(1) RATES
OF
PAY.—Except as provided in
paragraph (2), members shall serve without pay.
(2) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION OF FED-
ERAL
EMPLOYEES.—Members of the Commission
who are full-time officers or employees of the United
States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or
benefits by reason of their service on the Commis-
sion.
(f) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member shall receive
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,
in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5,
United States Code.
(g) QUORUM.—Eight members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold
hearings.
(h) CHAIRMAN; VICE CHAIRMAN.—The Chairman
and Vice Chairman of the Commission shall be designated
by the President at the time of the appointment. The term
of office of the Chairman shall be three years.
(i) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the
call of the Chairman or a majority of its members.
SEC. 204. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS
AND CONSULTANTS.
(a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall, without re-
gard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code,
have a Director who shall be appointed by Commission.
The Director shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate
of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule.
(b) STAFF.—Subject to rules prescribed by the Com-
mission, and without regard to section 5311(b) of title 5,
United States Code, the Director may appoint additional
personnel as the Director considers appropriate.
(c) 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 accordance with the provisions
of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that
title relating to classification and General Schedule pay
rates.
(d) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—Subject to rules
prescribed by the Commission, the Director may procure
temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b)
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate of basic pay
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule.
(e) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request
of the Director, 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 Act.
SEC. 205. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
(a) HEARINGS
AND SESSIONS.—The Commission
may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hear-
ings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and
receive evidence as the Commission considers appropriate.
The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to
witnesses appearing before it.
(b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem-
ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the
Commission, take any action which the Commission is au-
thorized to take by this section.
(c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission
may secure directly from any department or agency of the
United States information necessary to enable it to carry
out this Act. Upon request of the Chairman or Vice Chair-
man of the Commission, the head of that department or
agency shall furnish that information to the Commission.
(d) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES.—The Commis-
sion may accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or
devises of services or property, both real and personal, for
the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Com-
mission. Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and proceeds
from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests,
or devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be
available for disbursement upon order of the Chairman.
(e) 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.
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon the
request of the Commission, the Administrator of General
Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reimburs-
able basis, the administrative support services necessary
for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under
this Act.
(g) SUBPOENA POWER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may issue
subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of
witnesses and the production of any evidence relat-
ing to any matter under investigation by the Com-
mission. The attendance of witnesses and the pro-
duction of evidence may be required from any place
within the United States at any designated place of
hearing within the United States.
(2) FAILURE TO OBEY A SUBPOENA.—If a per-
son refuses to obey a subpoena issued under para-
graph (1), the Commission may apply to a United
States district court for an order requiring that per-
son to appear before the Commission to give testi-
mony, produce evidence, or both, relating to the
matter under investigation. The application may be
made within the judicial district where the hearing
is conducted or where that person is found, resides,
or transacts business. Any failure to obey the order
of the court may be punished by the court as civil
contempt.
(3) SERVICE OF SUBPOENAS.—The subpoenas
of the Commission shall be served in the manner
provided for subpoenas issued by a United States
district court under the Federal Rules of Civil Pro-
cedure for the United States district courts.
(4) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—All process of any
court to which application is be made under para-
graph (2) may be served in the judicial district in
which the person required to be served resides or
may be found.
(h) IMMUNITY.—Except as provided in this sub-
section, a person may not be excused from testifying or
from producing evidence pursuant to a subpoena on the
ground that the testimony or evidence required by the sub-
poena may tend to incriminate or subject that person to
criminal prosecution. A person, after having claimed the
privilege against self-incrimination, may not be criminally
prosecuted by reason of any transaction, matter, or thing
about which that person is compelled to testify or relating
to which that person is compelled to produce evidence, ex-
cept that the person may be prosecuted for perjury com-
mitted during the testimony or made in the evidence.
(i) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission may
contract with and compensate government and private
agencies or persons for property and services, without re-
gard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C.
5).
SEC. 206. ANNUAL REPORTS.
The Commission shall transmit an annual report to
the Secretary of Commerce and the Congress not later
than December 31 of each year. Each such report shall
contain a detailed statement of activities of the Commis-
sion during the fiscal year ending in the year in which
such report is required to be submitted.
SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated for each of
the first two fiscal years beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act such sums as may be necessary for
startup costs for the Commission to carry out this Act.
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