(d) VOTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall act 
only on an affirmative vote of a majority of the vot-
ing members of the Commission. 
(2) NONVOTING
MEMBERS.—The individuals 
appointed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sec-
tion 4(a)(1) shall be nonvoting members, and shall 
serve only in an advisory capacity. 
SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE SESQUICENTEN-
NIAL.—The Commission shall— 
(1) plan, develop, and carry out programs and 
activities appropriate to commemorate the sesqui-
centennial of the Civil War, including activities in 
recognition of the historic, social, legal, cultural, and 
political forces that— 
(A) caused the Civil War; and 
(B) influenced the course and outcomes of 
the Civil War; 
(2) encourage interdisciplinary examination of 
the Civil War; 
(3) 
facilitate 
Civil 
War-related 
activities 
throughout the United States; 
(4) encourage civic, historical, educational, eco-
nomic, 
preservation, 
and 
other 
organizations 
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throughout the United States to organize and par-
ticipate in activities to expand the understanding 
and appreciation of the significance of the Civil War; 
(5) coordinate and facilitate the public distribu-
tion of scholarly research, publications, and interpre-
tations of the Civil War; 
(6) coordinate with and provide technical assist-
ance to States, units of local government, and non-
profit organizations (including State and local ses-
quicentennial commemoration entities) to further the 
commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Civil 
War; 
(7) coordinate and facilitate commemoration ac-
tivities of Federal agencies relating to the sesqui-
centennial of the Civil War; 
(8) develop programs and facilities to ensure 
that the sesquicentennial commemoration of the 
Civil War results in a positive legacy and long-term 
public benefit; 
(9) encourage and facilitate the preservation of 
Civil War historic sites and battlefields as a lasting 
legacy of the sesquicentennial commemoration; 
(10) plan, develop, and carry out programs and 
activities to use funds raised from individuals, foun-
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dations, and corporations for sesquicentennial activi-
ties at the national level; 
(11) at its discretion, provide funds to State 
and local programs to carry out activities that ad-
vance the goals of the Commission; and 
(12) encourage the development and conduct of 
programs designed to involve the international com-
munity in activities that commemorate the Civil 
War. 
(b) PLANS AND REPORT.— 
(1) STRATEGIC PLAN AND ANNUAL PERFORM-
ANCE
PLANS.—The Commission shall prepare a 
strategic plan in accordance with section 306 of title 
5, United States Code, and annual performance 
plans in accordance with section 1115 of title 31, 
United States Code, for the activities of the Com-
mission carried out under this Act. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Commission 
shall submit to Congress an annual report that 
contains a list of each gift, bequest, or devise 
with a value of more than $250, together with 
the identity of the donor of each such gift, be-
quest, or devise. 
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(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2016, the Commission shall submit 
to Congress a final report that contains— 
(i) a summary of activities of the 
Commission; 
(ii) a final accounting of funds re-
ceived and expended by the Commission; 
and 
(iii) the findings and recommenda-
tions of the Commission. 
SEC. 7. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Chairman of the 
National Endowment for the Humanities shall award 
grants under this section for the uses described in sub-
section (b). 
(b) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants awarded under this 
section shall be used for appropriate activities relating to 
the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Chairman of the National Endowment of the 
Humanities shall consider and give priority to programs 
carried out by institutions of higher education, museums, 
nonprofit organizations, professional associations, and 
State sesquicentennial commissions with a national scope, 
that support the duties of the Commission described in 
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section 6, including programs that concentrate on the role 
of African-Americans in the Civil War. 
SEC. 8. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. 
The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out 
this Act— 
(1) solicit, accept, use and dispose of gifts, be-
quests, or devises of money or property, both real 
and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facili-
tating the work of the Commission; 
(2) authorize any voting member or employee of 
the Commission to take any action that the Commis-
sion is authorized to take under this Act; 
(3) procure supplies, services, and property, and 
make or enter into contracts, leases, or other legal 
agreements to carry out this Act (except that any 
contracts, leases, or other legal agreements entered 
into by the Commission shall not extend beyond the 
date of the termination of the Commission); and 
(4) use the United States mails in the same 
manner and under the same conditions as other 
Federal agencies. 
SEC. 9. PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Members of the 
Commission shall serve without compensation. 
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(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Commis-
sion shall be allowed, as the Secretary of the Interior de-
termines appropriate to carry out this Act, travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter 
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away 
from the home or regular place of business of the member 
in the performance of the duties of the Commission. 
(c) STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson may ap-
point a Director and such additional staff as are 
necessary to enable the Commission to perform its 
duties. 
(2) CONFIRMATION
OF
DIRECTOR.—The ap-
pointment of the Director shall be subject to the ap-
proval of the Commission. 
(3) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) NONAPPLICABILITY OF CIVIL SERVICE 
LAWS.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the Director and staff may be appointed 
without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code, governing appointments in 
the competitive service, and may be paid with-
out regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relat-
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ing to classification and General Schedule pay 
rates. 
(B) MAXIMUM RATE OF PAY.—The rate of 
pay for the Director and other staff shall not 
exceed the rate payable for level V of the Exec-
utive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(d) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—At the 
request of the Commission, the head of any Federal agen-
cy may detail, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, 
any of the personnel of the agency to the Commission to 
assist the Commission in carrying out the duties of the 
Commission under this Act. 
(e) SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon the request of the 
Commission, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the National Park Service, shall provide 
to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the adminis-
trative support services necessary for the Commission to 
carry out its responsibilities under this Act. 
(f) VOLUNTEER AND UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES.— 
Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 
Code, the Commission may accept and use voluntary and 
uncompensated services as the Commission determines 
necessary. 
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(g) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT-
TENT SERVICES.—The Chairperson of the Commission 
may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at daily 
rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equiva-
lent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level 
V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such 
title. 
(h) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
CHARTER
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission. 
(i) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on the date that is 90 days after the date on which the 
Commission submits its final report under section 6(b)(2). 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act (other than section 7) 
$500,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016. 
(b) GRANTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
$3,500,000 to the National Endowment for the Human-
ities to provide grants under section 7, to remain available 
until expended. 
Æ 
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