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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5235 

To establish the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2008 

Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. BLUNT) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

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’’). 

10 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 

11 The Commission shall— 


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

2 as the Commission considers fitting and proper to 

3 honor Ronald Reagan on the occasion of the 100th 

4 anniversary of his birth; 

5 (2) provide advice and assistance to Federal, 

6 State, and local governmental agencies, as well as 

7 civic groups to carry out activities to honor Ronald 

8 Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of 

9 his birth; 

10 (3) study activities that may be carried out by 

11 the Federal Government to determine whether the 

12 activities are fitting and proper to honor Ronald 

13 Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of 

14 his birth, including— 

15 (A) the issuance of a postal stamp; 

16 (B) the issuance of a $1 coin for 1 year 

17 (February 6, 2010, to February 6, 2011); and 

18 (C) the convening of a joint session of 

19 Congress; and 

20 (4) submit to Congress and the President re21 ports pursuant to section 7. 

22 SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP. 

23 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission 

24 shall be composed of 11 members as follows: 

25 (1) The Archivist of the United States. 


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1 (2) The Secretary of the Interior. 

2 (3) 3 members appointed by the President. 

3 (4) 6 members appointed by the Board of 

4 Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Library and Foun5 dation from among individuals who have knowledge 

6 or other expertise concerning the life of Ronald 

7 Reagan, including his childhood, his career in Holly8 wood, and his political career and legacy. 

9 (b) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The Chief Justice of 

10 the United States, a Member of the House of Representa11 tives appointed by the Speaker of the House, a Member 

12 of the House of Representatives appointed by the minority 

13 leader of the House, a Senator appointed by the Senate 

14 majority leader, and a Senator appointed by the Senate 

15 minority leader shall each serve in an ex officio capacity 

16 on the Commission to provide advice and information to 

17 the Commission. 

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

19 life of the Commission. 

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

21 the Commission shall be appointed not later than 90 days 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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

24 shall— 


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

2 and 

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

4 appointment was made. 

5 (f) RATES OF PAY.—Members shall serve without 

6 pay. 

7 (g) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the Com8 mission shall be reimbursed for travel and per diem in lieu 

9 of subsistence expenses during the performance of duties 

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

11 regular place of business, in accordance with subchapter 

12 I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 

13 (h) QUORUM.—Five members of the Commission 

14 shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold 

15 hearings. 

16 (i) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the Commis17 sion shall be elected by a majority vote of the members 

18 of the Commission. 

19 SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION. 

20 (a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission may appoint an ex21 ecutive director. The executive director may be paid at a 

22 rate not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay for GS– 

23 15 of the General Schedule. 

24 (b) STAFF.—The Commission may appoint and fix 

25 the pay of additional personnel as it considers appropriate 


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1 except that an individual so appointed may not receive pay 

2 in excess of the maximum rate of basic pay for GS–13 

3 of the General Schedule. 

4 (c) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE

5 LAWS.—The executive director and staff of the Commis6 sion may be appointed without regard to the provisions 

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

8 the competitive service, and may be paid without regard 

9 to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap10 ter 53 of that title relating to classification and General 

11 Schedule pay rates, except as provided in subsections (a) 

12 and (b). 

13 (d) DETAIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Upon re14 quest of the Commission, the Secretary of the Interior or 

15 the Archivist of the United States may detail, on a reim16 bursable basis, any of the personnel of that department 

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

18 its duties under this Act. 

19 (e) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission 

20 may procure temporary and intermittent services under 

21 section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 

22 for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 

23 maximum annual rate of basic pay for GS–14 of the Gen24 eral Schedule. 


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1 (f) VOLUNTEER AND UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES.— 

2 Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 

3 Code, the Commission may accept and use voluntary and 

4 uncompensated services as the Commission determines 

5 necessary. 

6 SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION. 

7 (a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may, for the pur8 pose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act 

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

10 as the Commission considers appropriate. 

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

12 States mails in the same manner and under the same con13 ditions as other departments and agencies of the United 

14 States. 

15 (c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission 

16 may secure directly from any department or agency of the 

17 United States information necessary to enable it to carry 

18 out its duties under this Act. Upon request of the chair19 person of the Commission, the head of that department 

20 or agency shall furnish that information to the Commis21 sion. 

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

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

24 devises of money, services, or property, both real and per25 sonal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating its work. 


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

2 Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall 

3 make available nationwide to the Commission, at a normal 

4 rental rate for Federal agencies, such assistance and facili5 ties as may be necessary for the Commission to carry out 

6 its duties under this Act. 

7 (f) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission may 

8 enter into contracts with and compensate government and 

9 private agencies or persons to enable the Commission to 

10 discharge its duties under this Act, without regard to sec11 tion 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5). 

12 SEC. 7. REPORTS. 

13 (a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Commission shall sub14 mit to the President and the Congress annual reports on 

15 the revenue and expenditures of the Commission. 

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 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may terminate 

5 on such date as the Commission may determine after it 

6 submits its final report pursuant to section 7(c), but not 

7 later than May 30, 2011. 

8 (b) FACA NONAPPLICABILITY.—Section 14(b) of the 

9 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) shall 

10 not apply to the Commission. 

11 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION AND AVAILABILITY OF APPRO12 PRIATIONS. 

13 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap14 propriated $4,000,000 to carry out this Act. 

15 (b) AVAILABILITY.— 

16 (1) Amounts appropriated pursuant to sub17 section (a) are authorized to remain available until 

18 expended. 

19 (2) Amounts appropriated pursuant to sub20 section (a) in excess of $500,000 shall be available 

21 for obligation only to the extent matched by an 

22 equal amount of nongovernmental contributions. 

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