; and (2) not received as any form of grant from the Federal Government, shall not be considered means-tested welfare programs, without regard to whether the State and local expenditures take the form of contributions to a Federal program described in subsection (a) or listed in subsection (b). 4. Establishment of Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (a) Establishment There is established in the legislative branch a commission to be known as the Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (hereafter referred to as the Commission ). (b) Duties (1) In general The Commission— (A) shall review all means-tested welfare programs within the Federal Government to— (i) identify changes in law (which may include ways to streamline functions and increase efficiency within agencies or programs) that will achieve the purposes set forth in section 2; (ii) evaluate whether each means-tested welfare program could be consolidated with another means-tested welfare program, or a program subject to the availability of discretionary appropriations with similar goals, and make recommendations for consolidating the programs that are identified; (iii) evaluate the potential benefits of eliminating any means-tested welfare program that does not have proven beneficial outcomes that assist in achieving purposes set forth in section 2 and make recommendations regarding eliminating means-tested welfare programs that are identified; (iv) identify opportunities and make recommendations regarding ways for the Federal Government to reduce the cost or increase the efficiency of means-tested welfare program by contracting with private entities, or delegating authority to States, to perform activities relating to the program; (v) identify means-tested welfare programs and entitlement authorities that should be modified to be carried out subject to the availability of discretionary appropriations; and (vi) identify other ways to achieve the purposes set forth in section 2 as determined by the Commission