit
applications.
(2) State and local applications.--State and local
governments shall submit applications to the Commission for
grants under paragraph (1) in such time and such manner and
containing such information as the Commission shall by
regulation require.
(3) Use of funds.--
(A) Matching funds.--The Commission shall ensure
that any State or local government receiving a grant
under this subsection shall expend State or local funds
in an amount equal to not less than 25 percent of the
amount of the grant awarded.
(B) Audit.--A State or local government receiving a
grant under this subsection shall agree that any funds
under the grant are subject to audit whenever the
Commission, by vote, requests an audit.
(4) Amount of grant; time.--
(A) Amount of grant.--The Commission shall award
grants under this subsection for each fiscal year in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 or such
greater amount as may be appropriated for such fiscal
year.
(B) Time to allocate.--The Commission shall begin
review of applications for grants under this subsection
on the date which is 1 year after all members of the
Commission are initially appointed.
(5) Appropriations.--Funds appropriated for a fiscal year
to the Commission to award grants under this subsection that
are not used for such purpose shall be returned to the Treasury
by the end of such year.
(d) Report.--The Commission shall annually submit a report
regarding the activities of the Commission to the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate.

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

(a) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 4
members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
(2) Party affiliation.--Not more than 2 of the 4 members
appointed under paragraph (1) may be members of the same party.
(3) Qualifications.--Members appointed under paragraph (1)
shall be chosen on the basis of experience with and knowledge
of State and local election administration, integrity,
impartiality, and good judgment, and members shall be
individuals who, at the time appointed to the Commission, are
not elected or appointed officers or employees in the executive
or legislative branch of the Federal Government. Such
individuals shall not engage in any other business, vocation,
or employment.
(4) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
(A) Period of appointment.--Members shall be
appointed for a term of 4 years, except that of the
members first appointed--
(i) 2 of the members, not affiliated with
the same party, shall be appointed for 5 years;
and
(ii) 2 of the members, not affiliated with
the same party, shall be appointed for 4 years.
(B) Vacancies.--
(i) In general.--A vacancy on the
Commission shall be filled in the manner in
which the original appointment was made and
shall be subject to any conditions which
applied with respect to the original
appointment.
(ii) Expired terms.--A member of the
Commission may serve on the Commission after
the expiration of the member's term until the
successor of such member has taken office as a
member of the Commission.
(iii) Unexpired terms.--An individual
chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for
the unexpired term of the member replaced.
(5) Compensation of members.--Each member of the Commission
shall receive compensation equivalent to the annual rate of
basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule,
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
(6) Chairperson; vice chairperson.--
(A) In general.--The Commission shall elect a
chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members
for a term of 1 year.
(B) Number of terms.--A member may serve as a
chairperson only once during any term of office to
which such member is appointed.
(C) Political affiliation.--The chairperson and
vice chairperson shall not be affiliated with the same
political party.
(b) Date of Appointment.--The appointments of the members of the
Commission shall be made not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(c) Majority Vote.--All decision of the Commission with respect to
the exercise of its duties and powers under the provisions of this Act
shall be made by a majority vote of the members of the Commission.
(d) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at least once each month
and at the call of any member of the Commission.
(e) Jurisdiction of Commission.--The Commission shall formulate and
administer policy with respect to the matters and duties in the
jurisdiction of the Commission under this Act.

SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

(a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may hold such hearings
for the purpose of carrying out this Act, sit and act at such times and
places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the
Commission considers advisable to carry out this Act. The Commission
may administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses appearing before the
Commission.
(b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may secure
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the
Commission considers necessary to carry out this Act. Upon request of
the chairperson of the Commission, the head of such department or
agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
(c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
(d) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
chairperson of the Commission, the Administrator of the General
Services Administration shall provide to the Commission, on a
reimbursable basis, the administrative support services that are
necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties under this
Act.

SEC. 6. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

(a) Staff.--
(1) In general.--The chairperson of the Commission may,
without regard to the civil service laws and regulations,
appoint and terminate an executive director and such other
additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the
Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an
executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the
Commission.
(2) Compensation.--The chairperson of the Commission may
fix the compensation of the executive director and other
personnel without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating 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.
(b) 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.
(c) 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 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 such title.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

SEC. 8. OFFICE OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION
COMMISSION.

There are transferred to the Commission established under section 2
all functions which the Office of Election Administration, established
within the Federal Election Commission, exercised before the date of
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 9. UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT.

(a) Transfer of Functions.--There are transferred to the Commission
established under section 2 all functions which the Presidential
designee under title 1 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee
Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) exercised before the date of
enactment of this Act.
(b) Transition.--With the consent of the appropriate department or
agency concerned, the Commission is authorized to utilize the services
of such officers, employees, and other personnel of the departments and
agencies from which functions have been transferred to the Commission
for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the
orderly transfer of functions under this section.
(c) Technical Amendment.--Section 101 of the Uniformed and Overseas
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff) is amended by striking
subsection (a) and inserting the following:
''(a) Presidential Designee.--The Election Administration
Commission shall have primary responsibility for Federal functions
under this title as the Presidential designee.''.

SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

(a) Federal Election Campaign Act.--Section 311(a) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by inserting ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ''; and'' and inserting a
period; and
(3) by striking paragraph (10) and the second and third
sentences.
(b) National Voter Registration Act of 1993.--Section 9(a) of the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-7) is amended
by striking ''Federal Election Commission'' and inserting ''Election
Administration Commission''.

SOLUTION:
Transfers to the Commission: (1) all functions which the Office of Election Administration, established within the Federal Election Commission, exercised before enactment of this Act; and (2) all functions which the Presidential designee under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act exercised before enactment of this Act.