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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Comprehensive Entitlement Reform
Commission Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ''Commission'' means the
Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission established under
section 3.
(2) Medicaid.--The term ''Medicaid'' means the program
established under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
(3) Medicare.--The term ''Medicare'' means the program
established under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).
(4) Social security.--The term ''Social Security'' means
the program of old-age, survivors, and disability insurance
benefits established under title II of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

There is established a commission to be known as the
''Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission''.

SEC. 4. PURPOSE.

The Commission will review Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
and make comprehensive recommendations to sustain the solvency and
stability of these three programs for future generations.

SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

(a) In General.--The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive
review of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid consistent with the
purpose specified in section 4 and shall submit the report required
under subsection (b).
(b) Report.--
(1) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the selection of
the 2 Co-Chairpersons and the Executive Director of the
Commission, the Commission shall prepare and submit a final
report that contains a detailed statement of the
recommendations, findings, and conclusions of the Commission to
the appropriate Committees of Congress and the President.
(2) Public availability.--The report submitted under this
subsection shall be made available to the public.

SEC. 6. MEMBERSHIP.

(a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 8
members, to be appointed as follows:
(1) The majority leader of the Senate shall appoint 2
members.
(2) The minority leader of the Senate shall appoint 2
members.
(3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
appoint 2 members.
(4) The minority leader of the House of Representatives
shall appoint 2 members.
(b) Prohibited Appointments.--Members of the Commission shall not
include Members of Congress or other elected Federal, State, or local
government officials.
(c) Period of Appointment.--Each member shall be appointed for the
life of the Commission. Any vacancies shall not affect the power and
duties of the Commission but shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(d) Date.--Members of the Commission shall be appointed by not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(e) Initial Organization Period.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall develop and
implement a schedule for completion of the review and report required
under section 5.
(f) Co-Chairpersons.--The Commission shall select 2 Co-Chairpersons
from among its members.
(g) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the date that
is 30 days after the date on which the Commission submits the report
required under section 5(b)(1).

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Quorum.--Five members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum for purposes of voting, but a quorum is not required for members
to meet and hold hearings.
(b) Meetings.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall meet at the call of
the Co-Chairpersons or a majority of its members.
(2) Open meetings.--Each meeting of the Commission, other
than meetings in which classified information is to be
discussed, shall be open to the public.
(c) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings and undertake
such other activities as the Commission determines to be necessary to
carry out its duties.
(d) Travel Expenses.--Members shall receive travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their
homes or regular places of business in performance of services for the
Commission.
(e) Staff.--
(1) Executive director.--The Commission shall have a staff
headed by an Executive Director. The Executive Director shall
be paid at a rate equivalent to a rate established for the
Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5, United
States Code.
(2) Staff appointment.--With the approval of the
Commission, the Executive Director may appoint such personnel
as the Executive Director determines to be appropriate.
(3) Actuarial experts and consultants.--With the approval
of the Commission, the Executive Director may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code.
(4) Detail of government employees.--Upon the request of
the Commission, the head of any Federal agency may detail,
without reimbursement, any of the personnel of such agency to
the Commission to assist in carrying out the duties of the
Commission. Any such detail shall not interrupt or otherwise
affect the civil service status or privileges of the Federal
employee.
(5) Other resources.--The Commission shall have reasonable
access to materials, resources, statistical data, and other
information such Commission determines to be necessary to carry
out its duties from the Library of Congress, the Chief Actuary
of Social Security, the Congressional Budget Office, and other
agencies and elected representatives of the executive and
legislative branches of the Federal Government. The Co-
Chairpersons of the Commission shall make requests for such
access in writing when necessary.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2006, $1,500,000 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(b) Availability.--Any sums appropriated under the subsection (a)
shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended.
A:
Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission Act of 2005 - Establishes the Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission to review Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid and make comprehensive recommendations to sustain the solvency and stability of these programs for future generations.