111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 131 

AN ACT 

To establish the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ronald Reagan Cen3 tennial Commission Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. 

5 There is established a commission to be known as the 

6 ‘‘Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission’’ (in this Act re7 ferred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 

8 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 

9 The Commission shall— 

10 (1) plan, develop, and carry out such activities 

11 as the Commission considers fitting and proper to 

12 honor Ronald Reagan on the occasion of the 100th 

13 anniversary of his birth; 

14 (2) provide advice and assistance to Federal, 

15 State, and local governmental agencies, as well as 

16 civic groups to carry out activities to honor Ronald 

17 Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of 

18 his birth; 

19 (3) develop activities that may be carried out by 

20 the Federal Government to determine whether the 

21 activities are fitting and proper to honor Ronald 

22 Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of 

23 his birth; and 

24 (4) submit to the President and Congress re25 ports pursuant to section 7. 
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1 SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP. 

2 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission 

3 shall be composed of 11 members as follows: 

4 (1) The Secretary of the Interior. 

5 (2) Four members appointed by the President 

6 after considering the recommendations of the Board 

7 of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Foundation. 

8 (3) Two Members of the House of Representa9 tives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Rep10 resentatives. 

11 (4) One Member of the House of Representa12 tives appointed by the minority leader of the House 

13 of Representatives. 

14 (5) Two Members of the Senate appointed by 

15 the majority leader of the Senate. 

16 (6) One Member of the Senate appointed by the 

17 minority leader of the Senate. 

18 (b) EX OFFICIO MEMBER.—The Archivist of the 

19 United States shall serve in an ex officio capacity on the 

20 Commission to provide advice and information to the Com21 mission. 

22 (c) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed for the 

23 life of the Commission. 

24 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—All members of 

25 the Commission shall be appointed not later than 90 days 

26 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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1 (e) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission 

2 shall— 

3 (1) not affect the powers of the Commission; 

4 and 

5 (2) be filled in the manner in which the original 

6 appointment was made. 

7 (f) RATES OF PAY.—Members shall not receive com8 pensation for the performance of their duties on behalf 

9 of the Commission. 

10 (g) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the Com11 mission shall be reimbursed for travel and per diem in lieu 

12 of subsistence expenses during the performance of duties 

13 of the Commission while away from home or his or her 

14 regular place of business, in accordance with applicable 

15 provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 

16 United States Code. 

17 (h) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 

18 Commission shall constitute a quorum to conduct busi19 ness, but two or more members may hold hearings. 

20 (i) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the Commis21 sion shall be elected by a majority vote of the members 

22 of the Commission. 

23 SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION. 

24 (a) DIRECTOR AND STAFF.—The Commission shall 

25 appoint an executive director and such other additional 
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1 personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission to 

2 perform its duties. 

3 (b) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE

4 LAWS.—The executive director and staff of the Commis5 sion may be appointed without regard to the provisions 

6 of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in 

7 the competitive service, and may be paid without regard 

8 to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap9 ter 53 of such title relating to classification and General 

10 Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the 

11 executive director and other staff may not exceed the rate 

12 payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 

13 5316 of such title. 

14 (c) DETAIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Upon re15 quest of the Commission, the Secretary of the Interior or 

16 the Archivist of the United States may detail, on a reim17 bursable basis, any of the personnel of that department 

18 or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out 

19 its duties under this Act. 

20 (d) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission 

21 may procure such temporary and intermittent services as 

22 are necessary to enable the Commission to perform its du23 ties. 

24 (e) VOLUNTEER AND UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES.— 

25 Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 
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1 Code, the Commission may accept and use voluntary and 

2 uncompensated services as the Commission determines 

3 necessary. 

4 SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION. 

5 (a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may, for the pur6 pose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act 

7 at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence 

8 as the Commission considers appropriate. 

9 (b) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United 

10 States mails in the same manner and under the same con11 ditions as other departments and agencies of the United 

12 States. 

13 (c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission 

14 may secure directly from any department or agency of the 

15 United States information necessary to enable it to carry 

16 out its duties under this Act. Upon request of the chair17 person of the Commission, the head of that department 

18 or agency shall furnish that information to the Commis19 sion. 

20 (d) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, DEVISES.—The Commission 

21 may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or 

22 devises of money, services, or property, both real and per23 sonal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating its work. 

24 (e) AVAILABLE SPACE.—Upon the request of the 

25 Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall 
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1 make available nationwide to the Commission, at a normal 

2 rental rate for Federal agencies, such assistance and facili3 ties as may be necessary for the Commission to carry out 

4 its duties under this Act. 

5 (f) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission may 

6 enter into contracts with and compensate government and 

7 private agencies or persons to enable the Commission to 

8 discharge its duties under this Act. 

9 SEC. 7. REPORTS. 

10 (a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Commission shall sub11 mit to the President and the Congress annual reports on 

12 the revenue and expenditures of the Commission, includ13 ing a list of each gift, bequest, or devise to the Commission 

14 with a value of more than $250, together with the identity 

15 of the donor of each gift, bequest, or devise. 

16 (b) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Commission may sub17 mit to the President and Congress interim reports as the 

18 Commission considers appropriate. 

19 (c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than April 30, 2011, 

20 the Commission shall submit a final report to the Presi21 dent and the Congress containing— 

22 (1) a summary of the activities of the Commis23 sion; 

24 (2) a final accounting of funds received and ex25 pended by the Commission; and 
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1 (3) the findings, conclusions, and final rec2 ommendations of the Commission. 

3 SEC. 8. TERMINATION. 

4 The Commission may terminate on such date as the 

5 Commission may determine after it submits its final re6 port pursuant to section 7(c), but not later than May 30, 

7 2011. 

8 SEC. 9. ANNUAL AUDIT. 

9 The Inspector General of the Department of the Inte10 rior may perform an audit of the Commission, shall make 

11 the results of any audit performed available to the public, 

12 and shall transmit such results to the Committee on Over13 sight and Government Reform of the House of Represent14 atives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov15 ernmental Affairs of the Senate. 

16 SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON OBLIGATION OF FEDERAL 

17 FUNDS. 

18 No Federal funds may be obligated to carry out this 

19 Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 9, 

2009. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 131 

AN ACT 

To establish the Ronald Reagan Centennial 

Commission.