duplication of efforts previously or currently being under-
taken by any other person or entity. 
SEC. 5. POWERS OF COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission or, on the au-
thorization of the Commission, any member or agent of 
the Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, and receive 
such evidence as the Commission considers appropriate to 
carry out this Act. 
(b) OBTAINING OFFICIAL INFORMATION.—The Com-
mission may secure directly from any department, agency, 
or other entity of the United States information necessary 
to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the 
Chairperson of the Commission, the head of such govern-
mental entity shall furnish, to the extent authorized by 
law, such information to the Commission. 
(c) SECURITY.— 
(1) SECURITY
CLEARANCES.—The members 
and staff of the Commission shall hold, as a condi-
tion of appointment to or employment with the Com-
mission, appropriate security clearances for access to 
the classified briefing, records, and materials to be 
reviewed by the Commission or its staff and shall 
follow the guidance and practices on security under 
applicable Executive orders and agency directives. 
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(2) CONDITIONS TO GRANTING ACCESS.—The 
head of an agency shall require, as a condition of 
granting access to a member of the Commission or 
a member of the staff of the Commission to classi-
fied records or materials of the agency under this 
Act, require the member to— 
(A) execute an agreement regarding the se-
curity of such records or materials that is ap-
proved by the head of the agency; and 
(B) hold an appropriate security clearance 
granted or recognized under the standard pro-
cedures and eligibility criteria of the agency, in-
cluding any special access approval required for 
access to such records or materials. 
(3) RESTRICTION ON USE.—The members of 
the Commission and the members of the staff of the 
Commission may not use any information acquired 
in the course of their official activities on the Com-
mission for nonofficial purposes. 
(4) NEED TO KNOW.—For purposes of any law 
or regulation governing access to classified informa-
tion that pertains to the national security of the 
United States and to facilitate the advisory func-
tions of the Commission under this Act, a member 
of the Commission or a member of the staff of the 
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Commission seeking access to a record or material 
under this Act shall be deemed for purposes of this 
subsection to have a need to know the contents of 
the record or material. 
(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—A reference in 
this subsection to the ‘‘staff of the Commission’’ in-
cludes individuals described in sections 6(d) and 
6(e). 
(d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United 
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other departments and agencies of the United 
States. 
(e) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, and 
dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. 
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Ad-
ministrator of General Services shall provide to the Com-
mission, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative sup-
port services as the Commission may request. 
SEC. 6. PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Members of the 
Commission shall not be compensated by reason of their 
service on the Commission. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the Com-
mission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employ-
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ees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
regular places of business in the performance of services 
for the Commission. 
(c) STAFF.—Subject to such rules as the Commission 
may prescribe, the Chairperson of the Commission, with-
out regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
governing appointments in the competitive service, and 
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to classi-
fication and General Schedule pay rates), may appoint and 
fix the pay of a staff director and such other personnel 
as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry 
out its functions; except that no rate of pay fixed under 
this subsection may exceed the maximum rate of basic pay 
payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule. 
(d) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request 
of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of any 
department or agency of the United States may detail, on 
a nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that de-
partment or agency to the Commission to assist it in car-
rying out its functions under this Act. 
(e) EXPERTS
AND CONSULTANTS.—With the ap-
proval of the Commission, the Chairperson of the Commis-
sion may procure temporary and intermittent services 
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under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of 
the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the 
General Schedule. 
SEC. 7. REPORT. 
(a) SUBMISSION TO THE PRESIDENT.—The Commis-
sion shall transmit its final report to the President not 
later than 2 years after the initial meeting of the Commis-
sion. Such report shall contain a detailed statement of the 
findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with 
its recommendations for such legislative, administrative, 
or other action as the Commission considers appropriate. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO THE CONGRESS.—Not later than 
6 months after receiving the final report of the Commis-
sion under subsection (a), the President shall transmit 
such report to Congress, together with any comments or 
recommendations (including any proposed legislation) 
which the President considers appropriate. 
SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION. 
The Commission shall terminate on the 90th day 
after the date on which the Commission is required to sub-
mit its final report under section 7(a). 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act— 
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(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
(2) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
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