commission on foreign assistance management

commission on foreign assistance management Sec. 557. (a) Establishment.—There is established the Commission on Management of the Agency for International Development Programs (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Commission”). (b) Membership.—The Commission shall consist of 5 members appointed by the President after consultation with the Chairmen of the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Chairmen of the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. Individual members of the Commission shall be from the private sector. The President shall designate the Chairman of the Commission from among its members. (c) Duties.—The Commission shall conduct a thorough study and recommend appropriate administrative action and legislation necessary in connection with the following: (1) the adequacy of systems of program management, including evaluation and coordination, taking into consideration, among other things— (A) the need to identify central foci within the Agency to coordinate its program and management responsibilities and to evaluate the Agency’s program and management performance; (B) the need to develop specific indicators of effective performance for both program and management functions; (2) the adequacy of personnel management systems, taking into consideration, among other things— (A) the need to systematically ensure the integration of program, operating expense, and personnel levels; (B) the need to adjust personnel and operating expense levels among organizational units in order to meet changing program requirements; (C) the capacity to meet changing requirements for pro-gram and management skills in headquarters offices and field missions; 104 STAT. 2023 (D) the significance of operating and program funding distinctions as they affect the ability of the Agency to adjust its personnel to program requirements; (3) the adequacy of systems of personal accountability for program management, taking into consideration, among other things— (A) the need to establish and identify clear lines of decisionmaking responsibility among headquarters offices and between headquarters and field missions: (B) the need to ensure that an individual’s performance in the implementation and management of the Agency’s program portfolio is appropriately reflected in its pro-motion and assignment processes. (d) Report.—The Commission shall submit a comprehensive report to the President and to the Congress, not later than six months from the date after which all members of the Commission have been appointed, containing the findings and recommendations of the Commission with respect to its study. The Commission should work with the General Accounting Office and consult with General Accounting Office reports and studies on management issues concerning the Agency for International Development in the conduct of its study. The Commission shall cease to exist on the thirtieth day after the date on which it files the comprehensive report under this subsection. (e) Compensation and Per Diem.—(1) Compensation.—Members of the Commission shall receive no pay on account of their service on the Commission. (2) Per Diem.—While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code. (f) Authorities.—(1) In General.—The Commission or any member it authorizes may, for the purposes of carrying out this section, hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, request such attendance, take such testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Commission considers appropriate. (2) Appointments.—Subject to such rules as may be adopted by the Commission, the Chairman of the Commission, 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 classifications and General Schedule pay rates, may appoint and fix the compensation of a Director and such other staff as the Chairman considers necessary. (3) Temporary Services.—The Chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5 of the United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay then in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332(a)). (4) Administrative Support.—Upon the request of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this section. The Administrator of the Agency for 104 STAT. 2024International Development shall provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis such administrative support services as the Chairman of the Commission may request and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development may deem appropriate. (5) Information From Federal Agencies.—The Commission may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States appropriate information necessary to enable it to carry out this section. Upon the request of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such appropriate information to the Commission. (g) Funding.—In addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, up to $500,000 of the unearmarked funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Operating Expenses of the Agency for International Development” may be made available for purposes of this section.