text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy America Commission Act of 
  2003''.
  
  SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
  
      There is established a commission to be known as the ``Healthy 
  America Commission'' (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'') .
  
  SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
  
      The Commission shall conduct a study and, under section 6(b), 
  submit a report on the following:
              (1) The total predicted societal costs of preventable 
          diseases in the United States, disagreggated by the incidence 
          and societal costs of each such disease.
              (2) The Federal Government's share of paying for the total 
          predicted societal costs of preventable diseases in the United 
          States during, at a minimum, the next 20 years.
              (3) The impact of preventable disease on society relative 
          to the quality and affordability of health care.
              (4) The estimated costs and likely long-term savings 
          resulting from a long-term disease prevention program, taking 
          into consideration a series of scenarios regarding the 
          program's scope and effectiveness.
              (5) Economic and other incentives throughout society for 
          encouraging behavioral changes and personal responsibility.
              (6) Cost-benefit ratios for a broad series of disease 
          prevention initiatives, including how far-reaching each 
          initiative would be.
              (7) Target goals against which the Nation's progress under 
          a long-term disease prevention program may be measured based on 
          biannual achievement evaluations.
              (8) Procedures for monitoring the Nation's progress under a 
          long-term disease prevention program and changes that may need 
          to be made as the program proceeds.
              (9) Whether a series of pilot demonstration programs of 
          various intensities should be undertaken before initiating a 
          full-scale, comprehensive long-term disease prevention program 
          for the Nation.
              (10) The efficiency of existing disease prevention programs 
          and any corresponding need for expanded efforts.
  
  SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.
  
      (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 11 
  members, appointed by the President in consultation with the Speaker 
  and the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the 
  majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate.
      (b) Terms.--Each member of the Commission shall serve for the life 
  of the Commission.
      (c) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the membership of the Commission 
  shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was 
  made.
      (d) Pay.--Each member of the Commission shall be paid at a rate 
  equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay 
  payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
  title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
  during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties 
  vested in the Commission.
      (e) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall receive 
  travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
  accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 
  of title 5, United States Code.
      (f) Chairperson.--The President shall designate the Chairperson of 
  the Commission from among the 11 members of the Commission.
      (g) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary 
  and intermittent services, which may include the services of the Rand 
  Corporation, under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
      (h) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
  Chairperson or a majority of its members.
  
  SEC. 5. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
  
      (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
  carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, 
  take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers 
  appropriate.
      (b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the 
  Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which 
  the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
      (c) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
  same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and 
  agencies of the United States.
      (d) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon the request of the Commission, 
  the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a 
  reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency 
  to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this 
  Act.
      (e) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the 
  Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the 
  Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support 
  services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities 
  under this Act.
      (f) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--To the extent or in the amounts 
  provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Commission may accept, 
  use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, and devises of services or 
  property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or 
  facilitating the work of the Commission. Gifts, bequests, or devises of 
  money and proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, 
  bequests, or devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be 
  available for disbursement upon order of the Commission.
  
  SEC. 6. REPORTS.
  
      (a) Interim Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Congress, the 
  President, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services an interim 
  report that contains such information as the Commission considers 
  appropriate.
      (b) Final Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit a final report to 
  the Congress, the President, and the Secretary of Health and Human 
  Services that contains a detailed statement of the findings and 
  conclusions of the Commission, together with its recommendations for 
  such legislation and administrative action as the Commission considers 
  appropriate.
  
  SEC. 7. TERMINATION.
  
      The Commission shall terminate 90 days after submitting its final 
  report under section 6(b).
  
  SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
  $7,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2007.
target: Healthy America Commission Act of 2003 - Establishes the Healthy America Commission to study and report on the societal costs of preventable disease, including: (1) costs to the Federal government and health care system; (2) incentives for behavioral change; and (3) a cost-benefit analysis for a broad series of disease prevention initiatives.
feat_title: To establish the Healthy America Commission.