Joint resolution establishing an independent commission to conduct a study of the Executive Office of the President and to make recommendations for reforms to increase cooperation between that Office and the Congress, to restore a balance of power between the executive and legislative branches of the Government, and to increase the accountability of the Executive Office of the President to the Congress and the public.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Commission on the Executive Office of the President Act - Establishes an independent commission to be known as the Commission on the Executive Office of the President to: (1) examine the historical growth of the Executive Office of the President, the reasons for such growth, and the effects thereof on the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of Government; (2) analyze the current functioning of the Executive Office of the President as it relates to the Cabinet departments, the other components of the executive branch, and the Congress; (3) examine the historical and current extent of the use of the doctrine of executive privilege by members of the Executive Office of the President, in particular as it relates to refusals to testify before the Congress, and the effect of such usage on the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of Government; (4) evaluate those offices within the Executive Office of the President for which it would be advisable to seek, by legislation, the requirement of advice and consent of the Senate of the United States; (5) evaluate the use by the Executive Office of the President of individuals detailed from executive…