Report on Federal mandates by Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

The Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations shall in accordance with this section— make recommendations to the President and the Congress regarding— identify and consider in each recommendation made under paragraph (3), to the extent practicable— The Commission shall establish criteria for making recommendations under subsection (a). The Commission shall issue proposed criteria under this subsection no later than 60 days after March 22, 1995, and thereafter provide a period of 30 days for submission by the public of comments on the proposed criteria. No later than 45 days after the date of issuance of proposed criteria, the Commission shall— No later than 9 months after March 22, 1995, the Commission shall— The Commission shall hold public hearings on the preliminary recommendations contained in the preliminary report of the Commission under this subsection. No later than 3 months after the date of the publication of the preliminary report under subsection (c), the Commission shall submit to the Congress, including the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the Budget of the Senate, and the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, and to the President a final report on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Commission under this section. In carrying out this section, the Advisory Commission shall give the highest priority to immediately investigating, reviewing, and making recommendations regarding Federal mandates that are the subject of judicial proceedings between the United States and a State, local, or tribal government. For purposes of this section the term “State mandate” means any provision in a State statute or regulation that imposes an enforceable duty on local governments, the private sector, or individuals, including a condition of State assistance or a duty arising from participation in a voluntary State program.