by which each State shall notify the Secretary how the 
State intends to distribute the State Grant. The Secretary 
shall transfer the State Grant to each State only upon 
the State demonstrating to the Secretary’s satisfaction 
that the State intends to distribute the State Grant in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(e) STATE.—For the purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia and any 
territory of possession of the United States. 
Subtitle B—Certain Manufacturers 
Excise Taxes 
SEC. 211. REPEAL OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE AND AVIA-
TION FUEL TAXES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part III of sub-
chapter A of chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is hereby repealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to transactions after December 31, 
2025. 
SEC. 212. MODIFICATIONS OF QUALIFYING ADVANCED 
COAL PROJECT CREDIT. 
(a) SEQUESTRATION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN 
EQUIPMENT.—Section 48A(e)(1)(G) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘and 60 per-
cent in the case of an application for a reallocation of cred-
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its under subsection (d)(4) with respect to an electrical 
generating unit in existence on October 3, 2008’’ after 
‘‘under subsection (d)(4)’’. 
(b) NAMEPLATE GENERATING CAPACITY REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 48A(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by 
striking 
‘‘400 
megawatts’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘200 
megawatts’’. 
(c) ADVANCED COAL-BASED GENERATION TECH-
NOLOGY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48A(f)(1) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘generation technology 
if—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the unit is de-
signed’’ and inserting ‘‘generation technology if the 
unit is designed’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
48A(f) is amended— 
(A) by striking all that precedes ‘‘the pur-
pose of this section’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) ADVANCED COAL-BASED GENERATION TECH-
NOLOGY.—For’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘in subparagraph (B)’’ in 
the second sentence and inserting ‘‘in this sub-
section’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3). 
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(d) PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
IN CASE
OF 
BEST
AVAILABLE
CONTROL
TECHNOLOGY.—Section 
48A(f) of such Code, as amended by this Act, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the case of a ret-
rofit of a unit which has undergone a best available control 
technology analysis after August 8, 2005, with respect to 
the removal or emissions of any pollutant which is SO2 
or NOx, the removal or emissions design level with respect 
to such pollutant shall be the level determined in such 
analysis.’’. 
(e) CLARIFICATION
OF REALLOCATION AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 48A(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 6 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and every 6 months 
thereafter until all credits available under this 
section have been allowed’’ after ‘‘the date 
which is 6 years after the date of enactment of 
this section’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘may reallocate credits 
available under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 
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(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘shall reallocate credits 
remaining available under paragraph (3)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(i); and 
(C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) any applicant for certification 
which submitted an accepted application 
has subsequently failed to satisfy the re-
quirements under paragraph (2)(D), or 
‘‘(iii) any certification made pursuant 
to paragraph (2) has been revoked pursu-
ant to paragraph (2)(E).’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘clause (i) or (ii) of para-
graph (3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘is authorized to’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘an additional program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘additional programs’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to allocations and reallocations after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(2) REALLOCATION.—The amendments made 
by subsection (e) shall apply to credits remaining 
available under section 48A(d)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS 
Subtitle A—Amendments to 
Federal Environmental Statutes 
SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7601) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 330. MORATORIUM AGAINST CERTAIN REGULATIONS 
BASED ON GREENHOUSE GAS EFFECTS. 
‘‘(a) FUELS.—Unless specifically authorized in sec-
tion 202, 211, 213, 231, or this section, after a fossil fuel 
has passed through a point of taxation as provided in sec-
tion 9901(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, sub-
ject to subsection (g), the Administrator shall not issue 
or enforce any rule limiting the emission of greenhouse 
gases from the combustion of that fuel under this Act (or 
impose any requirement on any State to limit such emis-
sion) on the basis of the emission’s greenhouse gas effects. 
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‘‘(b) EMISSIONS.—Unless specifically authorized in 
section 202, 211, 213, 231, or this section, if emission 
of any greenhouse gas is subject to taxation pursuant to 
section 9902 or 9903 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, the Administrator shall not issue or enforce any rule 
limiting such emission under this Act (or impose any re-
quirement on any State to limit such emission) on the 
basis of the emission’s greenhouse gas effects. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED REGULATION.—Notwithstanding 
subsections (a) and (b), nothing in this section limits the 
Administrator’s authority pursuant to any other provision 
of this Act— 
‘‘(1) to limit the emission of any greenhouse 
gas because of any adverse impact on health or wel-
fare other than its greenhouse gas effects; 
‘‘(2) in limiting emissions as described in para-
graph (1), to consider the collateral benefits of lim-
iting the emissions because of greenhouse gas ef-
fects; 
‘‘(3) to limit the emission of any other pollutant 
that is not a greenhouse gas that the Administrator 
determines by rule has heat-trapping properties; or 
‘‘(4) to take any action with respect to any 
greenhouse gas other than limiting its emission, in-
cluding— 
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‘‘(A) monitoring, reporting, and record- 
keeping requirements; 
‘‘(B) conducting or supporting investiga-
tions; and 
‘‘(C) information collection. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), 
nothing in this section limits the Administrator’s authority 
to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from— 
‘‘(1) facilities that— 
‘‘(A) are subject to subpart OOOO or 
OOOOa of part 60 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2018, or 
‘‘(B) would be subject to either subpart 
OOOO or OOOOa if those subparts applied to 
facilities without regard to the date on which 
construction, modification, or reconstruction 
commenced, and 
‘‘(2) POTW Treatment Plants (as defined in 
section 403.3(r) of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
section)). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms 
‘greenhouse gas’ and ‘greenhouse gas effects’ have the 
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meanings given to those terms in section 9907 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(f) MORATORIUM EXPIRATION.—Subsections (a) 
and (b) shall cease to apply beginning on January 1, 2039. 
‘‘(g) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) 2030.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of this section and section 211(c)(5) of this 
Act, if the Administrator determines by March 30, 
2031, pursuant to the report required by section 
9901(b)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, that total greenhouse gas emissions from 
sources subject to taxation under sections 9901 
through 9903 of such Code during the period of cal-
endar years 2027 through 2030 exceed the emission 
level specified in section 9901(b)(3)(A) of such Code 
for calendar year 2030, then beginning on October 
1, 2031, subsections (a) and (b) shall cease to apply. 
‘‘(2) 2034.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of this section and section 211(c)(5) of this 
Act, if the Administrator determines by March 30, 
2035, pursuant to the report required by section 
9901(b)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, that total greenhouse gas emissions from 
sources subject to taxation under sections 9901 
through 9903 of such Code during the period of cal-
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endar years 2027 through 2034 exceed the emission 
level specified in section 9901(b)(3)(A) of such Code 
for calendar year 2034, then beginning on October 
1, 2035, subsections (a) and (b) shall cease to 
apply.’’. 
(b) NEW MOTOR VEHICLES AND NEW MOTOR VEHI-
CLE ENGINES.—Section 202(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7521(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second paragraph (3) 
(as redesignated by section 230(4)(C) of Public Law 
101–549 (104 Stat. 2529)) as paragraph (4); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) Notwithstanding section 330(a), the Ad-
ministrator may— 
‘‘(A) limit the emission of any greenhouse 
gas (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) on the basis of the 
emission’s greenhouse gas effects (as defined in 
section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986) from any class or classes of new motor 
vehicles or new motor vehicle engines subject to 
regulation under subsection (a)(1); and 
‘‘(B) 
grant 
a 
waiver 
under 
section 
209(b)(1) for standards for the control of 
greenhouse gas emissions.’’. 
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(c) FUELS.—Section 211(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7545(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) Except as required in subsection (o), the 
Administrator shall not, pursuant to this subsection, 
impose on any manufacturer, processor, or dis-
tributor of fuel any requirement for the purpose of 
reducing the emission of any greenhouse gas (as de-
fined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) produced by combustion of the fuel on the 
basis of the emission’s greenhouse gas effects (as de-
fined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986).’’. 
(d) NONROAD ENGINES AND VEHICLES EMISSIONS 
STANDARDS.—Section 213 of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7547) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) 
GREENHOUSE
GAS
EMISSIONS.—Notwith-
standing subsections (a) and (b) of section 330, the Ad-
ministrator may limit the emission of any greenhouse gas 
(as defined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) on the basis of the emission’s greenhouse gas 
effects (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) from any nonroad engines and nonroad ve-
hicles subject to regulation under this section.’’. 
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(e) AIRCRAFT EMISSION STANDARDS.—Section 231 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 757) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of sec-
tion 330, the Administrator may limit the emission of any 
greenhouse gas (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) on the basis of the emission’s 
greenhouse gas effects (as defined in section 9907 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) from any class or classes 
of aircraft engines, so long as any such limitation is not 
more stringent than the standards adopted by the Inter-
national Civil Aviation Organization.’’. 
SEC. 302. FREQUENT AND CHRONIC FLOODING MITIGATION 
AND 
ADAPTATION 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce and 
the Secretary of the Army (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the 
Secretaries’’), in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security, may make grants to State and local govern-
ments and federally recognized Indian Tribes for frequent 
and chronic flooding mitigation and adaptation infrastruc-
ture projects. 
(b) AUTHORIZED USES.—Amounts provided as a 
grant under this section may be used for any of the fol-
lowing: 
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(1) Adaptation of existing infrastructure to 
mitigate impacts of climate change, including en-
hancements to both built and natural environments. 
(2) Maintenance and updating of existing flood 
risk reduction infrastructure, such as gravity drain-
age structures, road elevation, bulkheads, gates, and 
floodwalls. 
(3) Increasing resilience to frequent and chronic 
flooding, 
including 
(as 
combined 
or 
separate 
projects)— 
(A) the creation of bulkheads, levees, and 
other hard infrastructure alone or in combina-
tion with natural infrastructure described in 
subparagraph (B); and 
(B) habitat restoration work, including 
dune 
enhancement, 
vegetative 
restoration, 
beach renourishment, coral and oyster reef res-
toration, floodplain restoration, and other ac-
tions to restore the function of the natural eco-
logical function and processes to provide flood 
risk reduction benefits. 
(4) Improvements to conveyance, diversion, re-
moval, and storage infrastructure to reduce risks 
caused by frequent and chronic flooding. 
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(5) Innovative methods to reduce risks caused 
by chronic flooding along street infrastructure sys-
tems, including canal streets, absorbent streets, 
floodable parks, bioswales, rain gardens, permeable 
pavement, and underground cisterns. 
(6) Deployment of technologies designed to 
mitigate power outages, continue delivery of vital 
electricity services, and maintain the flow of power 
to facilities critical to public health, safety and wel-
fare, including distributed generation, energy stor-
age, and microgrids. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON
PROJECT
ELIGIBILITY.—A 
project shall not be eligible for funding under this section 
if it will have any long-term negative impact on important 
ecological functions and habitat or existing natural protec-
tion features and functions. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this section 
the Secretaries shall give priority to the following: 
(1) Protecting areas designated as special flood 
hazard areas for purposes of the national flood in-
surance program under the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) and the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
4001 et seq.), hazard areas that incorporate at least 
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2 feet of additional freeboard, or 3 feet in the case 
of critical infrastructure, above base flood elevation. 
(2) Protecting critical infrastructure, as that 
term is defined in section 1016(e) of the USA PA-
TRIOT Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 
(3) Projects that yield flood risk reduction ben-
efits and additional environmental, social, and eco-
nomic benefits. 
(e) JOINT APPLICATION.—Two or more contiguous 
local governments or Tribes may jointly apply for, and re-
ceive, a grant under this section. 
(f) COST SHARING.— 
(1) LIMITATION
ON
FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out 
with a grant under this section shall not exceed 90 
percent of the cost of such activity. 
(2) 
NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
Secretary 
shall apply to the non-Federal share of an activity 
carried out with a grant under this section the 
amount of funds, and the fair market value of prop-
erty and services, provided by non-Federal sources 
and used for the activity. 
(g) REPORTS.—Each recipient of a grant under this 
section shall report annually to the Secretaries on the 
progress made on the project carried out with the grant. 
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SEC. 303. NO PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW. 
Nothing in this act shall preempt or supersede, or 
be interpreted to preempt or supersede, any State law or 
regulation. 
Subtitle B—Assistance to Displaced 
Workers in the Energy Sector 
SEC. 321. ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED WORKERS IN THE EN-
ERGY SECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For a period of 10 years after the 
enactment of the Modernizing America with Rebuilding to 
Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with 
a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act, from 
amounts made available under section 202 of this Act, the 
Secretary of Labor shall carry out a program to assist 
workers in the energy sector. 
(b) WORKERS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘workers in the energy sec-
tor’’ means— 
(1) workers in fossil energy sectors that may be 
displaced as a result of the enactment of this Act; 
and 
(2) workers in the nuclear power sector that 
work at a nuclear power plant— 
(A) that ceased operation in the two years 
preceding the date of enactment of this Act; or 
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(B) the owner of which announced prior to 
the date of enactment of this Act its intent to 
cease the operation of the plant at a future 
date. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Such assistance may 
take the form of the following: 
(1) Worker retraining. 
(2) Relocation expenses for those who move to 
find new employment. 
(3) Early retirement. 
(4) Health benefits. 
(5) Block grants to affected communities for 
economic redevelopment and infrastructure invest-
ments. 
(6) Transfers to the trustees of the 1974 
United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan to 
pay benefits required under that plan. No such 
transfer shall be made in a first fiscal year begin-
ning after a plan year for which the funded percent-
age (as defined in section 432(j)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) of the 1974 United Mine 
Workers of America Pension Plan is at least 100 
percent. 
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TITLE IV—NATIONAL CLIMATE 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a bipar-
tisan commission to be known as the ‘‘National Climate 
Commission’’ (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 10 members, appointed as follows: 
(A) One cochair appointed by the Presi-
dent. 
(B) One cochair appointed by the majority 
or minority leader of the Senate, whoever is of 
the opposite party as the President, in consulta-
tion with the Speaker or minority leader of the 
House of Representatives, whoever is of the op-
posite party as the President. 
(C) Two members appointed by the major-
ity leader of the Senate. 
(D) Two members appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the Senate. 
(E) Two members appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives. 
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(F) Two members appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the House of Representatives. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To be considered for 
membership on the Commission, an individual 
shall demonstrate expertise in the economy, en-
ergy, climate, or public health, and be a rep-
resentative from— 
(i) an academic, scientific, or other 
non-governmental organization; or 
(ii) an industry organization or small 
business in a relevant sector such as— 
(I) energy supply and trans-
mission, including fossil fuels and re-
newable energy; 
(II) energy exploration and pro-
duction, including fossil fuels and re-
newable energy; 
(III) solid waste and wastewater; 
(IV) transportation; 
(V) chemical manufacturing; 
(VI) agriculture; 
(VII) construction; and 
(VIII) forestry. 
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(B) CERTAIN
PERSONS
INELIGIBLE.—No 
employee, owner, director, or other person affili-
ated with an entity that has donated funding 
for the activities of the Commission pursuant to 
section 404(a) may be appointed to the Com-
mission. 
(C) APPOINTMENT
DEADLINE.—Members 
of the Commission shall be appointed not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(D) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Members 
of the Commission shall be appointed for a 
term of 6 years, which may be renewed. 
(E) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the Commis-
sion shall not affect the powers of the Commis-
sion and shall be filled in the same manner in 
which the original appointment was made. 
(3) COMPENSATION
OF
EMPLOYEES.—Each 
member of the Commission may be compensated at 
a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the an-
nual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level 
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code, for each day during 
which that member is engaged in the performance of 
the duties of the Commission. 
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(4) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Each member shall 
receive travel expenses to perform the duties of the 
Commission, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, at rates authorized under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) MEETINGS.— 
(1) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall 
hold its first meeting not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) MEETING.—The Commission shall meet not 
less than once every 3 years. 
(3) QUORUM.—Six members of the Commission 
shall constitute a quorum. 
SEC. 402. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 
(a) GOALS.—The Commission shall set goals for 
emissions reduction to be achieved by 2031 and every five 
years thereafter through 2056, using such estimated rates 
of reduction as the Commission determines reflect the lat-
est scientific findings of what is necessary to avoid the 
serious human health and environmental consequences of 
climate change. 
(b) REVIEW.—The Commission shall assess the effect 
of existing policies and programs of the Federal Govern-
ment with the aim of achieving the emissions reduction 
goals in subsection (a). 
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(c) REPORT.—Beginning in 2032, and every 5 years 
thereafter, the Commission shall issue a report to the 
President, Congress, and the States, which shall include— 
(1) an analysis of whether the policies and pro-
grams assessed under subsection (b) are on pace to 
achieving the emissions reduction goals set under 
subsection (a); 
(2) recommendations, if any, for reducing 
greenhouse gas emissions; and 
(3) a minority report with dissenting views, if 
applicable. 
SEC. 403. POWERS OF COMMISSION. 
(a) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may secure 
directly from any executive department, bureau, 
agency, board, commission, office, independent es-
tablishment, or instrumentality of the Government, 
unrestricted information, suggestions, estimates, and 
statistics for the purpose of carrying out this title. 
Each department, bureau, agency, board, commis-
sion, office, independent establishment, or instru-
mentality shall, to the extent authorized by provi-
sions of law other than this section, furnish such un-
restricted information, suggestions, estimates, and 
statistics directly to the Commission, upon request 
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made by a cochair or any member designated by a 
majority of the Commission. 
(2) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND DIS-
SEMINATION.—Unrestricted information provided to 
the Commission under paragraph (1) shall be re-
ceived, handled, stored, and disseminated only by 
members and staff of the Commission, consistent 
with any applicable statutes, regulations, or Execu-
tive orders. 
(b) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, admin-
istrative support and other services for the perform-
ance of the functions of the Commission. 
(2) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—In 
addition to the assistance prescribed in paragraph 
(1), departments and agencies of the United States 
may provide to the Commission such services, funds, 
facilities, staff, and other support services as they 
may determine advisable and as may be authorized 
by law. 
(c) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mail in the same manner and under the 
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same conditions as other departments and agencies of the 
United States. 
SEC. 404. FUNDING FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) PRIVATE SECTOR DONATIONS.—The Secretary of 
Commerce may collect private sector donations for the 
purpose of carrying out this title, to be deposited in the 
Treasury and made available consistent with the author-
ization of appropriations in subsection (c). 
(b) TRANSPARENCY.—The amounts and sources of 
all funds donated under subsection (a) and all spending 
by the Commission shall be made publicly available on the 
website of the Commission. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Commission, for the 
purpose of carrying out the activities of this title, 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2039. 
SEC. 405. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) DETAIL
OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Any 
Federal Government employee may be detailed to the 
Commission without reimbursement from the Commission, 
and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of 
civil service status or privilege. 
(b) EXPERT
AND CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The 
Commission may procure the services of experts and con-
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