[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 1731 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1731

 To provide for the continuing review of unauthorized Federal programs 
 and agencies and to establish a bipartisan commission for the purpose 
  of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful Government spending.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 28, 2007

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. Chambliss) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
             on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the continuing review of unauthorized Federal programs 
 and agencies and to establish a bipartisan commission for the purpose 
  of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful Government spending.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Authorization and 
Sunset Commission Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``agency'' means an Executive agency as 
        defined under section 105 of title 5, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``Commission'' means the United States 
        Authorization and Sunset Commission established under section 
        3; and
            (3) the term ``Commission Schedule and Review bill'' means 
        the proposed legislation submitted to Congress under section 
        4(b).

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the United States 
Authorization and Sunset Commission.
    (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of eight members 
(in this Act referred to as the ``members''), as follows:
            (1) Four members appointed by the majority leader of the 
        Senate, one of whom may include the majority leader of the 
        Senate, with minority members appointed with the consent of the 
        minority leader of the Senate.
            (2) Four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, one of whom may include the Speaker of the 
        House of Representatives, with minority members appointed with 
        the consent of the minority leader of the House of 
        Representatives.
            (3) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office and the 
        Comptroller of the Government Accountability Office shall be 
        non-voting ex officio members of the Commission.
    (c) Qualifications of Members.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Senate members.--Of the members appointed under 
                subsection (b)(1), four shall be members of the Senate 
                (not more than two of whom may be of the same political 
                party).
                    (B) House of representative members.--Of the 
                members appointed under subsection (b)(2), four shall 
                be members of the House of Representatives, not more 
                than two of whom may be of the same political party.
            (2) Continuation of membership.--
                    (A) In general.--If a member was appointed to the 
                Commission as a Member of Congress and the member 
                ceases to be a Member of Congress, that member shall 
                cease to be a member of the Commission.
                    (B) Actions of commission unaffected.--Any action 
                of the Commission shall not be affected as a result of 
                a member becoming ineligible under subparagraph (A).
    (d) Initial Appointments.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, all initial appointments to the Commission shall 
be made.
    (e) Chairperson; Vice Chairperson.--
            (1) Initial chairperson.--An individual shall be designated 
        by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from among the 
        members initially appointed under subsection (b)(2) to serve as 
        chairperson of the Commission for a period of 2 years.
            (2) Initial vice chairperson.--An individual shall be 
        designated by the majority leader of the Senate from among the 
        individuals initially appointed under subsection (b)(1) to 
        serve as vice-chairperson of the Commission for a period of 2 
        years.
            (3) Alternate appointments of chairmen and vice chairmen.--
        Following the termination of the 2-year period described under 
        paragraphs (1) and (2), the Speaker and the majority leader of 
        the Senate shall alternate every 2 years in appointing the 
        chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Commission.
    (f) Terms of Members.--
            (1) Members of congress.--Each member appointed to the 
        Commission shall serve for a term of 6 years, except that, of 
        the members first appointed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
        subsection (b), two members shall be appointed to serve a term 
        of 3 years.
            (2) Term limit.--A member of the Commission who serves more 
        than 3 years of a term may not be appointed to another term as 
        a member.
    (g) Initial Meeting.--If, after 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, five or more members of the Commission have been 
appointed--
            (1) members who have been appointed may--
                    (A) meet; and
                    (B) select a chairperson from among the members (if 
                a chairperson has not been appointed) who may serve as 
                chairperson until the appointment of a chairperson; and
            (2) the chairperson shall have the authority to begin the 
        operations of the Commission, including the hiring of staff.
    (h) Meeting; Vacancies.--After its initial meeting, the Commission 
shall meet upon the call of the chairperson or a majority of its 
members. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but 
shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment 
was made.
    (i) Powers of the Commission.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Hearings, testimony, and evidence.--The 
                Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out the 
                provisions of this Act--
                            (i) hold such hearings and sit and act at 
                        such times and places, take such testimony, 
                        receive such evidence, administer such oaths; 
                        and
                            (ii) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
                        attendance and testimony of such witnesses and 
                        the production of such books, records, 
                        correspondence, memoranda, papers, and 
                        documents, that the Commission or such 
                        designated subcommittee or designated member 
                        may determine advisable.
                    (B) Subpoenas.--Subpoenas issued under subparagraph 
                (A)(ii) may be issued to require attendance and 
                testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence 
                relating to any matter under investigation by the 
                Commission.
                    (C) Enforcement.--The provisions of sections 102 
                through 104 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
                States (2 U.S.C. 192 through 194) shall apply in the 
                case of any failure of any witness to comply with any 
                subpoena or to testify when summoned under authority of 
                this paragraph.
            (2) Contracting.--The Commission may contract with and 
        compensate government and private agencies or persons for 
        services without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes 
        (41 U.S.C. 5) to enable the Commission to discharge its duties 
        under this Act.
            (3) Information from federal agencies.--The Commission is 
        authorized to secure directly from any executive department, 
        bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent 
        establishment, or instrumentality of the Government, 
        information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the 
        purposes of this section. Each such department, bureau, agency, 
        board, commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality 
        shall, to the extent authorized by law, furnish such 
        information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to 
        the Commission, upon request made by the chairperson.
            (4) Support services.--
                    (A) Government accountability office.--The 
                Government Accountability Office is authorized on a 
                nonreimbursable basis to provide the Commission with 
                administrative services, funds, facilities, staff, and 
                other support services for the performance of the 
                functions of the Commission.
                    (B) General services administration.--The 
                Administrator of General Services shall provide to the 
                Commission on a nonreimbursable basis such 
                administrative support services as the Commission may 
                request.
                    (C) Agencies.--In addition to the assistance under 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), departments and agencies of 
                the United States are authorized to provide to the 
                Commission such services, funds, facilities, staff, and 
                other support services as the Commission may determine 
                advisable as may be authorized by law.
            (5) Postal services.--The Commission may use the United 
        States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
        as departments and agencies of the United States.
            (6) Immunity.--The Commission is an agency of the United 
        States for purposes of part V of title 18, United States Code 
        (relating to immunity of witnesses).
            (7) Director and staff of the commission.--
                    (A) Director.--The chairperson of the Commission 
                may appoint a staff director and such other personnel 
                as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry 
                out its functions, without regard to the provisions of 
                title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in 
                the competitive service and without regard to the 
                provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 
                53 of that title relating to classification and General 
                Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed 
                under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that 
                payable to a person occupying a position at level II of 
                the Executive Schedule. 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.
                    (B) Personnel as federal employees.--
                            (i) In general.--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.
                            (ii) Members of commission.--Clause (i) 
                        shall not be construed to apply to members of 
                        the Commission.
                    (C) Procurement of temporary and intermittent 
                services.--With the approval of the majority of the 
                Commission, 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.
            (8) Compensation and travel expenses.--
                    (A) Compensation.--Members shall not be paid by 
                reason of their service as members.
                    (B) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Commission 
                shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in 
                lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 
                and 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code.
    (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as necessary for the purposes of carrying out 
the duties of the Commission.
    (k) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on December 31, 
2037.

SEC. 4. DUTIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AUTHORIZATION 
              AND SUNSET COMMISSION.

    (a) Schedule and Review.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and at least once every 10 years 
        thereafter, the Commission shall submit to Congress a 
        legislative proposal that includes the schedule of review and 
        abolishment of agencies and programs (in this section referred 
        to as the ``Commission Schedule and Review bill'').
            (2) Schedule.--The schedule of the Commission shall provide 
        a timeline for the Commission's review and proposed abolishment 
        of--
                    (A) at least 25 percent of unauthorized agencies or 
                programs as measured in dollars, including those 
                identified by the Congressional Budget Office under 
                section 602(e)(3) of title 2, United States Code; and
                    (B) if applicable, at least 25 percent of the 
                programs as measured in dollars identified by the 
                Office of Management and Budget through its Program 
                Assessment Rating Tool program or other similar review 
                program established by the Office of Management and 
                Budget as ineffective or results not demonstrated.
            (3) Review of agencies.--In determining the schedule for 
        review and abolishment of agencies under paragraph (1), the 
        Commission shall provide that any agency that performs similar 
        or related functions be reviewed concurrently.
            (4) Criteria and review.--The Commission shall review each 
        agency and program identified under paragraph (1) in accordance 
        with the following criteria as applicable:
                    (A) The effectiveness and the efficiency of the 
                program or agency.
                    (B) The achievement of performance goals (as 
                defined under section 1115(g)(4) of title 31, United 
                States Code).
                    (C) The management of the financial and personnel 
                issues of the program or agency.
                    (D) Whether the program or agency has fulfilled the 
                legislative intent surrounding its creation, taking 
                into account any change in legislative intent during 
                the existence of the program or agency.
                    (E) Ways the agency or program could be less 
                burdensome but still efficient in protecting the 
                public.
                    (F) Whether reorganization, consolidation, 
                abolishment, expansion, or transfer of agencies or 
                programs would better enable the Federal Government to 
                accomplish its missions and goals.
                    (G) The promptness and effectiveness of an agency 
                in handling complaints and requests made under section 
                552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
                to as the Freedom of Information Act).
                    (H) The extent that the agency encourages and uses 
                public participation when making rules and decisions.
                    (I) The record of the agency in complying with 
                requirements for equal employment opportunity, the 
                rights and privacy of individuals, and purchasing 
                products from historically underutilized businesses.
                    (J) The extent to which the program or agency 
                duplicates or conflicts with other Federal agencies, 
                State or local government, or the private sector and if 
                consolidation or streamlining into a single agency or 
                program is feasible.
    (b) Schedule and Abolishment of Agencies and Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and at least once every 10 years 
        thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the Congress a 
        Commission Schedule and Review bill that--
                    (A) includes a schedule for review of agencies and 
                programs; and
                    (B) abolishes any agency or program 2 years after 
                the date the Commission completes its review of the 
                agency or program, unless the agency or program is 
                reauthorized by Congress.
            (2) Expedited congressional consideration procedures.--In 
        reviewing the Commission Schedule and Review bill, Congress 
        shall follow the expedited procedures under section 6.
    (c) Recommendations and Legislative Proposals.--
            (1) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress 
        and the President--
                    (A) a report that reviews and analyzes according to 
                the criteria established under subsection (a)(4) for 
                each agency and program to be reviewed in the year in 
                which the report is submitted under the schedule 
                submitted to Congress under subsection (a)(1);
                    (B) a proposal, if appropriate, to reauthorize, 
                reorganize, consolidate, expand, or transfer the 
                Federal programs and agencies to be reviewed in the 
                year in which the report is submitted under the 
                schedule submitted to Congress under subsection (a)(1); 
                and
                    (C) legislative provisions necessary to implement 
                the Commission's proposal and recommendations.
            (2) Additional reports.--The Commission shall submit to 
        Congress and the President additional reports as prescribed 
        under paragraph (1) on or before June 30 of every other year.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit the power of the Commission to review any Federal 
program or agency.
    (e) Approval of Reports.--The Commission Schedule and Review bill 
and all other legislative proposals and reports submitted under this 
section shall require the approval of not less than five members of the 
Commission.

SEC. 5. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Introduction and Committee Consideration.--
            (1) Introduction.--If any legislative proposal with 
        provisions is submitted to Congress under section 4(c), a bill 
        with that proposal and provisions shall be introduced in the 
        Senate by the majority leader, and in the House of 
        Representatives, by the Speaker. Upon introduction, the bill 
        shall be referred to the appropriate committees of Congress 
        under paragraph (2). If the bill is not introduced in 
        accordance with the preceding sentence, then any Member of 
        Congress may introduce that bill in their respective House of 
        Congress beginning on the date that is the 5th calendar day 
        that such House is in session following the date of the 
        submission of such proposal with provisions.
            (2) Committee consideration.--
                    (A) Referral.--A bill introduced under paragraph 
                (1) shall be referred to any appropriate committee of 
                jurisdiction in the Senate, any appropriate committee 
                of jurisdiction in the House of Representatives, the 
                Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Homeland 
                Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and 
                the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on 
                Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives.
                    (B) Reporting.--Not later than 30 calendar days 
                after the introduction of the bill, each committee of 
                Congress to which the bill was referred shall report 
                the bill or a committee amendment thereto.
                    (C) Discharge of committee.--If a committee to 
                which is referred a bill has not reported such bill at 
                the end of 30 calendar days after its introduction or 
                at the end of the first day after there has been 
                reported to the House involved a bill, whichever is 
                earlier, such committee shall be deemed to be 
                discharged from further consideration of such bill, and 
                such bill shall be placed on the appropriate calendar 
                of the House involved.
    (b) Expedited Procedure.--
            (1) Consideration.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 5 calendar days 
                after the date on which a committee has been discharged 
                from consideration of a bill, the majority leader of 
                the Senate, or the majority leader's designee, or the 
                Speaker of the House of Representatives, or the 
                Speaker's designee, shall move to proceed to the 
                consideration of the committee amendment to the bill, 
                and if there is no such amendment, to the bill. It 
                shall also be in order for any member of the Senate or 
                the House of Representatives, respectively, to move to 
                proceed to the consideration of the bill at any time 
                after the conclusion of such 5-day period.
                    (B) Motion to proceed.--A motion to proceed to the 
                consideration of a bill 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, to a motion to postpone consideration of 
                the bill, or to a motion to proceed to the 
                consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider 
                the vote by which the motion to proceed is agreed to or 
                not agreed to shall not be in order. If the motion to 
                proceed is agreed to, the Senate or the House of 
                Representatives, as the case may be, shall immediately 
                proceed to consideration of the bill without 
                intervening motion, order, or other business, and the 
                bill shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate 
                or the House of Representatives, as the case may be, 
                until disposed of.
                    (C) Limited debate.--Debate on the bill and all 
                amendments thereto and on all debatable motions and 
                appeals in connection therewith shall be limited to not 
                more than 50 hours, which shall be divided equally 
                between those favoring and those opposing the bill. A 
                motion further to limit debate on the bill is in order 
                and is not debatable. All time used for consideration 
                of the bill, including time used for quorum calls 
                (except quorum calls immediately preceding a vote) and 
                voting, shall come from the 50 hours of debate.
                    (D) Amendments.--No amendment that is not germane 
                to the provisions of the bill shall be in order in the 
                Senate. In the Senate, an amendment, any amendment to 
                an amendment, or any debatable motion or appeal is 
                debatable for not to exceed 1 hour to be divided 
                equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
                amendment, motion, or appeal.
                    (E) Vote on final passage.--Immediately following 
                the conclusion of the debate on the bill, and the 
                disposition of any pending amendments under 
                subparagraph (D), the vote on final passage of the bill 
                shall occur.
                    (F) Other motions not in order.--A motion to 
                postpone consideration of the bill, a motion to proceed 
                to the consideration of other business, or a motion to 
                recommit the bill is not in order. A motion to 
                reconsider the vote by which the bill is agreed to or 
                not agreed to is not in order.
            (2) Consideration by other house.--If, before the passage 
        by one House of the bill that was introduced in such House, 
        such House receives from the other House a bill as passed by 
        such other House--
                    (A) the bill of the other House shall not be 
                referred to a committee and may only be considered for 
                final passage in the House that receives it under 
                subparagraph (C);
                    (B) the procedure in the House in receipt of the 
                bill of the other House, with respect to the bill that 
                was introduced in the House in receipt of the bill of 
                the other House, shall be the same as if no bill had 
                been received from the other House; and
                    (C) notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the vote on 
                final passage shall be on the bill of the other House.
        Upon disposition of a bill that is received by one House from 
        the other House, it shall no longer be in order to consider the 
        bill that was introduced in the receiving House.
            (3) Consideration in conference.--
                    (A) Convening of conference.--Immediately upon 
                final passage of a bill that results in a disagreement 
                between the two Houses of Congress with respect to a 
                bill, conferees shall be appointed and a conference 
                convened.
                    (B) Action on conference reports in the senate.--
                            (i) Motion to proceed.--The motion to 
                        proceed to consideration in the Senate of the 
                        conference report on a bill may be made even 
                        though a previous motion to the same effect has 
                        been disagreed to.
                            (ii) Debate.--Consideration in the Senate 
                        of the conference report (including a message 
                        between Houses) on a bill, and all amendments 
                        in disagreement, including all amendments 
                        thereto, and debatable motions and appeals in 
                        connection therewith, shall be limited to 20 
                        hours, equally divided and controlled by the 
                        majority leader and the minority leader or 
                        their designees. Debate on any debatable motion 
                        or appeal related to the conference report (or 
                        a message between Houses) shall be limited to 1 
                        hour, to be equally divided between, and 
                        controlled by, the mover and the manager of the 
                        conference report (or a message between 
                        Houses).
                            (iii) Conference report defeated.--Should 
                        the conference report be defeated, debate on 
                        any request for a new conference and the 
                        appointment of conferrees shall be limited to 1 
                        hour, to be equally divided between, and 
                        controlled by, the manager of the conference 
                        report and the minority leader or the minority 
                        leader's designee, and should any motion be 
                        made to instruct the conferees before the 
                        conferees are named, debate on such motion 
                        shall be limited to \1/2\ hour, to be equally 
                        divided between, and controlled by, the mover 
                        and the manager of the conference report. 
                        Debate on any amendment to any such 
                        instructions shall be limited to 20 minutes, to 
                        be equally divided between and controlled by 
                        the mover and the manager of the conference 
                        report. In all cases when the manager of the 
                        conference report is in favor of any motion, 
                        appeal, or amendment, the time in opposition 
                        shall be under the control of the minority 
                        leader or the minority leader's designee.
                            (iv) Amendments in disagreement.--In any 
                        case in which there are amendments in 
                        disagreement, time on each amendment shall be 
                        limited to 30 minutes, to be equally divided 
                        between, and controlled by, the manager of the 
                        conference report and the minority leader or 
                        the minority leader's designee. No amendment 
                        that is not germane to the provisions of such 
                        amendments shall be received.
                            (v) Limitation on motion to recommit.--A 
                        motion to recommit the conference report is not 
                        in order.
    (c) Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives.--This 
section is enacted by Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and the House of Representatives, respectively, and is deemed 
        to be 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 a bill, and it supersedes other rules 
        only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change the rules (so far as they relate 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.

SEC. 6. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION SCHEDULE AND REVIEW BILL.

    (a) Introduction and Committee Consideration.--
            (1) Introduction.--The Commission Schedule and Review bill 
        submitted under section 4(b) shall be introduced in the Senate 
        by the majority leader, or the majority leader's designee, and 
        in the House of Representatives, by the Speaker, or the 
        Speaker's designee. Upon such introduction, the Commission 
        Schedule and Review bill shall be referred to the appropriate 
        committees of Congress under paragraph (2). If the Commission 
        Schedule and Review bill is not introduced in accordance with 
        the preceding sentence, then any member of Congress may 
        introduce the Commission Schedule and Review bill in their 
        respective House of Congress beginning on the date that is the 
        5th calendar day that such House is in session following the 
        date of the submission of such aggregate legislative language 
        provisions.
            (2) Committee consideration.--
                    (A) Referral.--A Commission Schedule and Review 
                bill introduced under paragraph (1) shall be referred 
                to any appropriate committee of jurisdiction in the 
                Senate, any appropriate committee of jurisdiction in 
                the House of Representatives, the Committee on the 
                Budget and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
                the Budget and the Committee on Oversight and 
                Government Reform of the House of Representatives. A 
                committee to which a Commission Schedule and Review 
                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.
                    (B) Reporting.--Not later than 30 calendar days 
                after the introduction of the Commission Schedule and 
                Review bill, each Committee of Congress to which the 
                Commission Schedule and Review bill was referred shall 
                report the bill.
                    (C) Discharge of committee.--If a committee to 
                which is referred a Commission Schedule and Review bill 
                has not reported such Commission Schedule and Review 
                bill at the end of 30 calendar days after its 
                introduction or at the end of the first day after there 
                has been reported to the House involved a Commission 
                Schedule and Review bill, whichever is earlier, such 
                committee shall be deemed to be discharged from further 
                consideration of such Commission Schedule and Review 
                bill, and such Commission Schedule and Review bill 
                shall be placed on the appropriate calendar of the 
                House involved.
    (b) Expedited Procedure.--
            (1) Consideration.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 5 calendar days 
                after the date on which a committee has been discharged 
                from consideration of a Commission Schedule and Review 
                bill, the majority leader of the Senate, or the 
                majority leader's designee, or the Speaker of the House 
                of Representatives, or the Speaker's designee, shall 
                move to proceed to the consideration of the Commission 
                Schedule and Review bill. It shall also be in order for 
                any member of the Senate or the House of 
                Representatives, respectively, to move to proceed to 
                the consideration of the Commission Schedule and Review 
                bill at any time after the conclusion of such 5-day 
                period.
                    (B) Motion to proceed.--A motion to proceed to the 
                consideration of a Commission Schedule and Review bill 
                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, to a motion to 
                postpone consideration of the Commission Schedule and 
                Review bill, or to a motion to proceed to the 
                consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider 
                the vote by which the motion to proceed is agreed to or 
                not agreed to shall not be in order. If the motion to 
                proceed is agreed to, the Senate or the House of 
                Representatives, as the case may be, shall immediately 
                proceed to consideration of the Commission Schedule and 
                Review bill without intervening motion, order, or other 
                business, and the Commission Schedule and Review bill 
                shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate or 
                the House of Representatives, as the case may be, until 
                disposed of.
                    (C) Limited debate.--Debate on the Commission 
                Schedule and Review 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 
                Commission Schedule and Review bill. A motion further 
                to limit debate on the Commission Schedule and Review 
                bill is in order and is not debatable. All time used 
                for consideration of the Commission Schedule and Review 
                bill, including time used for quorum calls (except 
                quorum calls immediately preceding a vote) and voting, 
                shall come from the 10 hours of debate.
                    (D) Amendments.--No amendment to the Commission 
                Schedule and Review bill shall be in order in the 
                Senate and the House of Representatives.
                    (E) Vote on final passage.--Immediately following 
                the conclusion of the debate on the Commission Schedule 
                and Review bill, the vote on final passage of the 
                Commission Schedule and Review bill shall occur.
                    (F) Other motions not in order.--A motion to 
                postpone consideration of the Commission Schedule and 
                Review bill, a motion to proceed to the consideration 
                of other business, or a motion to recommit the 
                Commission Schedule and Review bill is not in order. A 
                motion to reconsider the vote by which the Commission 
                Schedule and Review bill is agreed to or not agreed to 
                is not in order.
            (2) Consideration by other house.--If, before the passage 
        by one House of the Commission Schedule and Review bill that 
        was introduced in such House, such House receives from the 
        other House a Commission Schedule and Review bill as passed by 
        such other House--
                    (A) the Commission Schedule and Review bill of the 
                other House shall not be referred to a committee and 
                may only be considered for final passage in the House 
                that receives it under subparagraph (C);
                    (B) the procedure in the House in receipt of the 
                Commission Schedule and Review bill of the other House, 
                with respect to the Commission Schedule and Review bill 
                that was introduced in the House in receipt of the 
                Commission Schedule and Review bill of the other House, 
                shall be the same as if no Commission Schedule and 
                Review bill had been received from the other House; and
                    (C) notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the vote on 
                final passage shall be on the Commission Schedule and 
                Review bill of the other House. Upon disposition of a 
                Commission Schedule and Review bill that is received by 
                one House from the other House, it shall no longer be 
                in order to consider the Commission Schedule and Review 
                bill that was introduced in the receiving House.
    (c) Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives.--This 
section is enacted by Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and the House of Representatives, respectively, and is deemed 
        to be 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 a Commission Schedule and Review 
        bill, and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it 
        is inconsistent with such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change the rules (so far as they relate 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.
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