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[H.R. 150 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 150

 To establish the People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission, 
 to improve the social safety net and increase social mobility by 
 increasing access to resources which address the underlying causes of 
 poverty.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 3, 2025

 Mr. Davidson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial 
Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, the Judiciary, and 
 Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
 Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
 within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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 A BILL

 To establish the People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission, 
 to improve the social safety net and increase social mobility by 
 increasing access to resources which address the underlying causes of 
 poverty.

 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 ``People-Centered Assistance Reform 
Effort Act'' or the ``People CARE Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

 The purpose of this Act is to structure means-tested welfare 
programs so that--

    (1) welfare programs work in an integrated manner and 
 provide social workers with the tools to assist people 
 holistically;

    (2) welfare programs work together in a streamlined and 
 comprehensible manner, and, over time, individuals on such 
 programs will earn enough income on their own to transition off 
 of means-tested welfare programs; and

    (3) means-tested welfare programs increase employment, 
 encourage healthy families and further educational attainment 
 so that households maintain an income above the poverty level 
 without services and benefits from the Federal Government.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF MEANS-TESTED WELFARE PROGRAM.

    (a) Means-Tested Welfare Program.--In this Act, the term ``means-
tested welfare program''--

    (1) means any Federal program that is designed to 
 specifically provide assistance or benefits exclusively to low-
 income Americans;

    (2) does not include such a program if the program--
        (A) is based on earned eligibility;
        (B) is not need-based;
            (C) provides to an individual benefits under title 
 38, United States Code, or other provisions of law 
 administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or
            (D) offers universal or near universal eligibility 
 to the working population and their dependents; and

    (3) includes community and economic development programs 
 targeted to low-income communities or populations.

    (b) Programs Included.--For purposes of subsection

    (a) , the 
following Federal programs shall be considered means-tested welfare 
programs:

    (1) Cash and general assistance.--
        (A) The Supplemental Security Income program under 
 title XVI of the Social Security Act.
        (B) The earned income tax credit determined under 
 

section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (C) The refundable portion of the child tax credit 
 determined under 

section 24 of the Internal Revenue 
 Code of 1986.
            (D) The program of block grants to States for 
 temporary assistance for needy families under part A of 
 title IV of the Social Security Act.
        (E) The foster care and adoption assistance program 
 under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act.
        (F) General Assistance to Indians.
        (G) The programs operated under the Assets for 
 Independence Act.

    (2) Medical.--
        (A) The Medicaid program under title XIX of the 
 Social Security Act.
        (B) The State Children's Health Insurance Program 
 under title XXI of the Social Security Act.
            (C) Health programs operated by the Indian Health 
 Service, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Urban 
 Indian organizations (as those terms are defined in 
 

section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 
 U.S.C. 1603)).
            (D) The health center programs under 

section 330 of 
 the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b).
        (E) The Maternal and Child Health Services Block 
 Grant program under title V of the Social Security Act 
 (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).
        (F) The Healthy Start Initiative under 

section 330H 
 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-8).
        (G) Premium tax credits and cost sharing reductions 
 available pursuant to the Patient Protection and 
 Affordable Health Care Act

    (PPACA) and the amendments 
 made by such Act.

    (3) Food.--
        (A) The supplemental nutrition assistance program 
 under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
 et seq.).
        (B) The school lunch program under the Richard B. 
 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
 seq.).
            (C) The special supplemental nutrition program for 
 women, infants, and children under 

section 17 of the 
 Child Nutrition Act (42 U.S.C. 1786).
            (D) The school breakfast program under 

section 4 of 
 the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
        (E) The child and adult care food program under 
 

section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766).
        (F) The nutrition services programs under the Older 
 Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).
        (G) The summer food service program for children 
 under 

section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National 
 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761).
        (H) The commodity supplemental food program under 
 

section 4 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection 
 Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note).
            (I) Commodity distribution programs under the 
 Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501 et 
 seq.).
        (J) The seniors farmers' market nutrition program 
 under 

section 3007 of Public Law 107-171 (7 U.S.C. 
 3007).
        (K) The special milk program established under 
 

section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
 1772).

    (4) Housing.--
        (A) The rental assistance program under 

section 8 
 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
 1437f).
        (B) The public housing program under title I of the 
 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
 seq.).
            (C) The Home Investment Partnerships Program under 
 title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
 Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.).
            (D) The programs for homeless assistance under 
 title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
 (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.).
        (E) The rural housing programs under title V of the 
 Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.).
        (F) The program for supportive housing for elderly 
 persons under 

section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
 (12 U.S.C. 1701q).
        (G) The program for Native American housing block 
 grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and 
 Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et 
 seq.).
        (H) The program for supportive housing for persons 
 with disabilities under 

section 811 of the Cranston-
 Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
 8013).

    (5) Energy and utilities.--
        (A) Low-income home energy assistance under the 
 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 
 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).
        (B) The Lifeline Assistance Program of the Federal 
 Communications Commission and the Tribal Link Up 
 assistance program defined in 

section 54.413 of title 
 47, Code of Federal Regulations.
            (C) Weatherization assistance for low-income 
 persons under part A of title IV of the Energy 
 Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et 
 seq.).

    (6) Education.--
        (A) Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1 of part IV 
 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et 
 seq.).
        (B) Grants for improving basic programs operated by 
 local educational agencies under part A of title I of 
 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.).
            (C) Federal TRIO programs under chapter 1 of 
 subpart 2 of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 et seq.).
            (D) Federal supplemental educational opportunity 
 grants under subpart 3 of part A of title IV the Higher 
 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.).
        (E) Programs for the education of migratory 
 children under part C of title 1 of the Elementary and 
 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6391 et 
 seq.).
        (F) Gaining early awareness and readiness for 
 undergraduate programs under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of 
 part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-21 et seq.).
        (G) The education for homeless children and youth 
 program under subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-
 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et 
 seq.).
        (H) The leveraging educational assistance 
 partnership program of subpart 4 of part A of title IV 
 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c et 
 seq.).

    (7) Training.--
        (A) Job Corps under subtitle C of title I of the 
 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
 3191 et seq.).
        (B) Adult employment and training activities under 
 title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
 (20 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
            (C) Senior community service employment programs 
 under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.).
            (D) Employment and training programs under the Food 
 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
        (E) Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs under 
 

section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
 Act (29 U.S.C. 3222).
        (F) The YouthBuild Program under 

section 171 of the 
 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
 3226).
        (G) Native American Programs under 

section 166 of 
 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
 3221).

    (8) Services.--
        (A) The Social Services Block Grant program under 
 title XX of the Social Security Act.
        (B) Programs under the Community Services Block 
 Grant Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.).
            (C) Services for aliens admitted to the United 
 States as refugees or granted asylum in the United 
 States, and other special populations of aliens.
            (D) State and community programs on aging that 
 receive Federal funds.
        (E) Legal Services Corporation.
        (F) Family planning services under title X of the 
 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.).
        (G) The Emergency Food and Shelter Program for 
 homeless persons under title III of the McKinney-Vento 
 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.).
        (H) The AmeriCorps VISTA program under subtitle C 
 of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 
 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.).

    (9) Child care and child development.--
        (A) Head Start programs and Early Head Start 
 programs under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et 
 seq.).
        (B) Programs under the Child Care and Development 
 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.).

    (10) Community development.--
        (A) The Community Development Block Grant Program 
 under title I of the Housing and Community Development 
 Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
        (B) Programs administered by the Economic 
 Development Administration under the Public Works and 
 Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et 
 seq.).
            (C) Programs administered by the Appalachian 
 Regional Commission under subtitle IV of title 40, 
 United States Code.
            (D) Empowerment zones and enterprise communities 
 under subchapter U, and renewal communities under 
 subchapter X, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (c) Programs Excluded.--For purposes of subsection

    (a) , the 
following Federal programs shall not be considered means-tested welfare 
programs:

    (1) The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 
 Benefit program under title II of the Social Security Act (42 
 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).

    (2) The Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).

    (3) A program designed exclusively or primarily to provide 
 to an individual benefits under title 38, United States Code, 
 or other provisions of law administered by the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs.

    (4) A program that provides for the receipt of ``regular 
 compensation'', ``extended compensation'', or ``additional 
 compensation'' (as such terms are defined by 

section 205 of the 
 Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act (26 U.S.C. 
 3304 note)).

    (5) The program that provides for trade adjustment 
 assistance under title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
 2251 et seq.).

    (6) Programs designed specifically to provide benefits to 
 workers to compensate for job-related injuries or illnesses.
            (d) Special Rules.--

    (1)
        (A) For purposes of subsection

    (a) , only the refundable 
 portion of the following tax credits shall be considered means-
 tested welfare programs:
            (i) The earned income tax credit under 

section 32 
 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (ii) The child tax credit under 

section 24
            (d) of 
 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
        (B) For purposes of subsection

    (a) , only the refundable 
 portion of the premium and out-of-pocket health care subsidies 
 to be paid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Health 
 Care Act shall be considered a means-tested welfare program.
            (C) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
 ``refundable portion'' means the portion of the credit which is 
 paid to an individual in excess of the amount of Federal income 
 tax owed by the individual.

    (2) For purposes of subsection

    (a) , only the costs of the 
 free and reduced price segments of the school lunch and school 
 breakfast programs shall be considered means-tested welfare 
 programs.

    (e) Exclusion of Certain State and Local Expenditures.--For 
purposes of subsection

    (a) , expenditures by State and local governments 
of funds that are--

    (1) obtained by the State and local government from taxes, 
 fees, or other sources of revenue established by the State or 
 local government; and

    (2) not received as any form of grant from the Federal 
 Government,
shall not be considered means-tested welfare programs, without regard 
to whether the State and local expenditures take the form of 
contributions to a Federal program described in subsection

    (a) or 
listed in subsection

    (b) .

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF PEOPLE-CENTERED ASSISTANCE REFORM EFFORT 
 COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative branch 
a commission to be known as the ``People-Centered Assistance Reform 
Effort Commission'' or the ``CARE Commission'' (in this Act referred to 
as the ``Commission'').

    (b) Duties.--

    (1) In general.--The Commission--
        (A) shall review all means-tested welfare programs 
 within the Federal Government to--
            (i) identify changes in law (which may 
 include ways to streamline functions and 
 increase efficiency within agencies or 
 programs) that will achieve the purposes set 
 forth in 

section 2;
            (ii) evaluate whether each means-tested 
 welfare program could be consolidated with 
 another means-tested welfare program, or a 
 program subject to the availability of 
 discretionary appropriations with similar 
 goals, and make recommendations for 
 consolidating the programs that are identified;
            (iii) evaluate the potential benefits of 
 consolidating or repurposing any means-tested 
 welfare program that does not have proven 
 beneficial outcomes that assist in achieving 
 purposes set forth in 

section 2 and make 
 recommendations regarding consolidating or 
 repurposing means-tested welfare programs that 
 are identified;
            (iv) identify opportunities and make 
 recommendations regarding ways for the Federal 
 Government to reduce the cost or increase the 
 efficiency of means-tested welfare program by 
 contracting with private entities, or 
 delegating authority to States, to perform 
 activities relating to the program;
            (v) identify means-tested welfare programs 
 and entitlement authorities that should be 
 modified to be carried out subject to the 
 availability of discretionary appropriations;
            (vi) identify changes to the law that would 
 allow caseworkers to have a wholistic view of 
 the person and all programs for which the 
 individual or family would be eligible, and 
 identify other tools that caseworkers should 
 have access to in order to achieve the goals 
 set forth in 

section 2;
            (vii) identify and eliminate benefit cliffs 
 by designing on/off ramps such as gradual 
 benefit reductions as individuals' wages 
 increase, such that the gradual reduction in 
 government benefits does not exceed the 
 increase in wages; and
            (viii) identify other ways to achieve the 
 purposes set forth in 

section 2 as determined 
 by the Commission;
        (B) in carrying out subparagraph
        (A) , establish a 
 system for evaluating the effectiveness of welfare 
 programs, which includes income and employment outcomes 
 for individuals and families in their respective 
 programs, and engage in such other activities as the 
 Commission deems appropriate to evaluate the 
 effectiveness of the programs;
            (C) may review the offsetting receipts and 
 discretionary appropriations of the Federal Government, 
 as determined appropriate by the Commission; and
            (D) may develop the criteria for achieving the 
 purposes set forth in 

section 2.

    (2) Consultation and working groups.--
        (A) In general.--In carrying out the review under 
 paragraph

    (1)
        (A) , the Commission shall--
            (i) consult with experts in company 
 restructuring, reorganizing, and cost cutting; 
 and
            (ii) establish working groups for means-
 tested welfare programs, as determined 
 appropriate by the Commission, to provide 
 recommendations to the Commission.
        (B) Members of working groups.--The individuals 
 serving on a working group established under 
 subparagraph
        (A)
            (ii) shall be employees or contractors 
 of the Commission with expertise in a program reviewed 
 by the working group.

    (3) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date on 
 which all members of the Commission are appointed, and upon an 
 affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
 Commission, the Commission shall submit to Congress and make 
 publicly available a report containing--
        (A) a detailed statement of the findings, 
 conclusions, and recommendations of the Commission; and
        (B) the assumptions, scenarios, and alternatives 
 considered in reaching such findings, conclusions, and 
 recommendations.

    (4) Legislation to carry out changes in law to achieve 
 

=== purposes ===
-The Commission shall--
        (A) identify changes in law that will result in the 
 consolidation and realignment in programs and outlays 
 that will achieve the purposes set forth in 

section 2;
        (B) include in the report submitted under paragraph

    (3) a bill consisting of proposed legislative language 
 to carry out the changes in law identified under 
 subparagraph
        (A) (in this Act referred to as the 
 ``Commission bill''), except that the bill may not 
 include provisions creating a new program or agency, 
 unless such program or agency is the result of a 
 consolidation or realignment of existing programs and 
 agencies which will have the predicted outcome of 
 achieving the purposes of 

section 2; and
            (C) include in such report an estimate of the 
 savings in outlays that will be achieved by the 
 enactment of the Commission bill, as developed in 
 conjunction with the Director of the Congressional 
 Budget Office and the Director of the Office of 
 Management and Budget.

    (5) Information to members of congress.--After submission 
 of the Commission bill under paragraph

    (4) , the Commission 
 shall promptly provide, upon request, to any Member of Congress 
 information used by the Commission in making its 
 recommendations.
            (c) Membership.--

    (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 8 
 members, appointed as follows:
        (A) The majority leader of the Senate shall appoint 
 2 members.
        (B) The minority leader of the Senate shall appoint 
 2 members.
            (C) The Speaker of the House of Representatives 
 shall appoint 2 members.
            (D) The minority leader of the House of 
 Representatives shall appoint 2 members.

    (2) Disqualifications.--An individual may not be appointed 
 as a member of the Commission if the individual was registered 
 as a lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) at any time during the 5-year period 
 ending on the date of the appointment.

    (3) Chairperson.--The members of the Commission shall 
 select a Chairperson from among the members of the Commission.

    (4) Date.--Not later than 1 month after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, all members of the Commission shall be 
 appointed.

    (5) Period of designation.--Members shall be appointed for 
 the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall 
 not affect its powers, but shall be filled not later than 14 
 days after the date on which the vacancy occurs in the same 
 manner as the original appointment.

    (6) Compensation.--
        (A) In general.--Each member of the Commission 
 shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily 
 equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed 
 for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
 under 

section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, for 
 each day (including travel time) during which such 
 member is engaged in the performance of the duties of 
 the Commission.
        (B) Travel expenses.--Members may be allowed 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.
            (d) Powers of the Commission.--

    (1) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
 carrying out this Act--
        (A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times 
 and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, 
 and administer such oaths as the Commission considers 
 advisable to carry out its duties; and
        (B) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
 attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
 production of such books, records, correspondence, 
 memoranda, papers, documents, tapes, and materials as 
 the Commission considers advisable to carry out its 
 duties.

    (2) Information from federal agencies.--The Commission may 
 request directly, or require, by subpoena or otherwise, from 
 any Federal agency such information as the Commission considers 
 necessary to carry out its duties. Upon a request of the 
 Chairperson of the Commission, the head of a Federal agency 
 shall furnish such information to the Commission.

    (3) Issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.--
        (A) Issuance.--Subpoenas issued under paragraph

    (1) or

    (2) 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.
        (B) Enforcement.--In the case of contumacy or 
 failure to obey a subpoena issued under paragraph

    (1) or

    (2) , 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.

    (4) Witness allowances and fees.--

Section 1821 of title 28, 
 United States Code, shall apply to witnesses requested or 
 subpoenaed to appear at any hearing of the Commission. The per 
 diem and mileage allowances for witnesses shall be paid from 
 funds available to pay the expenses of the Commission.

    (5) Information from the congressional budget office and 
 office of management and budget.--The Commission may secure 
 directly from the Congressional Budget Office and Office of 
 Management and Budget such information, including estimates and 
 analysis, as the Commission considers advisable to carry out 
 its duties. Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, 
 the Director of the Congressional Budget Office or Office of 
 Management and Budget shall furnish such information, including 
 estimates and analysis, to the Commission.

    (6) Information from the library of congress.--Upon the 
 request of the Commission, the Librarian of Congress shall 
 provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, 
 administrative support services, research services, and 
 research staff necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
 responsibilities under this Act.

    (e) Staff of the Commission.--

    (1) Appointment and compensation of staff.--The Chairperson 
 may appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director and 
 such other employees 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, but at rates not to 
 exceed the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for a position 
 at level V of the Executive Schedule under 

section 5316 of 
 title 5 of the United States Code.

    (2) Agency assistance.--Upon the request of the 
 Chairperson, the head of any agency may detail an employee of 
 the agency to the Commission without reimbursement, and such 
 detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service 
 status or privilege.

    (f) Consultant, Temporary, and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairperson of the Commission is authorized to procure the services of 
experts and consultants and temporary and intermittent services in 
accordance with 

section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at 
rates not to exceed the daily rate paid a person occupying a position 
at level V of the Executive Schedule under 

section 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code, for each day during which such consultant or expert 
is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission.

    (g) Consideration of Suggestions From the Public Through Website.--
In carrying out its duties under this Act, the Commission shall--

    (1) establish a website for the purpose of allowing any 
 member of the public to submit suggestions to the Commission 
 for its consideration; and

    (2) consider each such suggestion submitted through the 
 website.

    (h) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--Chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall not apply to the Commission.
            (i) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the day after 
the earlier of--

    (1) the date on which the Commission bill is enacted into 
 law; or

    (2) the last day of the Congress during which the 
 Commission bill is introduced in the Senate or the House under 
 

section 5

    (a) .

SEC. 5. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

    (a) Introduction of Commission Bill.--The Commission bill--

    (1) shall be introduced in the Senate (by request), with 
 any technical changes necessary to carry out the intent of the 
 bill, by the majority leader of the Senate or by a Member of 
 the Senate designated by the majority leader of the Senate not 
 later than 5 legislative days after the date on which the bill 
 is submitted to Congress under 

section 4

    (b)

    (4) ; and

    (2) shall be introduced in the House of Representatives (by 
 request), with any technical changes necessary to carry out the 
 intent of the bill, by the Speaker of the House of 
 Representatives or by a Member of the House of Representatives 
 designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives not 
 later than 5 legislative days after the date on which the bill 
 is submitted to Congress under 

section 4

    (b)

    (4) .

    (b) Expedited Consideration in House of Representatives.--

    (1) Placement on calendar.--Upon introduction in the House 
 of Representatives, the Commission bill shall be placed 
 immediately on the appropriate calendar.

    (2) Proceeding to consideration.--
        (A) In general.--It shall be in order, not later 
 than 90 legislative days after the date the Commission 
 bill is introduced in the House of Representatives, to 
 move to proceed to consider the Commission bill in the 
 House of Representatives.
        (B) Procedure.--For a motion to proceed to consider 
 the Commission bill--
            (i) all points of order against the motion 
 are waived;
            (ii) such a motion shall not be in order 
 after the House of Representatives has disposed 
 of a motion to proceed on the Commission bill;
            (iii) the previous question shall be 
 considered as ordered on the motion to its 
 adoption without intervening motion;
            (iv) the motion shall not be debatable; and
            (v) a motion to reconsider the vote by 
 which the motion is disposed of shall not be in 
 order.

    (3) Consideration.--When the House of Representatives 
 proceeds to consideration of the Commission bill--
        (A) the Commission bill shall be considered as 
 read;
        (B) all points of order against the Commission bill 
 and against its consideration are waived;
            (C) the previous question shall be considered as 
 ordered on the Commission bill to its passage without 
 intervening motion except 10 hours of debate equally 
 divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
 opponent;
            (D) an amendment to the Commission bill shall not 
 be in order; and
        (E) a motion to reconsider the vote on passage of 
 the Commission bill shall not be in order.

    (4) Vote on passage.--In the House of Representatives, the 
 Commission bill shall be agreed to upon a vote of a majority of 
 the Members present and voting, a quorum being present.
            (c) Expedited Consideration in Senate.--

    (1) Placement on calendar.--Upon introduction in the 
 Senate, the Commission bill shall be placed immediately on the 
 calendar.

    (2) Proceeding to consideration.--
        (A) In general.--Notwithstanding rule XXII of the 
 Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order, not later 
 than 90 legislative days after the date the Commission 
 bill is introduced in the Senate (even though a 
 previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed 
 to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the 
 Commission bill.
        (B) Procedure.--For a motion to proceed to the 
 consideration of the Commission bill--
            (i) all points of order against the motion 
 are waived;
            (ii) the motion is not debatable;
            (iii) the motion is not subject to a motion 
 to postpone;
            (iv) a motion to reconsider the vote by 
 which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
 shall not be in order; and
            (v) if the motion is agreed to, the 
 Commission bill shall remain the unfinished 
 business until disposed of.

    (3) Floor consideration.--
        (A) In general.--If the Senate proceeds to 
 consideration of the Commission bill--
            (i) all points of order against the 
 Commission bill (and against consideration of 
 the Commission bill) are waived;
            (ii) consideration of the Commission bill, 
 and all debatable motions and appeals in 
 connection therewith, shall be limited to not 
 more than 30 hours, which shall be divided 
 equally between the majority and minority 
 leaders or their designees;
            (iii) a motion further to limit debate is 
 in order and not debatable;
            (iv) an amendment to, a motion to postpone, 
 or a motion to commit the Commission bill is 
 not in order; and
            (v) a motion to proceed to the 
 consideration of other business is not in 
 order.
        (B) Vote on passage.--In the Senate--
            (i) the vote on passage shall occur 
 immediately following the conclusion of the 
 consideration of the Commission bill, and a 
 single quorum call at the conclusion of the 
 debate if requested in accordance with the 
 rules of the Senate; and
            (ii) the Commission bill shall be agreed to 
 upon a vote of a majority of the Members 
 present and voting, a quorum being present.
            (C) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals 
 from the decisions of the Chair relating to the 
 application of this subsection or the rules of the 
 Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure relating 
 to the Commission bill shall be decided without debate.
            (d) Rules Relating to Senate and House of Representatives.--

    (1) Coordination with action by other house.--If, before 
 the passage by one House of the Commission bill of that House, 
 that House receives from the other House the Commission bill--
        (A) the Commission bill of the other House shall 
 not be referred to a committee; and
        (B) with respect to the Commission bill of the 
 House receiving the resolution--
            (i) the procedure in that House shall be 
 the same as if no Commission bill had been 
 received from the other House; and
            (ii) the vote on passage shall be on the 
 Commission bill of the other House.

    (2) Treatment of commission bill of other house.--If one 
 House fails to introduce or consider the Commission bill under 
 this section, the Commission bill of the other House shall be 
 entitled to expedited floor procedures under this section.

    (3) Treatment of companion measures.--If, following passage 
 of the Commission bill in the Senate, the Senate receives the 
 companion measure from the House of Representatives, the 
 companion measure shall not be debatable.

    (4) Vetoes.--If the President vetoes the Commission bill, 
 consideration of a veto message in the Senate under this 
 section shall be not more than 10 hours equally divided between 
 the majority and minority leaders or their designees.

    (e) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--This section is 
enacted by Congress--

    (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
 and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such 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 the Commission bill, and supersede 
 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 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.
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