the same conditions as departments and agencies of the 
United States. 
SEC. 8. STAFF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION.—The 
chairman, in accordance with rules agreed upon by 
the Commission, may appoint and fix the compensa-
tion of a staff director and such other personnel as 
may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry 
out its functions, without 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 subchapter III of chap-
ter 53 of such title relating to classification and 
General Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of 
pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the 
equivalent of that payable for a position at level V 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(2) PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The staff director and 
any personnel of the Commission who are em-
ployees shall be employees under section 2105 
of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of 
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chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 89A, 89B, 
and 90 of that title. 
(B) MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.—Subpara-
graph (A) shall not be construed to apply to 
members of the Commission. 
(b) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government employee 
may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement 
from the Commission, and such detailee shall retain the 
rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular employ-
ment without interruption. 
(c) EXPERT
AND
CONSULTANT
SERVICES.—The 
Commission is authorized to procure the services of ex-
perts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the 
daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level IV 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 9. PUBLIC MEETINGS; PUBLIC VERSIONS OF REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIRING PUBLIC MEETINGS AND RELEASE OF 
PUBLIC
VERSIONS
OF
REPORTS.—The Commission 
shall— 
(1) hold public hearings and meetings to the ex-
tent appropriate; and 
(2) release public versions of the reports re-
quired under section 6(b). 
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(b) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—Any public hearings of the 
Commission shall be conducted in a manner consistent 
with the protection of information provided to or developed 
for or by the Commission as required by any applicable 
statute, regulation, or Executive order. 
SEC. 10. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEM-
BERS AND STAFF. 
The appropriate Federal agencies or departments 
shall cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously pro-
viding to the Commission members and staff appropriate 
security clearances to the extent possible pursuant to ex-
isting procedures and requirements, except that no person 
shall be provided with access to classified information 
under this Act without the appropriate security clearances. 
SEC. 11. TERMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, and all the au-
thorities of this Act, shall terminate 60 days after the date 
on which the final report is submitted under section 
6(b)(2). 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE TERMI-
NATION.—The Commission may use the 60-day period re-
ferred to in subsection (a) for the purpose of concluding 
its activities, including providing testimony to committees 
of Congress concerning its reports, and disseminating the 
final report. 
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SEC. 12. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this 
Act. 
(b) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made 
available to the Commission under subsection (a) shall re-
main available until the termination of the Commission. 
SEC. 13. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘electronic systems’’ means 
computers, servers, and electronic communications. 
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