S.Amdt. 99

1. Adds SEC. __. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMISSION ON LONG-TERM CARE wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMISSION ON LONG-TERM CARE.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-240) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (a), by inserting "within the Legislative Branch" after "is established";

   Inserted: (2) in subsection (c)--

   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(vii), by inserting "and employees" after "employers";

   Inserted: (B) in paragraph (3), by adding after the period at the end the following: "The chairman and vice chairman, who shall be elected from the individuals appointed by members of Congress (as described in subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (1)), shall not both be individuals who were appointed by members of Congress from the same political party."; and

   Inserted: (C) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking "and vice chairman" and inserting ", with timely notice to the vice chairman";

   Inserted: (3) in subsection (d)--

   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "jointly"; and

   Inserted: (B) in paragraph (2)--

   Inserted: (i) by striking "and staff of the Commission" and inserting ", and, except as provided in subsection (e)(4), any employee or staff of the Commission (including any individual described in subsection (e)(9)),"; and

   Inserted: (ii) by adding after the period at the end the following: "Members of the Commission who serve in an office or agency of the Executive Branch shall abide by the ethics rules applicable to such office or agency.";

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   Inserted: (4) in subsection (e)--

   Inserted: (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(1) Hearings and other activities.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out its duties, the Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take testimony of witnesses (and may reimburse witnesses for their attendance), receive evidence, travel, and undertake such other activities as the Commission determines to be necessary to carry out its duties.

   Inserted: "(B) Announcement.--The chairman of the Commission, with timely notice to the vice chairman, shall make a public announcement of the date, place, time, and subject matter of any public hearing to be conducted, not less than 7 days in advance of such hearing, unless the chairman determines that there is good cause to begin such hearing at an earlier date.";

   Inserted: (B) in paragraph (2), in the heading, by striking "General accounting office" and inserting "Government accountability office";

   Inserted: (C) in paragraph (4)--

   Inserted: (i) by inserting "and subject to approval by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate" after "request of the Commission"; and

   Inserted: (ii) by adding after the period at the end the following: "Any Federal employee detailed to the Commission shall abide by the ethics rules applicable to their employing agency and act in accordance with the rules governing detailees in the United States Senate.";

   Inserted: (D) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(6) Use of mails; denial of use of frank.--The Commission--

   Inserted: "(A) may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as Federal agencies; and

   Inserted: "(B) for purposes of franking, shall not be considered to be a commission of Congress as described in section 3215 of title 39, United States Code."; and

   Inserted: (E) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

   Inserted: "(9) Experts and consultants.--The Commission may, subject to approval by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.

   Inserted: "(10) Inapplicability of faca.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.

   Inserted: "(11) Funding.--Funding for the Commission shall be derived in equal portions from--

   Inserted: "(A) the applicable accounts from the House of Representatives; and

   Inserted: "(B) the contingent fund of the Senate from the appropriations account 'Miscellaneous Items', or such other accounts as deemed appropriate, subject to the rules and regulations of the Senate.";

   Inserted: (5) in subsection (f)--

   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking "6 months after the appointment of the members" and inserting "24 months after the appointment of all of the members"; and

   Inserted: (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking "on Congress" and inserting "of Congress"; and

   Inserted: (6) in subsection (g)--

   Inserted: (A) by striking "30 days" and inserting "60 days"; and

   Inserted: (B) by adding after the period at the end the following: "Prior to the date of termination of the Commission, all records and papers of the Commission shall be delivered to the Archivist of the United States for deposit in the National Archives.".

   Inserted: (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.

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