[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 62 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 62
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to
extend the deadline for the submission of the final report of the
Commission on the Implementation of the New Strategic Posture of the
United States, to provide for the appointment of additional members for
the Commission, to ensure the availability of funds for the Commission,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 4, 2007
Mr. Bartlett of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to
extend the deadline for the submission of the final report of the
Commission on the Implementation of the New Strategic Posture of the
United States, to provide for the appointment of additional members for
the Commission, to ensure the availability of funds for the Commission,
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 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW STRATEGIC
POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Establishment and Members.--Subsection (a) of section 1051 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law
109-163; 119 Stat. 3431) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the second, third, and
fourth sentences;
(2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ``The chairman shall be in charge of all
financial and administrative matters relating to the
Commission.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(6) Pay and travel allowances.--Members of the Commission
shall serve without pay by reason of their work on the
Commission. The members 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.
``(7) Postal and printing services.--The Commission may use
the United States mails and obtain printing and binding
services in the same manner and under the same conditions as
other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.''.
(b) Submission of Final Report.--Subsection (c) of section 1051 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law
109-163; 119 Stat. 3431), as amended by section 1072 of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law
109-364; 120 Stat. 2403), is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Submission of Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months
after the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the
Commission's findings and conclusions.''.
(c) Staff.--Section 1051 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3431) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subparagraph (C) and
transferring such subparagraph, as so redesignated, to the end
of paragraph (3) of subsection (b);
(2) by inserting after such subparagraph, as so
redesignated and transferred, the following new subparagraph:
``(D) Miscellaneous administrative and support
services.--The Secretary of Defense shall furnish the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, any administrative
and support services requested by the Commission.'';
and
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsection (d):
``(d) Staff.--The chairman of the Commission may, without regard to
the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments
in the competitive service, appoint a staff director and such
additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to
perform its duties. The appointment of a staff director shall be
subject to the approval of the Commission. The chairman may also
procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of
such title at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.''.
(d) Guaranteed Funding for Commission.--Subsection (e) of section
1051 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
(Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3431) is amended by adding at the end
the following new sentence: ``For fiscal year 2008, the funds provided
by the Secretary of Defense for activities of the Commission shall be
equal to $4,500,000 or such lesser amount as the Commission may specify
as necessary for its activities.''.
(e) Termination of Commission.--Subsection (f) of section 1051 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law
109-163; 119 Stat. 3431), as amended by section 1072 of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law
109-364; 120 Stat. 2403), is amended by striking ``on November 30,
2007'' and inserting ``30 days after the date on which the Commission
submits its report under subsection (c)''.
(f) Implementation.--Subsection (g) of section 1051 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119
Stat. 3431) is amended to read as follows:
``(g) First Meeting.--The chairman of the Commission shall
designate the dates for the first and subsequent meetings of the
Commission and may conduct Commission business in the absence of a
quorum.''.
(g) Additional Members.--During the 30-day period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, the chairman of the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and the chairman of the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives may jointly appoint up to
three additional members to serve on the Commission on the
Implementation of the New Strategic Posture of the United States
established pursuant to section 1051 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat.
3431). The appointment of the additional members of the Commission
shall be made in consultation with the ranking minority members of such
committees.
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