90 1 petition is defective, the petition shall be deemed certified as 2 sufficient for purposes of this section. 3 (f) The style of all measures proposed by initiative 4 petition shall be as follows: "Be it enacted by the People of 5 the District of Columbia". 6 (g) The Board of Elections shall prescribe such regula7 tions as may be necessary or appropriate (1) with respect 8 to the form, filing, examination, amendment, and certifica9 tion of initiative petitions, and (2) with respect to the 10 conduct of any election during which any such petition is 11 considered. 12 (h) If any organization or group request it for the 13 purpose of circulating descriptive matter relating to the 14 measures proposed to be voted on, the Board of Elections 15 shall either permit such organization or group to copy the 16 names and addresses of the qualified electors or furnish it 17 with a list thereof, at a charge to be determined by the 18 Board of Elections, not exceeding the actual cost of repro19 ducing such list. 20 223 21 TITLE XVI-TITLE OF ACT SEC. 1601. This Act, divided into titles and sections 22 according to table of contents, and including the declaration 23 of congressional policy which is a part of such Act, may 24 cited as the "District of Columbia Charter Act". be H.R. 14715, 91st Cong., 1st sess., by Messrs. Nelsen, Broyhill (Va.) 10 A BILL For the establishment of a Commission on the Organization of the 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa 2 lives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 4 DECLARATION OF POLICY SECTION 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of 5 Congress to promote economy, efficiency, and improved serv6 ice in the transaction of the public business in the depart7 ments, bureaus, agencies, boards, commissions, offices, inde8 pendent establishments, and instrumentalities of the District 9 of Columbia by (1) recommending methods and procedures for 17 18 2 reducing expenditures to the lowest amount consistent. with the efficient performance of essential services, activities, and functions; (2) eliminating duplication and overlapping of serv ices, activities, and functions; (3) consolidating services, activities, and functions of a similar nature; (4) abolishing services, activities, and functions not necessary to the efficient conduct of government; (5) eliminating nonessential services, functions, and activities which are competitive with private enterprise; (6) defining responsibilities of officials; and (7) relocating agencies now responsible directly to the Commissioner of the District of Columbia in depart ments or other agencies. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION ON THE ORGANIZA TION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT SEC. 2. For the purpose of carrying out the policy set 19 forth in section 1 of this Act, there is established a commis20 sion to be known as the Commission on the Organization of 21 the Government of the District of Columbia (hereafter in 2 2 2 2 * 22 this Act referred to as the "Commission"). 23 24 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 3. (a) The Commission shall study and investigate 25 the present organization and methods of operation of all de 3 1 partments, bureaus, agencies, boards, commissions, offices, 2 independent establishments, and instrumentalities of the gov3 ernment of the District of Columbia (other than the courts 4 of the District of Columbia) to determine what changes are 5 necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in section 1 6 of this Act. 7 (b) The Commission shall submit interim reports at 8 such time, or times, as the Commission deems necessary, 9 shall submit a comprehensive report of its activities and the 10 results of its studies to the Congress within one year after the 11 date of enactment of this Act, and shall submit its final report 12 not later than six months after the filing of its comprehensive 13 report. Upon filing its final report the Commission shall cease 14 to exist. The final report of the Commission may propose 15 such constitutional amendments, legislative enactments, and 16 administrative actions as in its judgment are necessary to 17 carry out its recommendations. 18 MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION 19 SEC. 4. The Commission shall be composed of twelve 20 members appointed as follows: (1) Four members shall be appointed by the Presi dent of the United States. Two members so appointed shall be from the executive branch of the Federal Gov ernment or from the government of the District of Columbia, and two shall be from private life. 47-573 070-16 1 2 3 4 5 84 (3) part 4 of title VII shall take effect with respect to the first fiscal year beginning next after the Mayor first elected takes office and with respect to sub sequent fiscal years. (c) Titles XII, XIII, and XIV shall take effect on 6 the day following the date on which this Act is enacted. TITLE XIV-SUBMISSION OF CHARTER FOR 7 8 9 10 REFERENDUM CHARTER REFERENDUM SEC. 1401. (a) On a date to be fixed by the Board of 11 Elections, not more than four months after the enactment 12 of this Act, a referendum (in this title referred to as the 13 "charter referendum") shall be conducted to determine whether the registered qualified voters of the District of 15 Columbia accept the charter. 14 16 (b) As used in this title, a "qualified voter" means a person who meets the requirements of section 807 on the day of the charter referendum. BOARD OF ELECTIONS SEC. 1402. (a) In addition to its other duties, the Board of Elections established under the District of Co lumbia Election Act shall conduct the charter referendum and certify the results thereof as provided in this title. (b) Notwithstanding the fact that such section does not otherwise take effect unless the charter is accepted under this |