[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6641 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6641

 To establish the Commission on the Strategic National Stockpile, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2020

Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mr. Taylor) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish the Commission on the Strategic National Stockpile, and 
                          for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. COMMISSION ON STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative branch 
a commission to be known as the Commission on the Strategic National 
Stockpile (in this section referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Duty of Commission.--The Commission shall conduct a study to 
determine the most effective ways to stock the strategic national 
stockpile under section 319F-2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247-6b) in order to address local, State, and Federal needs in 
times of emergency, including--
            (1) the types of supplies needed; and
            (2) the quantity of each such supply.
    (c) Membership.--
            (1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall be 
        composed of 10 members, of whom--
                    (A) two members shall be appointed by the 
                President;
                    (B) two members shall be appointed by the Speaker 
                of the House of Representatives;
                    (C) two members shall be appointed by the minority 
                leader of the House of Representatives;
                    (D) two members shall be appointed by the majority 
                leader of the Senate; and
                    (E) two members shall be appointed by the minority 
                leader of the Senate.
            (2) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of 
        the Commission.
            (3) Compensation.--Each member of the Commission may be 
        compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 
        annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV 
        of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
        States Code, for each day during which such member is engaged 
        in the actual performance of the duties of the Commission.
    (d) Administrative Provisions.--
            (1) Staff.--
                    (A) Appointment and compensation.--The majority of 
                the Commission, in accordance with rules agreed upon by 
                the Commission, may appoint and fix the compensation of 
                an executive 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 such title relating to classification and General 
                Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed 
                under this subsection may exceed the rate payable for a 
                position at level V of the Executive Schedule under 
                section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
                    (B) Personnel as federal employees.--
                            (i) In general.--The executive director and 
                        any other personnel of the Commission appointed 
                        in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall be 
                        treated as employees under section 2105 of 
                        title 5, United States Code, for purposes of 
                        chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of 
                        such title.
                            (ii) Members of commission.--Clause (i) may 
                        not be construed to apply to members of the 
                        Commission.
            (2) Detailees.--Any Federal Government employee may be 
        detailed to the Commission without reimbursement from the 
        Commission, and such detail shall be without interruption or 
        loss of civil service status, rights, or privilege.
            (3) Expert and consultant services.--The Commission may 
        procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance 
        with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates not 
        to exceed the daily rate paid a person occupying a position at 
        level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 
        5, United States Code.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commission shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
study required under subsection (b).
    (f) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate immediately 
following the submission of the report required under subsection (e).
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