(5) QUORUM.—6 members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may
hold hearings.
(6) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the
Commission shall be elected by the members.
(d) DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION.—
(1) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a
Director who shall be appointed by the Chairperson.
(2) STAFF.—The Chairperson may appoint and
fix the pay of additional personnel as the Director
considers appropriate.
(3) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Commission
shall be appointed subject to the provisions of title
5, United States Code, governing appointments in
the competitive service, and shall be paid in accord-
ance with the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates, except
that an individual so appointed may not receive pay
in excess of the annual rate of basic pay for GS–15
of the General Schedule.
(4) EXPERTS
AND
CONSULTANTS.—With the
approval of the Chairperson, the Director may pro-
cure temporary and intermittent services under sec-
tion 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at
rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equiva-
lent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay for
GS–15 of the General Schedule.
(5) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon re-
quest of the Chairperson, the head of any Federal
department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable
basis, any of the personnel of that department or
agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out
its duties under this section.
(e) POWERS OF COMMISSION.—
(1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commis-
sion may, for the purpose of carrying out this sec-
tion, sit and act at times and places, take testimony,
and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate.
(2) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any
member or agent of the Commission may, if author-
ized by the Commission, take any action which the
Commission is authorized to take by this section.
(3) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commis-
sion may secure directly from any department or
agency of the United States information, including
classified information, necessary to enable it to carry
out this Act. Upon request of the Chairperson of the
Commission, the head of that department or agency
shall furnish that information to the Commission.
(4) MAILS.—The Commission may use the
United States mails in the same manner and under
the same conditions as other departments and agen-
cies of the United States.
(5) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.—
Upon the request of the Commission, the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall provide to the Com-
mission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative
support services necessary for the Commission to
carry out its responsibilities under this section.
(6) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission
may contract with and compensate government and
private agencies or persons for supplies and services,
without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Stat-
utes (41 U.S.C. 5).
(f) REPORT.—The Commission shall transmit a re-
port to the President and the Congress not later than 1
year after the date by which the Director has been ap-
pointed by the Chairperson. The report shall contain a de-
tailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the
Commission, together with its recommendations for legis-
lation and administrative actions the Commission con-
siders appropriate, and shall include a comprehensive as-
sessment of security at the borders of the United States
with respect to terrorist and narcotic interdiction efforts.
(g) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate
on 30 days after submitting the report required under sub-
section (f).
SEC. 307. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORISM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Central
Intelligence, in cooperation with the heads of the depart-
ments and agencies of the United States involved, shall
implement the recommended changes to counterterrorism
policy in preventing and punishing international terrorism
directed toward the United States contained in the report
submitted to the President and the Congress by the Na-
tional Commission on Terrorism established in section 591
of Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat.
2681–210).
(b) REPORT.—(1) Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, if the Director of Cen-
tral Intelligence determines that one or more of the rec-
ommended changes referred to in subsection (a) will not
be implemented, the Director shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report containing a de-
tailed explanation of that determination.
(2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
TITLE IV—CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SEC. 401. MODIFICATIONS TO CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY’S CENTRAL SERVICES PROGRAM.
Section 21 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
1949 (50 U.S.C. 403u) is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (g)(1) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘December’’ and inserting
‘‘January’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘conduct’’ and inserting
‘‘complete’’.
(2) Subsection (h) is amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(1) and (2), respectively;
(B) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated,
by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)’’; and
(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)’’.