PUBLIC LAW 108 - 83D CONGRESS CHAPTER 184 - 1ST SESSION S. 106 AN ACT

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• Publication Date: July 10, 1953
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Public Law 108 - 83d Congress
Chapter 184 - 1st Session
S. 106
AN ACT
For the establishment of a Commission on Governmental Operations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, commission on
Organization of
DECLARATION OF POLICY the Exeoutive
Branoh of the
SECTION 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to Government.
promote economy, efficiency, and improved service in the transaction
of the public business in the departments, bureaus, agencies, boards,
commissions, offices, independent establishments, and instrumentalities
of the executive branch of the Government by-
(1) recommending methods and procedures for reducing
expenditures to the lowest amount consistent with the efficient
performance of essential services, activities, and functions;
(2) eliminating duplication and overlapping of services, activi-
ties, and functions;
(3) consolidating services, activities, and functions of a similar
nature;
(4) abolishing services, activities, and functions not necessary
to the efficient conduct of government ;
(5) eliminating nonessential services, functions, and activities
which are competitive with private enterprise;
(6) defining responsibilities of officials ; and 67 Stat. 142.
(7) relocating agencies now responsible directly to the Presi- 67 Stat. 143.
dent in departments or other agencies.
ESTABLISHMENT OF, THE COMMISSION ON ORGANIZATION OF THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SEC. 2. (a) For the purpose of carrying out the policy set forth in
section 1 of this Act, there is hereby established a commission to be
known as the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch
of the Government (in this Act referred to as the "Commission").
(b) Service of an individual as a member of the Commission or
employment of an individual by the Commission as an attorney or
expert in any business or professional field, on a part-time or full-time
basis, with or without compensation, shall not be considered as service
or employment bringing such individual within the provisions of sec-
tion 281, 283, 284, 434, or 1914 of title 18 of the United States Code,
or section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 U. S. C. 99).
MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION
SEC. 3. (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.-The Commission shall be
composed of twelve members as follows :
(1) Four appointed by the President of the United States, two from
the executive branch of the Government and two from private life;
(2) Four appointed by the President of the Senate, two from the
Senate and two from private life; and
(3) Four appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, two from the House of Representatives and two from private
life.
(b) VACANCIES.-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.
62 Stat. 697,
703, 793.
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67 Stat. 143.
67 Stat. 144.
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ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION
SEC. 4. The Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice Chair-
man from among its members.
QUORUM
SEC. 5. Seven members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum.
COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
SEC. 6. (a) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.-Members of Congress who are
members of the Commission shall serve without compensation in addi-
tion to that received for their services as Members of Congress; but
they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary
expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in
the Commission.
(b) MEMBERS FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.-The members of the
Commission who are in the executive branch of the Government shall
serve without compensation in addition to that received for their
services in the executive branch, but they shall be reimbursed for
travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in
the performance of the duties vested in the Commission.
(c) MEMBERS FROM PRIVATE LIFE.-The members from private life
shall each receive $50 per diem when engaged in the actual perform-
ance of duties vested in the Commission, plus reimbursement for travel,
subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the
performance of such duties.
STAFF OF THE COMMISSION
SEC. 7. (a) The Commission shall have power to appoint and fix the
compensation of such personnel as it deems advisable, without regard
to the provisions of the civil service laws and the Classification Act of
63 Stat. 954. 1949, as amended.
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notes 1071 (b) The Commission may procure, without regard to the civil-
service laws and the classification laws, temporary and intermittent
services to the same extent as is authorized for the departments by
5 TLC 55a. section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810), but at rates
not to exceed $50 per diem for individuals.
EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION
SEC. 8. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, so much as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION
SEC. 9. (a) INVESTIGATION.-The Commission shall study and inves-
tigate the present organization and methods of operation of all
departments, bureaus, agencies, boards, commissions, offices, inde-
pendent establishments, and instrumentalities of the Government
except the Judiciary and the Congress of the United States to determine
what changes therein are necessary in their opinion to accomplish the
purposes set forth in section 1 of this Act.
(b) REPORT.-The Commission shall submit interim reports at such
time, or times, as the Commission deems necessary, shall submit a com-
prehensive report of its activities and the results of its studies to the
Congress on or before December 31, 1954, and shall submit its final
report not later than May 31, 1955, at which date the Commission shall
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cease to exist. The Final Report of the Commission may propose such
constitutional amendments, legislative enactments and administrative
tctions as in its judgment are necessary to carry out its recommenda-
tions.
POWERS OF THE COMMISSION
SEC. 10. (a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.-The Commission or, on the
authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof,
may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, hold
such hearings and sit and act at such times and places, administer
such oaths, and require, by subpena or otherwise, the attendance and
testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records,
correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents as the Commis-
sion or such subcommittee or member may deem advisable. Subpenas
may be issued under the signature of the Chairman of the Commis-
sion, of such subcommittee, or any duly designated member, and may
be served by any person designated by such Chairman or member.
The provisions of sections 102 to 104, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes
(U. S. C., title 2, secs. 192-194), shall apply in the case of any failure
of any witness to comply with any subpena or to testify when sum-
moned under authority of this section.
(b) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.-The Commission is authorized
to secure directly from any executive department, bureau, agency,
board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumen-
tality information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the pur-
pose of this Act; and each such department, bureau, agency, board,
commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality is authorized and 67 Stat. 144.
directed to furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and 67 Stat. 145.
statistics directly to the Commission, upon request made by the Chair-
man or Vice Chairman.
Approved July 10, 1953.
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