(g) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United 
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other departments and agencies of the United 
States. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING.—The Commission 
shall issue bi-annual status reports to Congress regarding 
the use of resources, salaries, and all expenditures of ap-
propriated funds. 
(i) CONTRACTS.—The Commission is authorized to 
enter into contracts with Federal and State agencies, pri-
vate firms, institutions, and individuals for the conduct of 
activities necessary to the discharge of its duties and re-
sponsibilities. A contract, lease or other legal agreement 
entered into by the Commission may not extend beyond 
the date of the termination of the Commission. 
(j) GIFTS.—Subject to existing law, the Commission 
may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of serv-
ices or property. 
(k) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE.—The Adminis-
trator of General Services shall provide to the Commis-
sion, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support 
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its re-
sponsibilities under this Act. These administrative services 
may include human resource management, budget, leas-
ing, accounting, and payroll services. 
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(l) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA AND PUBLIC AC-
CESS TO MEETINGS AND MINUTES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
Commission. 
(2) MEETINGS AND MINUTES.— 
(A) MEETINGS.— 
(i) ADMINISTRATION.—All meetings of 
the Commission shall be open to the pub-
lic, except that a meeting or any portion of 
it may be closed to the public if it concerns 
matters or information described in section 
552b(c) of title 5, United States Code. In-
terested persons shall be permitted to ap-
pear at open meetings and present oral or 
written statements on the subject matter 
of the meeting. The Commission may ad-
minister oaths or affirmations to any per-
son appearing before it. 
(ii) NOTICE.—All open meetings of 
the Commission shall be preceded by time-
ly public notice in the Federal Register of 
the time, place, and subject of the meeting. 
(B) 
MINUTES
AND
PUBLIC
AVAIL-
ABILITY.—Minutes of each open meeting shall 
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be kept and shall contain a record of the people 
present, a description of the discussion that oc-
curred, and copies of all statements filed. The 
minutes and records of all open meetings and 
other documents that were made available to or 
prepared for the Commission shall be available 
for public inspection and copying at a single lo-
cation in the offices of the Commission. 
(m) ARCHIVING.—Not later than the date of termi-
nation of the Commission, all records and papers of the 
Commission shall be delivered to the Archivist of the 
United States for deposit in the National Archives. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 such sums are as 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, not to 
exceed $7,000,000 per year for each fiscal year, and not 
more than $14,000,000 total. None of the funds appro-
priated under this Act may be utilized for international 
travel. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Any sums appropriated under 
the subsection (a) shall remain available, without fiscal 
year limitation, until expended. 
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SEC. 9. SUNSET. 
The Commission shall terminate 60 days after it sub-
mits its report to Congress. 
Æ 
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