1.This Act may be cited as
the Spending Money Accountably to
Rebuild After Tragedy Act
or the SMART Act
.
<enum>I</enum><header>CHANGES IN
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING</header>
<section id="ID1c9bbdb372fb4736b14e259ef7f59317"><enum>101.</enum><header>Reduction in
fy2006 discretionary spending</header>
<subsection id="ID96096de15e25415398f42ff6d10ce725"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Across-the-Board
rescissions</header><text>There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to 5.00
percent of—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa5aa7eb9546a4b1090f6f935b4978639"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the budget
authority provided (or obligation limitation imposed) for fiscal year 2006 for
each discretionary account in each fiscal year 2006 appropriations Act (except
any fiscal year 2005 supplemental appropriation Act, the Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act, 2006, and the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID387d6b25b8ad4c9bb765b12bfb4a6432"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the budget
authority provided in any advance appropriation for fiscal year 2006 for any
discretionary account in any prior fiscal year appropriations Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID759242b0ca484ffca01edcef1ab7f53f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the contract
authority provided in fiscal year 2006 for any program subject to limitation
contained in this joint resolution.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3ea5b2c212bb4e41a24b9e24eaa5f6b5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Proportionate
application</header><text>Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be
applied proportionately—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5261a002616d4b3385e26137a2f492db"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to each
discretionary account and each item of budget authority described in subsection
(a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID41b4a968932a4b5a898ecbe008d38411"><enum>(2)</enum><text>within each such
account and item, to each program, project, and activity (with programs,
projects, and activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying
reports for the relevant fiscal year covering such account or item, or for
accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts, as delineated in the
most recently submitted President’s budget).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID951eca41bf4348f08b15f2edfd3ab3ba"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding
subsection (a), the President of the United States, in consultation with the
Chairman and Ranking Member of the applicable authorizing committees of the
Congress, shall be permitted to except certain programs, projects and accounts,
in whole or in part, from a rescission required pursuant to subsection (a),
provided however, that such exceptions do not, in the aggregate, exceed an
amount equal to 1.00 percent of the overall amount rescinded pursuant to
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID74ee372cbc8a43e7a40e319f9d406318"><enum>102.</enum><header>No cost of
living adjustments in the statutory pay system of Federal employees</header>
<subsection id="idEC82B627E8AB493EA99907EF1A766D49"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
adjustment in rates of basic pay for employees under the statutory pay systems
under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall not take
effect during fiscal year 2006.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84DA1F13E6324713A57B89B988C4240A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception for
Federal Law Enforcement Officers</header><text>Adjustments in the rates of
basic pay for employees who are law enforcement officers (as defined under
section 5541(3) of title 5, United States Code) shall take effect as though the
adjustment in rates of basic pay for employees under the statutory pay systems
under sections 5303 and 5304 of that title for fiscal year 2006 is an increase
of 3.1 percent and such adjustments for law enforcement officers shall take
effect as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or
after January 1, 2006.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>CHANGES IN
MANDATORY SPENDING</header>
<section id="ID2906f8c876614179a1e384537f80acef"><enum>201.</enum><header>Two-year delay
of the implementation of the medicare part d prescription drug benefit and
two-year extension of the medicare prescription drug discount card and
transitional assistance program</header>
<subsection id="IDa1eef06ca3f641d6b57d1479ea6343f1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Delay</header><text>—</text>
<paragraph id="ID331aabf0205345bb8cb58b56a705be96"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall delay
implementation of title I of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173), and the amendments made by such
title, for 2 years until January 1, 2008.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDae63329daf8941cb93dfe383d285fe76"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Except
as provided in subsection (b), during the two-year delay described in paragraph
(1), the Social Security Act shall be applied and administered as if such title
I (and the amendments made by such title) had not been enacted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbfec575d054741a3959820b4ad0e3065"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension</header>
<paragraph id="ID66145b8230c348b2880fb5be89a55200"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
continue to administer the Medicare prescription drug discount card and
transitional assistance program under subpart 4 of part D of title XVIII of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–141), as added by section 101 of title I
of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
(Public Law 108–173), during 2006 and 2007 under the terms and conditions that
apply under such program during 2005.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3dfabd7d28014f25b868721c2274306d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Increase in
amount of transitional assistance during extension period</header><text>In
administering the Medicare prescription drug discount card and transitional
assistance program during 2006 and 2007 pursuant to paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall increase the amount of transitional assistance under section
1860D–31(g)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w–141(g)(2)(A)(ii)(I)) for each of 2006 and 2007 from $600 to
$1,200.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDff345282811148ceb79097dff85e914d"><enum>202.</enum><header>Acceleration
of income-related reduction in medicare part b premium subsidy</header>
<subsection id="IDb6cf4616f26647959fbabea072f63b12"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section 1839(i)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(i)) is amended as follows—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9b0c217893134654b3e8314d6ab31e03"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>2006</quote> and inserting <quote>2005</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb949d5da10d643cd96d73bcefe7c3606"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5350545beafa4ea6a97c0175975e0dbb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="ID782cabf14ea54e0ea244a6bf1e09387b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>Subject to subparagraph
(B), the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9f6bbde89f1e490e9ec533869134cd14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by striking <quote>subparagraph (C)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subparagraph (B)</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0e93d03b72d14f49b72ef21a9b22e65f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2118429ecc574d869abc8706018375f5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDad12aa7af99d4429970aa1473ef5c324"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(B)(iii)(I), by striking <quote>paragraph (3)(C)</quote> and inserting
<quote>paragraph (3)(B)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID157168aabc164b4796ad4fe36127ec44"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID51c9ebaca78245bf8556216ae8805c52"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2006</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6f17bb6bf15c403b922256f22bd87021"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking <quote>2006</quote> and inserting <quote>2005</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb470b3b3c22e4835ab6dfdb57f2dadcd"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The amendments
made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDdb9b54f2f55d412291e76f712b412384"><enum>203.</enum><header>Offset for
hurricane katrina damage funding</header>
<subsection id="IDd7c83ab47395430eb57dce24c1ea5a77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section
1101(a)(16) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1144) (referred to in
this section as <quote>SAFETEA–LU</quote>), authorizing funding for high
priority projects under section 117 of title 23, United States Code, is
repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7a8380a7e548494b9bbb295a496087f7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rescissions</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="ID59c34f851eae45f7b2eecaf474987103"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High priority
projects</header><text>The unobligated balance of any funds authorized under
section 1101 (a)(16) of SAFETEA–LU is rescinded.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID36e6207566cd4106a9b92d118b955088"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
programs</header><text>The unobligated balances of any funds authorized under
SAFETEA–LU, or an amendment made by SAFETEA–LU, for the following programs are
rescinded:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc5776c1799784e82a3a0ae4785a7baee"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The high priority
projects designated under section 1702 of the SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59;
119 Stat. 1144) and carried out using funds made available under section
1101(a)(16) of that Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID508663f83a4d419abb28cb0b4967692d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The set-asides
designated under section 104(d)(2)(E) of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc8973a162da847d0a7e69c25ea3398ed"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The set-asides
designated under the highway bridge program under section 144(g) of title 23,
United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc9b20723d6304c118ff00fbd00849017"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The designated
projects under section 1301(m) of the SAFETEA–LU.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID01e8ef4a3d0f416686922bc809229574"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The designated
projects under section 1302(e) of the SAFETEA–LU.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDce6033e35a454344ac1899a839f1725a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The designated
projects under section 1306(d)(3) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 103 note; 119 Stat.
1144).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3791b06ccdc64ca2b0f7fc0c8d5ba64d"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The set-asides
designated under section 1307(d) of SAFETEA–LU.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaf5416a1c7af4a5a9b1b9d52252073c7"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The set-aside for
designated projects that are part of the National Highway System established
under the construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities program
under section 147(d) of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdbc3921e8b754b22b5c1d03feaf1dfaf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The pilot program
under section 1807 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 217 note; 119 Stat. 1144).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4fa96510d39a437bbd191af8fec08ced"><enum>(J)</enum><text>The demonstration
projects under section 1907 of SAFETEA–LU.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID20d65ae36d6645f7836f495fc903ca2b"><enum>(K)</enum><text>The designated
projects under section 1934 of SAFETEA–LU.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6cfe6bd9176944f7ab0eb78047654ad9"><enum>(L)</enum><text>The
Going-to-the-Sun Road program, Glacier Park, Montana, under section 1940 of the
SAFETEA–LU.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeb130908c0ee48a4828871b3c351ab19"><enum>(M)</enum><text>The Great Lakes
ITS implementation program under section 1943 of the SAFETEA–LU.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbc5c156aeab44342b37296bab161ce81"><enum>(N)</enum><text>The
transportation construction and remediation program, Ottawa County, Oklahoma,
under section 1944 of the SAFETEA–LU.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6abe0b599077415f82f6a63476080742"><enum>(O)</enum><text>The traffic
circle construction program, Clarendon, Vermont, under section 1957 of the
SAFETEA–LU.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe417b1c466c94233808b7dc2fec14dcc"><enum>(P)</enum><text>The Denali access
system program under section 309 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42
U.S.C. 3121 note; 119 Stat.1144).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12a4ddc5ab2b42e88e16dd04a0b086ee"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>The Interstate
Route 95/Contee Road interchange study under section 1961 of the
SAFETEA–LU.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc39bdfe85094e399dae32732e75f55d"><enum>(R)</enum><text>The multimodal
facility improvements program for North Bay Ferry Service, Inc., at Port
Sonora, Petaluma, California, under section 1962 of the SAFETEA–LU.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDceead26df9bf4e8dadd19243fbd53a0a"><enum>(S)</enum><text>The designated
bus and bus related facility projects under section 3044 of SAFETEA–LU.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf50702da78504a1f8a274fc3f3b40282"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Obligation
authority</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="ID9a09820a313541409ddc5a41a896220f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reduction of
obligation ceiling for fiscal years 2006 through 2009</header><text>Each
obligation limitation established in paragraphs (2) through (5) of section
1102(a) of SAFETEA–LU is reduced by $2,699,424,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID402904d1244d4f878a8ed294aa31ebee"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rescission of
unused obligation limitation for high priority projects for fiscal year
2005</header><text>Any unused obligation limitation for fiscal year 2005
relating to a high priority project under SAFETEA–LU is rescinded.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1fd70e7731a42259fe9770dcd863375"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Level of
obligation limitations</header><text>Each obligation limitation established in
paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 8003(a) of SAFETEA–LU is reduced by
$2,699,424,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb73b47b29a9a45f1a7a8ec05e95f07dd"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Equity bonus
formula</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in allocating
funds under the equity bonus program under section 105 of title 23, United
States Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall make the required
calculations as if subsections (a) and (b) had not been enacted.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>MAKING
GOVERNMENT MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC</header>
<section id="ID1244f427349742b39dc3d091687a82a6"><enum>301.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Commission on the
Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID378b14b1ee71435abdb33c06c28b5e6a"><enum>302.</enum><header>Establishment
of commission</header>
<subsection id="IDa7216eb5d85e4a6e9afdb04f37e9470f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established the Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal
Agencies (hereafter in this title referred to as the
<quote>Commission</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDfea7f05e5bd5463f868ba04e285f1399"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="IDaf930f428c674379bfe99f4583acad83"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall consist of 12 members, of which, not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDbc71633e1d574442ac6017cd7d75b5d3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>4 shall be
appointed by the President;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1c5de3cd34214c949d38c70c4ec87f2f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>2 shall be
appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID298d02493d3249558549dde1c78cde12"><enum>(C)</enum><text>2 shall be
appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7615f82689fd4784bcde09b066a4f651"><enum>(D)</enum><text>2 shall be
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2699bc0c60344fdda53fceaee8f5e350"><enum>(E)</enum><text>2 shall be
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbde3ab6baf454d53b8017913d2415192"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chairperson and
vice chairperson</header><text>The President shall designate a chairperson and
vice chairperson from among the members of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7c929edf7c0a424288f5cd1f183c995b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Period of
appointment; vacancies</header><text>Members shall be appointed for the life of
the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDba07d1e12a2e4a1695b6d5070f02b284"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<paragraph id="IDe56a6d8b2aa948829e779838c7bc4527"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
meeting</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which all
members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold its
first meeting.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9e62f350921b4f9f8ee98d370212cad1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent
meetings</header><text>The Commission shall meet at the call of the
chairperson.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa743077974604de2bed5bf5b25bb8d38"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a
lesser number of members may hold hearings.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID67f877b393704136a002c78f76b93294"><enum>303.</enum><header>Duties of the
commission</header>
<subsection id="ID2ce36baecb734fba98cc98d12802c502"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section, the following definitions shall apply:</text>
<paragraph id="ID04c9e69b07a245afac6557d8551272b1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agency</header><text>The
term <term>agency</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe968c39463474d9485dab015502b349c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an Executive
agency, as defined under section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd6d1f1e05bc04d19a8c3bc55480a28e2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Executive
Office of the President.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8141d68223df49f198d789391a9a8181"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
term <term>program</term> means any activity or function of an agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID41c6eaab7bb244daad91049f43f17b27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID25c78e50d6144b9888fa0a23596e1934"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluate all
agencies and programs within those agencies, using the criteria under
subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2a14c98c73242aca5dfbca821ecb951"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to
Congress—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID40f8733c97b14d088332b24f601dc210"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a plan with
recommendations of the agencies and programs that should be realigned or
eliminated; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID64c82e52c3154bd0b56f2bb9b8ec2d42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>proposed
legislation to implement the plan described under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2d1db245b8ea4dc0ab42e72f41a410df"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria</header>
<paragraph id="ID723e0a3a96bf4ead9a44fc3753ec09bb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duplicative</header><text>If
2 or more agencies or programs are performing the same essential function and
the function can be consolidated or streamlined into a single agency or
program, the Commission shall recommend that the agencies or programs be
realigned.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcecc41e637de40b78996d3c6e65659e7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Wasteful or
inefficient</header><text>The Commission may recommend the realignment or
elimination of any agency or program that has wasted Federal funds by—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3d350fd05c1640ceb0b3b250ef5141b9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>egregious
spending;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc5d2dd9d9764bda918c38d165d688f2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>mismanagement of
resources and personnel; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc2d18618a782476087725d82ab15ae4c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>use of such funds
for personal benefit or the benefit of a special interest group.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb48fadc390fd442e8c97087ba33b4e2e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Outdated,
irrelevant, or failed</header><text>The Commission shall recommend the
elimination of any agency or program that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDfc003d885cc8418fbbe8c30a811eaea2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has completed its
intended purpose;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDded90988ca0a41c19eec7040eaad82d1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has become
irrelevant; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID58e8261d44104be285d6d5d1c0ee7a7c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has failed to
meet its objectives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDeedbc707b3a2493aa8a9783d88a81e06"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Systematic
assessment of programs</header>
<paragraph id="ID123d22e466e547f282debad04497c351"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the President shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0e07b81e10504dd6802b2281efa10d59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish a
systematic method for assessing the effectiveness and accountability of agency
programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID735d90a9a8ed47788261928b4b7209c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit, to the
Commission, assessments of not less than 50 percent of all programs covered
under subsection (b)(1) that use the method established under subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd44513889b244284896f5c92f98fd415"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Method
objectives</header><text>The method established under paragraph (1)
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa5901196d6f740b38eea2f9104beff23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recognize
different types of Federal programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID98b73c54fc3a4f49bd6fa6d85856e223"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assess programs
based primarily on the achievement of performance goals (as defined under
section 1115(f)(4) of title 31, United States Code); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d98202349294a55894be7559217537e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assess programs
based in part on the adequacy of the program's performance measures, financial
management, and other factors determined by the President.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c7d858b0a864db3a16a1072c7df4bfb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Development</header><text>The
method established under paragraph (1) shall not be implemented until it has
been reviewed and accepted by the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4663f508d4014a38ab0e003dee372a6c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consideration
of assessments</header><text>The Commission shall consider assessments
submitted under this subsection when evaluating programs under subsection
(b)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID86cd4bc81fae4f2fa086f6aff4557908"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Common
performance measures</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall identify common performance measures
for programs covered in subsection (b)(1) that have similar functions and, to
the extent feasible, provide the Commission with data on such performance
measures.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDea43269001c44b39bd0a62317abaae86"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="IDec6b0cfad63a432bbceeac43053c047b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President and Congress a report
that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa7bdc4fe9d854278ac00a427c9ae6564"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the plan
described under subsection (b)(2)(A), with supporting documentation for all
recommendations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6b828d0531d34fc495a5462d4d7d58e1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the proposed
legislation described under subsection (b)(2)(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc63846b62c4d4e7a960dd46f1ca84bf7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relocation of
Federal employees</header><text>The proposed legislation under paragraph (1)(B)
shall provide that if the position of an employee of an agency is eliminated as
a result of the implementation of the plan under paragraph (1)(A), the affected
agency shall make reasonable efforts to relocate such employee to another
position within the agency or within another Federal agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID889918391bd24afdae1f091ecb6487a7"><enum>304.</enum><header>Powers of the
commission</header>
<subsection id="ID37d36fd913b8461c8c019b69877b4ea1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Hearings</header><text>The
Commission or, at its direction, any subcommittee or member of the Commission,
may, for the purpose of carrying out this title—</text>
<paragraph id="ID03000e5608d84ebb8c249f49f303f7b5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>hold such
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, receive
such evidence, and administer such oaths as any member of the Commission
considers advisable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9998bb28520d4d44b9d89723920ae830"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require, by
subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses as any
member of the Commission considers advisable; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2579e386d8247f3bf512baba6aa162d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require, by
subpoena or otherwise, the production of such books, records, correspondence,
memoranda, papers, documents, tapes, and other evidentiary materials relating
to any matter under investigation by the Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID86370d1195c6404d81e625e295c8114f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subpoenas</header>
<paragraph id="IDde861c60b6ca410fb853f00d6994d7a3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Issuance</header><text>Subpoenas
issued under subsection (a) shall bear the signature of the chairperson of the
Commission and shall be served by any person or class of persons designated by
the chairperson for that purpose.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID939c301b468f4401a5302a373411e20f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>In
the case of contumacy or failure to obey a subpoena issued under subsection
(a), the United States district court for the judicial district in which the
subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may be found, may issue an order
requiring such person to appear at any designated place to testify or to
produce documentary or other evidence. Any failure to obey the order of the
court may be punished by the court as a contempt of that court.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4b7363459e2a4933b5cf99bc7856ee59"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information
from Federal agencies</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa2e9deb5d42e45c3b0c33e422ee8d3a4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Postal
services</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID19ae8346e7f64e0bb6dfcbefb15b94a7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Gifts</header><text>The
Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or
property.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID59d59bab5722433886330b3f1431d4cc"><enum>305.</enum><header>Commission
personnel matters</header>
<subsection id="ID7386779719984eea9f8ddebd7e073e4e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compensation of
members</header>
<paragraph id="IDd0bceb17c7364214b5d22c6933dd882e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Non-Federal
members</header><text>Except as provided under subsection (b), each member of
the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government
shall not be compensated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa171ae9fc983438891074c331082af6d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
officers or employees</header><text>All members of the Commission who are
officers or employees of the United States shall serve without compensation in
addition to that received for their services as officers or employees of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3ddb5af550274933be443318ac212035"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>The members of the Commission shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the
performance of services for the Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDba3192bccba949ed97339a834b203509"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Staff</header>
<paragraph id="ID08ae9c74d8624355b3537985d5436283"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7b82c475fb83438293f2f82f166e2331"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Upon
the approval of the chairperson, the executive director 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 maximum rate payable for a position at GS–15 of the General Schedule
under section 5332 of such title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1d0a5b80bb0b474088bbaebfcb5c1e6f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Personnel as
Federal employees</header>
<subparagraph id="ID3e92f08f1ee045b4aa48034bc5bb879d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The executive director and any personnel of the
Commission who are employees shall be employees under section 2105 of title 5,
United States Code, for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 89A,
89B, and 90 of that title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID66137e7251cb4f15882cfc329b6b9811"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Members of
commission</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed to apply to
members of the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDafa2018602984f46b53f3a22b8ff1d9c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Detail of
government employees</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID673f1c585bb442488238429048c8b1f8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procurement of
temporary and intermittent services</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID346dcd38370a413fadd268693b449745"><enum>306.</enum><header>Termination of
the commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commission
shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the Commission submits the
report under section 303(f).</text>
</section><section id="ID933e0fb0ace14212b45085170c844281"><enum>307.</enum><header>Congressional
consideration of reform proposals</header>
<subsection id="ID05ef0e0562884e569dfe4c7b44902d8d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="IDa0bb1729395142d580cf3de28507d64b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Implementation
bill</header><text>The term <term>implementation bill</term> means only a bill
which is introduced as provided under subsection (b), and contains the proposed
legislation included in the report submitted to Congress under section 303,
without modification.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8830fccacebc4d3b8d773f7bc41a9083"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Calendar
day</header><text>The term <term>calendar day</term> means a calendar day other
than one on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of
more than 3 days to a date certain.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID654a4486bd1c4957a054d3d2a56bd917"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Introduction;
referral; and report or discharge</header>
<paragraph id="IDa5037d92850d454da1a7d93ad4869328"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Introduction</header><text>On
the first calendar day on which both Houses are in session, on or immediately
following the date on which the report is submitted to Congress under section
303, a single implementation bill shall be introduced (by request)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID094240b6aa044e6caea6355381d35f10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the Senate by
the majority leader of the Senate, for himself and the minority leader of the
Senate, or by Members of the Senate designated by the majority leader and
minority leader of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7454e211c4244acdaf4f928f16530baa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the House of
Representatives by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, for himself and
the minority leader of the House of Representatives, or by Members of the House
of Representatives designated by the Speaker and minority leader of the House
of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID306a48fbbf3e44889450b86ac35b268b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Referral</header><text>The
implementation bills introduced under paragraph (1) shall be referred to any
appropriate committee of jurisdiction in the Senate and any appropriate
committee of jurisdiction in the House of Representatives. A committee to which
an implementation bill is referred under this paragraph may review and comment
on such bill, may report such bill to the respective House, and may not amend
such bill.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID01a19c3c63954f85afd848e23c86ba8e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report or
discharge</header><text>If a committee to which an implementation bill is
referred has not reported such bill by the end of the 15th calendar day after
the date of the introduction of such bill, such committee shall be immediately
discharged from further consideration of such bill, and upon being reported or
discharged from the committee, such bill shall be placed on the appropriate
calendar.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2008a11969f2424a9bb1626ee578f777"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Floor
consideration</header>
<paragraph id="ID62fde77add1b429da4f7f9e87c5263fd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>When the committee to which an implementation bill is
referred has reported, or has been discharged under subsection (b)(3), it is at
any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect
has been disagreed to) for any Member of the respective House to move to
proceed to the consideration of the implementation bill, and all points of
order against the implementation bill (and against consideration of the
implementation bill) are waived. The motion is highly privileged in the House
of Representatives and is privileged in the Senate and is not debatable. The
motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion
to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the
vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If
a motion to proceed to the consideration of the implementation bill is agreed
to, the implementation bill shall remain the unfinished business of the
respective House until disposed of.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7c2d54893b164029a2ca231c0b19cb88"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>An
implementation bill may not be amended in the Senate or the House of
Representatives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf4759d5948af41499ccc426d5a863e49"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Debate</header><text>Debate
on the implementation bill, and on all debatable motions and appeals in
connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall
be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the resolution. A
motion further to limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to,
or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other
business, or a motion to recommit the implementation bill is not in order. A
motion to reconsider the vote by which the implementation bill is agreed to or
disagreed to is not in order.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID829e6f1f45af4bd1bc92e903b6a491c0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vote on final
passage</header><text>Immediately following the conclusion of the debate on an
implementation bill, and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate
if requested in accordance with the rules of the appropriate House, the vote on
final passage of the implementation bill shall occur.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2ab4db2bb2464f4d8e1dfb6b74f254a2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rulings of the
chair on procedure</header><text>Appeals from the decisions of the Chair
relating to the application of the rules of the Senate or the House of
Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to an
implementation bill shall be decided without debate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf9ae1e95b65f4ee3b4a84dbf8545fec8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination
with action by other house</header><text>If, before the passage by 1 House of
an implementation bill of that House, that House receives from the other House
an implementation bill, then the following procedures shall apply:</text>
<paragraph id="ID01b3d218df2a4026a47d7d3c884aac37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nonreferral</header><text>The
implementation bill of the other House shall not be referred to a
committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f49d37d0e8e43b5bc8edb53dfeb09d3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vote on bill of
other house</header><text>With respect to an implementation bill of the House
receiving the implementation bill—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID25a953aae1bc4f77a3991fa3214280f0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the procedure in
that House shall be the same as if no implementation bill had been received
from the other House; but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa89c41f8d59f4ac4970fd3d7b431db89"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the vote on final
passage shall be on the implementation bill of the other House.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0efbafd0ba294c8d8497494747d0be15"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rules of senate
and house of representatives</header><text>This section is enacted by
Congress—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8b3d696b72244838869c1fc4c0213372"><enum>(1)</enum><text>as an exercise of
the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively,
and as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in
the case of an implementation bill described in subsection (a), and it
supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such
rules; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID52e27ee7194b4ca2bb10c08fbf71014b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with full
recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so
far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same
manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
House.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID4c9dc46499f14ff89166ba54667c1ae1"><enum>308.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2008,
such sums as may be necessary for carrying out this Act.</text>
</section>