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Calendar No. 49 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 131 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 10, 2009 

Received 

APRIL 20, 2009 

Read the first time 

APRIL 21, 2009 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ronald Reagan Cen5 tennial Commission Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. 

7 There is established a commission to be known as the 

8 ‘‘Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission’’ (in this Act re9 ferred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 


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1 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 

2 The Commission shall— 

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

4 as the Commission considers fitting and proper to 

5 honor Ronald Reagan on the occasion of the 100th 

6 anniversary of his birth; 

7 (2) provide advice and assistance to Federal, 

8 State, and local governmental agencies, as well as 

9 civic groups to carry out activities to honor Ronald 

10 Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of 

11 his birth; 

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

13 the Federal Government to determine whether the 

14 activities are fitting and proper to honor Ronald 

15 Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of 

16 his birth; and 

17 (4) submit to the President and Congress re18 ports pursuant to section 7. 

19 SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP. 

20 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission 

21 shall be composed of 11 members as follows: 

22 (1) The Secretary of the Interior. 

23 (2) Four members appointed by the President 

24 after considering the recommendations of the Board 

25 of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Foundation. 


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1 (3) Two Members of the House of Representa2 tives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Rep3 resentatives. 

4 (4) One Member of the House of Representa5 tives appointed by the minority leader of the House 

6 of Representatives. 

7 (5) Two Members of the Senate appointed by 

8 the majority leader of the Senate. 

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

10 minority leader of the Senate. 

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

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

13 Commission to provide advice and information to the Com14 mission. 

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

16 life of the Commission. 

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

18 the Commission shall be appointed not later than 90 days 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

20 (e) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission 

21 shall— 

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

23 and 

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

25 appointment was made. 


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1 (f) RATES OF PAY.—Members shall not receive com2 pensation for the performance of their duties on behalf 

3 of the Commission. 

4 (g) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the Com5 mission shall be reimbursed for travel and per diem in lieu 

6 of subsistence expenses during the performance of duties 

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

8 regular place of business, in accordance with applicable 

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

10 United States Code. 

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

12 Commission shall constitute a quorum to conduct busi13 ness, but two or more members may hold hearings. 

14 (i) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the Commis15 sion shall be elected by a majority vote of the members 

16 of the Commission. 

17 SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION. 

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

19 appoint an executive director and such other additional 

20 personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission to 

21 perform its duties. 

22 (b) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE

23 LAWS.—The executive director and staff of the Commis24 sion may be appointed without regard to the provisions 

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


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1 the competitive service, and may be paid without regard 

2 to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap3 ter 53 of such title relating to classification and General 

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

5 executive director and other staff may not exceed the rate 

6 payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 

7 5316 of such title. 

8 (c) DETAIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Upon re9 quest of the Commission, the Secretary of the Interior or 

10 the Archivist of the United States may detail, on a reim11 bursable basis, any of the personnel of that department 

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

13 its duties under this Act. 

14 (d) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission 

15 may procure such temporary and intermittent services as 

16 are necessary to enable the Commission to perform its du17 ties. 

18 (e) VOLUNTEER AND UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES.— 

19 Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 

20 Code, the Commission may accept and use voluntary and 

21 uncompensated services as the Commission determines 

22 necessary. 

23 SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION. 

24 (a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may, for the pur25 pose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act 


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

2 as the Commission considers appropriate. 

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

4 States mails in the same manner and under the same con5 ditions as other departments and agencies of the United 

6 States. 

7 (c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission 

8 may secure directly from any department or agency of the 

9 United States information necessary to enable it to carry 

10 out its duties under this Act. Upon request of the chair11 person of the Commission, the head of that department 

12 or agency shall furnish that information to the Commis13 sion. 

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

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

16 devises of money, services, or property, both real and per17 sonal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating its work. 

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

19 Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall 

20 make available nationwide to the Commission, at a normal 

21 rental rate for Federal agencies, such assistance and facili22 ties as may be necessary for the Commission to carry out 

23 its duties under this Act. 

24 (f) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission may 

25 enter into contracts with and compensate government and 


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1 private agencies or persons to enable the Commission to 

2 discharge its duties under this Act. 

3 SEC. 7. REPORTS. 

4 (a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Commission shall sub5 mit to the President and the Congress annual reports on 

6 the revenue and expenditures of the Commission, includ7 ing a list of each gift, bequest, or devise to the Commission 

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

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

10 (b) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Commission may sub11 mit to the President and Congress interim reports as the 

12 Commission considers appropriate. 

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

14 the Commission shall submit a final report to the Presi15 dent and the Congress containing— 

16 (1) a summary of the activities of the Commis17 sion; 

18 (2) a final accounting of funds received and ex19 pended by the Commission; and 

20 (3) the findings, conclusions, and final rec21 ommendations of the Commission. 

22 SEC. 8. TERMINATION. 

23 The Commission may terminate on such date as the 

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1 port pursuant to section 7(c), but not later than May 30, 

2 2011. 

3 SEC. 9. ANNUAL AUDIT. 

4 The Inspector General of the Department of the Inte5 rior may perform an audit of the Commission, shall make 

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

7 and shall transmit such results to the Committee on Over8 sight and Government Reform of the House of Represent9 atives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov10 ernmental Affairs of the Senate. 

11 SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON OBLIGATION OF FEDERAL 

12 FUNDS. 

13 No Federal funds may be obligated to carry out this 

14 Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 9, 

2009. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 49 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 131 

AN ACT 

To establish the Ronald Reagan Centennial 

Commission. 

APRIL 21, 2009 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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