specifying the facts found and the grounds for the 
removal. 
(B) The President shall publish in the Federal 
Register a report submitted under subparagraph 
(A), except that the President may, if necessary to 
protect the rights of a person named in the report 
or to prevent undue interference with any pending 
prosecution, postpone or refrain from publishing any 
or all of the report until the completion of such 
pending cases or pursuant to privacy protection re-
quirements in law. 
(3)(A) A member of the Review Board removed 
from office may obtain judicial review of the removal 
in a civil action commenced in the United States 
District Court for the District of Columbia. 
(B) The member may be reinstated or granted 
other appropriate relief by order of the court. 
(g) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
(1) A member of the Review Board shall be 
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for Level 
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code, for each day (including 
travel time) during which the member is engaged in 
the performance of the duties of the Review Board. 
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(2) A member of the Review Board shall be al-
lowed reasonable travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, at rates for employees of agen-
cies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code, while away from the member’s 
home or regular place of business in the perform-
ance of services for the Review Board. 
(h) DUTIES OF THE REVIEW BOARD.— 
(1) The Review Board shall consider and render 
decisions on a determination by a Government office 
to seek to postpone the disclosure of Cold Case 
Records. 
(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Review 
Board shall consider and render decisions— 
(A) whether a record constitutes a Cold 
Case Record; and 
(B) whether a Cold Case Record or par-
ticular information in a record qualifies for 
postponement of disclosure under this Act. 
(i) POWERS.—The Review Board shall have the au-
thority to act in a manner prescribed under this Act in-
cluding the authority to— 
(1) obtain access to Cold Case records that 
have been identified and organized by a Government 
office; 
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(2) direct a Government office to make avail-
able to the Review Board, and if necessary inves-
tigate the facts surrounding, additional information, 
records, or testimony from individuals, which the 
Review Board has reason to believe is required to 
fulfill its functions and responsibilities under this 
Act; 
(3) subpoena private persons to compel testi-
mony, records, and other information relevant to its 
responsibilities under this Act; 
(4) require any Government office to account in 
writing for the destruction of any records relating to 
Civil Rights Cold Cases; 
(5) receive information from the public regard-
ing the identification and public disclosure of Cold 
Case records; and 
(6) hold hearings, administer oaths, and sub-
poena witnesses and documents. Any subpoena 
issued under this paragraph may be enforced by any 
appropriate Federal court acting pursuant to a law-
ful request of the Review Board. 
(j) WITNESS IMMUNITY.—The Review Board shall be 
considered to be an agency of the United States for pur-
poses of chapter 601 of title 18, United States Code. 
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(k) OVERSIGHT.—The Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate shall be responsible for the disposi-
tion of postponed records after termination of the Review 
Board; and shall have access to any records held or cre-
ated by the Review Board. 
(l) SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Administrator of the 
General Services Administration shall provide administra-
tive services for the Review Board on a reimbursable basis. 
(m) INTERPRETIVE
REGULATIONS.—The Review 
Board may issue interpretive regulations. 
(n) TERMINATION.— 
(1) The Review Board shall terminate not later 
than 2 years after the enactment of this Act, except 
that the Review Board may, by majority vote, extend 
its term for an additional 1-year period if it has not 
completed its work within that 2-year period. 
(2) Upon its termination, the Review Board 
shall submit reports to the President and the Con-
gress, including a complete and accurate accounting 
of expenditures during its existence, and shall com-
plete all other reporting requirements under this 
Act. 
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(3) Upon termination, the Review Board shall 
transfer all of its records to the Archivist for inclu-
sion in the Collection, and the records of the Review 
Board shall not be destroyed. 
SEC. 7. COLD CASE RECORDS REVIEW BOARD PERSONNEL. 
(a) CHIEF OF STAFF.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 45 days 
after the initial meeting of the Review Board, the 
Review Board shall appoint one United States cit-
izen, without regard to political affiliation, to the po-
sition of Chief of Staff. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The individual appointed 
as Chief of Staff— 
(A) shall be a private citizen of integrity 
and impartiality who is a distinguished profes-
sional; 
(B) may not be a present employee of the 
Federal Government; and 
(C) shall have had no previous involvement 
with any official investigation or inquiry relat-
ing to Civil Rights Cold Cases. 
(3) CANDIDATE
TO
HAVE
CLEARANCES.—A 
candidate for Chief of Staff shall be granted the nec-
essary security clearances in an accelerated manner 
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