Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) was an independent, bipartisan agency in the United States federal government formed to study and consider the federal government's intergovernmental relationships.
[4] ACIR was directed by a 26-member commission that consisted of six members of the U.S. Congress appointed by the leadership of the House and Senate, four state governors, three members of state legislatures, four mayors, three county officials, three private citizens and three representatives of the executive branch of the federal government.
The citizen and executive branch representatives were appointed directly by the President.
[5] ACIR had a professional staff of between 15 and 30 people who conducted research for the organization.
[6] It was terminated by the 1996 budget by a Republican-dominated Congress and with support of president Bill Clinton, who became displeased with ACIR's handling of unfunded federal mandates.