text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Review of the 
  Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States Act of 
  2011''.
  
  SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON REVIEW OF OVERSEAS MILITARY FACILITY STRUCTURE OF 
                THE UNITED STATES.
  
      (a) In General.--
              (1) Establishment.--There is established the Commission on 
          the Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the 
          United States (in this section referred to as the 
          ``Commission'').
              (2) Composition.--
                      (A) In general.--The Commission shall be composed 
                  of eight members of whom--
                              (i) two shall be appointed by the majority 
                          leader of the Senate;
                              (ii) two shall be appointed by the minority 
                          leader of the Senate;
                              (iii) two shall be appointed by the Speaker 
                          of the House of Representatives; and
                              (iv) two shall be appointed by the minority 
                          leader of the House of Representatives.
                      (B) Qualifications.--Individuals appointed to the 
                  Commission shall have significant experience in the 
                  national security or foreign policy of the United 
                  States.
                      (C) Deadline for appointment.--Appointments of the 
                  members of the Commission shall be made not later than 
                  45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                      (D) Chairman and vice chairman.--The Commission 
                  shall select a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among it 
                  members.
              (3) Tenure; vacancies.--Members shall be appointed for the 
          life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
          affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as 
          the original appointment.
              (4) Meetings.--
                      (A) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after 
                  the date on which all members of the Commission have 
                  been appointed, the Commission shall hold its first 
                  meeting.
                      (B) Calling of the chairman.--The Commission shall 
                  meet at the call of the Chairman.
                      (C) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the 
                  Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser 
                  number of members may hold hearings.
      (b) Duties.--
              (1) Study of overseas military facility structure.--
                      (A) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a 
                  thorough study of matters relating to the military 
                  facility structure of the United States overseas.
                      (B) Scope.--In conducting the study, the Commission 
                  shall--
                              (i) assess the number of forces required to 
                          be forward based outside the United States;
                              (ii) examine the current state of the 
                          military facilities and training ranges of the 
                          United States overseas for all permanent 
                          stations and deployed locations, including the 
                          condition of land and improvements at such 
                          facilities and ranges and the availability of 
                          additional land, if required, for such 
                          facilities and ranges;
                              (iii) identify the amounts received by the 
                          United States, whether in direct payments, in-
                          kind contributions, or otherwise, from foreign 
                          countries by reason of military facilities of 
                          the United States overseas;
                              (iv) assess the feasibility and 
                          advisability of the closure or realignment of 
                          military facilities of the United States 
                          overseas, or of the establishment of new 
                          military facilities of the United States 
                          overseas;
                              (v) consider the findings of the February 
                          2011 Government Accountability Office report, 
                          ``Additional Cost Information and Stakeholder 
                          Input Necessary to Assess Military Posture in 
                          Europe'', GAO-11-131; and
                              (vi) consider or assess any other issue 
                          relating to military facilities of the United 
                          States overseas that the Commission considers 
                          appropriate.
              (2) Report.--
                      (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after 
                  holding its final public hearing, the Commission shall 
                  submit to the President and Congress a report which 
                  shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and 
                  conclusions of the Commission, together with its 
                  recommendations for such legislation and administrative 
                  actions as it considers appropriate.
                      (B) Proposed overseas basing strategy.--In addition 
                  to the matters specified in subparagraph (A), the 
                  report shall also include a proposal by the Commission 
                  for an overseas basing strategy for the Department of 
                  Defense in order to meet the current and future mission 
                  of the Department, taking into account heightened 
                  fiscal constraints.
                      (C) Focus on particular issues.--The report shall 
                  focus on current and future geopolitical posturing, 
                  operational requirements, mobility, quality of life, 
                  cost, and synchronization with the combatant commands.
      (c) Powers.--
              (1) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit 
          and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
          receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to 
          carry out this section.
              (2) Information sharing.--The Commission may secure 
          directly from any Federal department or agency such information 
          as the Commission considers necessary to carry out this 
          section. Upon request of the Chairman of the Commission, the 
          head of such department or agency shall furnish such 
          information to the Commission.
              (3) Administrative support.--Upon request of the 
          Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide 
          to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative 
          support necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties 
          under this section.
              (4) 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 Federal Government.
              (5) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of 
          gifts or donations of services or property.
      (d) Personnel Matters.--
              (1) Compensation of members.--Each member of the Commission 
          who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government 
          shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of 
          the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the 
          Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
          Code, for each day (including travel time) during which such 
          member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the 
          Commission under this section. All members of the Commission 
          who are officers or employees of the United States shall serve 
          without compensation in addition to that received for their 
          services as officers or employees of the United States.
              (2) Travel.--
                      (A) Expenses.--Members of the Commission 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 under this section.
                      (B) Military aircraft.--Members and staff of the 
                  Commission may receive transportation on military 
                  aircraft to and from the United States, and overseas, 
                  for purposes of the performance of the duties of the 
                  Commission to the extent that such transportation will 
                  not interfere with the requirements of military 
                  operations.
              (3) Staffing.--
                      (A) Executive director.--The Chairman of the 
                  Commission may, without regard to the civil service 
                  laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an 
                  executive director and such other additional personnel 
                  as may be necessary to enable the Commission to perform 
                  its duties under this section. The employment of an 
                  executive director shall be subject to confirmation by 
                  the Commission.
                      (B) Staff.--The Commission may employ a staff to 
                  assist the Commission in carrying out its duties. The 
                  total number of the staff of the Commission, including 
                  an executive director under subparagraph (A), may not 
                  exceed 12.
                      (C) Compensation.--The Chairman of the Commission 
                  may fix the compensation of the executive director and 
                  other personnel without regard to chapter 51 and 
                  subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 
                  Code, relating to classification of positions and 
                  General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay 
                  for the executive director and other personnel may not 
                  exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
                  Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
              (4) Details.--Any employee of the Department of Defense, 
          the Department of State, or the Government Accountability 
          Office may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, 
          and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil 
          service status or privilege.
              (5) Temporary and intermittent services.--The Chairman of 
          the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services 
          under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates 
          for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the 
          annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the 
          Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
      (e) Security.--
              (1) Security clearances.--Members and staff of the 
          Commission, and any experts and consultants to the Commission, 
          shall possess security clearances appropriate for their duties 
          with the Commission under this section.
              (2) Information security.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
          assume responsibility for the handling and disposition of any 
          information relating to the national security of the United 
          States that is received, considered, or used by the Commission 
          under this section.
      (f) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 45 days after the 
  date on which the Commission submits its report under subsection (b).
target: Commission on the Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States Act of 2011 - Establishes the Commission on the Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States to: (1) conduct a thorough study of matters relating to the U.S. overseas military facility structure, and (2) report study findings and conclusions to the President and Congress. Requires the report to include a proposal for an overseas basing strategy for the Department of Defense (DOD) to meet current and future DOD missions during periods of heightened fiscal constraints.
feat_title: A bill to establish the Commission on the Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States.