appreciation of the significance of the voyage of 
Samuel de Champlain; 
(E) provide technical assistance to States, 
localities, and nonprofit organizations to further 
the commemoration; 
(F) coordinate and facilitate for the public 
scholarly research on, publication about, and in-
terpretation of, the voyage of Samuel de Cham-
plain; 
(G) ensure that the Champlain 2009 anni-
versary provides a lasting legacy and long-term 
public benefit by assisting in the development of 
appropriate programs and facilities; 
(H) assist in ensuring that the observances 
of the voyage of Samuel de Champlain are in-
clusive and appropriately recognize the experi-
ences and heritage of all people present when 
Samuel de Champlain arrived in the Champlain 
Valley; and 
(I) consult and coordinate with the Lake 
Champlain Basin Program and other relevant 
organizations in the planning and development 
of programs and activities for the commemora-
tion of the voyage of Samuel de Champlain.
(2) 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. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Commission 
shall submit to the Congress an annual report 
that contains a list of each gift, bequest, or de-
vise with a value of more than $250, together 
with the identity of the donor of each such gift, 
bequest, or devise. 
(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2010, the Commission shall submit 
to the Secretary a final report that contains— 
(i) a summary of the 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. 
(d) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may— 
(A) solicit, accept, use, and dispose of 
gifts, bequests, or devises of money or other 
real or personal property for the purpose of aid-
ing or facilitating the work of the Commission; 
(B) appoint such advisory committees as 
the Commission determines to be necessary to 
carry out this Act; 
(C) authorize any member or employee of 
the Commission to take any action that the 
Commission is authorized to take by this Act; 
(D) subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, 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 made or entered into by the Com-
mission directly or with administrative assist-
ance from the Lake Champlain Basin Program 
shall not extend beyond the date of the termi-
nation of the Commission; 
(E) use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as 
other Federal agencies;
(F) subject to approval by the Commission 
and the availability of appropriations, make 
grants in amounts not to exceed $20,000 to 
communities, nonprofit organizations, and com-
memorative commissions formed by the States 
to develop programs to assist in the commemo-
ration; 
(G) subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, make grants in amounts not to exceed 
$20,000 to research and scholarly organizations 
to research, publish, or distribute information 
relating to the early history of the voyage of 
Champlain; and 
(H) provide technical assistance to the 
States, localities, and nonprofit organizations to 
develop programs and facilities to further the 
commemoration. 
(2) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION WITH 
LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN PROGRAM.—The Commis-
sion shall coordinate and consult with the Lake 
Champlain Basin Program in providing grants and 
technical assistance under subparagraphs (F), (G), 
and (H) of paragraph (1) for the conduct of activi-
ties relating to the commemoration of the voyage of 
Samuel de Champlain.
(e) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE COM-
MISSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a member of the Commis-
sion shall serve without compensation. 
(B) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of 
the Commission who is an officer or employee 
of the Federal Government shall serve without 
compensation in addition to the compensation 
received for the services of the member as an 
officer or employee of the Federal Government. 
(C) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, in-
cluding 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 reg-
ular place of business of the member in the per-
formance of the duties of the Commission. 
(2) STAFF.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The chairperson of the 
Commission may, without regard to the civil 
service laws (including regulations), appoint 
and terminate an executive director and such
other additional personnel as are necessary to 
enable the Commission to perform the duties of 
the Commission. 
(B) CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTIVE DIREC-
TOR.—The employment of an executive director 
shall be subject to confirmation by the Commis-
sion. 
(3) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the chairperson of the Com-
mission may fix the compensation of the execu-
tive director and other personnel without regard 
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to classification of positions and Gen-
eral Schedule pay rates. 
(B) MAXIMUM RATE OF PAY.—The rate of 
pay for the executive director and other per-
sonnel shall not exceed the rate payable for 
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
5316 of title 5, United States Code. 
(4) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT AND LAKE CHAM-
PLAIN BASIN PROGRAM EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—At the request of 
the Commission, the head of any Federal 
agency may detail, on a reimbursable or 
nonreimbursable basis, any of the per-
sonnel of the agency to the Commission to 
assist the Commission in carrying out the 
duties of the Commission under this Act. 
(ii) CIVIL SERVICE STATUS.—The de-
tail of an employee under clause (i) shall 
be without interruption or loss of civil serv-
ice status or privilege. 
(B) STATE EMPLOYEES.—The Commission 
may— 
(i) accept the services of personnel de-
tailed from States (including subdivisions 
of States); and 
(ii) reimburse States for services of 
detailed personnel. 
(C) LAKE
CHAMPLAIN
BASIN
PROGRAM 
EMPLOYEES.—The Commission may— 
(i) accept the services of personnel 
from the Lake Champlain Basin Program; 
and
(ii) reimburse the Lake Champlain 
Basin Program for services of detailed per-
sonnel. 
(5) VOLUNTEER AND UNCOMPENSATED SERV-
ICES.—Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 
United States Code, the Commission may accept and 
use voluntary and uncompensated services as the 
Commission determines necessary. 
(6) SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Director of the 
National Park Service shall provide to the Commis-
sion, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative 
support services as the Commission may request. 
(f) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT-
TENT SERVICES.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, the chairperson of the Commission may procure 
temporary and intermittent services in accordance with 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates 
for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of 
the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title. 
(g) FACA NONAPPLICABILITY.—Section 14(b) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
apply to the Commission.
(h) NO EFFECT ON AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 
section supersedes the authority of the States or the Na-
tional Park Service concerning the commemoration. 
(i) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on December 31, 2010, and shall transfer all documents 
and materials of the Commission to the National Archives 
or other appropriate Federal entity. 
SEC. 203. AUDIT OF COMMISSION. 
The Inspector General of the Department of the Inte-
rior shall perform an annual audit of the Commission, 
shall make the results of the audit available to the public, 
and shall transmit such results to the Committee on Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out this 
title, of which— 
(1) 45 percent shall be for New York activities 
relating to the Samuel de Champlain commemora-
tion; 
(2) 45 percent shall be for Vermont activities 
relating to the Samuel de Champlain commemora-
tion; and
(3) 10 percent shall be for distribution by the 
Commission in accordance with this Act for activities 
relating to the commemoration. 
TITLE 
III—HUDSON-FULTON 
400TH 
COMMEMORATION 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COMMEMORATION.—The term ‘‘commemo-
ration’’ means the commemoration of— 
(A) the 200th anniversary of Robert Ful-
ton’s voyage in the CLERMONT; and 
(B) the 400th anniversary of Henry Hud-
son’s voyage in the HALF MOON. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration 
Commission established by section 302(a). 
(3) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 
the Governor of the State of New York. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’— 
(A) means the State of New York; and 
(B) includes agencies and entities of each 
such State.
SEC. 302. HUDSON-FULTON 400TH COMMEMORATION COM-
MISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
commission to be known as the ‘‘Hudson-Fulton 400th 
Commemoration Commission’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 16 members, of whom— 
(A) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
Secretary, after consideration of the rec-
ommendation of the Governor; 
(B) 6 members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary, after consideration of the rec-
ommendations from the Members of the House 
of Representatives whose districts encompass 
the Hudson River Valley; 
(C) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary, after consideration of the rec-
ommendations from the Members of the Senate 
from New York; 
(D) 2 members shall be employees of the 
National Park Service, of whom— 
(i) one shall be the Director of the 
National Park Service (or a designee of the 
Director); and
(ii) one shall be an employee of the 
National Park Service having experience 
relevant to the commemoration, who shall 
be appointed by the Secretary; 
(E) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary from among individuals who have an 
interest in, demonstrated their support for, and 
demonstrated expertise appropriate to, the com-
memoration, of whom— 
(i) one shall be knowledgeable of the 
Hudson River Valley National Heritage 
Area; and 
(ii) one shall be knowledgeable of New 
York City as it relates to the commemora-
tion; 
(F) one member shall be the chairperson of 
any commemorative commission formed by New 
York, or the designee of the chairperson; and 
(G) two members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary, after consideration of the rec-
ommendation of the mayor of the City of New 
York and after consultation with Members of 
the House of Representatives whose districts 
encompass the City of New York. 
(2) TERM; VACANCIES.—
(A) TERM.—Each member of the Commis-
sion shall be appointed for the life of the Com-
mission. 
(B) VACANCIES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the 
Commission shall be filled in the same 
manner in which the original appointment 
was made. 
(ii) PARTIAL TERM.—A member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy on the Commis-
sion shall serve for the remainder of the 
term for which the predecessor of the 
member was appointed. 
(3) MEETINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
meet— 
(i) at least twice each year; or 
(ii) at the call of the chairperson or 
the majority of the members of the Com-
mission. 
(B) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which all members of the 
Commission have been appointed, the Commis-
sion shall hold the initial meeting of the Com-
mission.
(4) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
elect the chairperson and the vice chairperson 
of the Commission on an annual basis. 
(B) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The vice chair-
person shall serve as the chairperson in the ab-
sence of the chairperson. 
(5) QUORUM.—A majority of voting members 
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may 
hold meetings. 
(6) VOTING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
act only on an affirmative vote of a majority of 
the voting members of the Commission. 
(B) NONVOTING MEMBER.—The individual 
appointed under subparagraph (D)(ii) of para-
graph (1) shall be a nonvoting member, and 
shall serve only in an advisory capacity. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall— 
(A) plan, develop, and execute programs 
and activities appropriate to commemorate the 
400th anniversary of the voyage of Henry Hud-
son, the first European to sail up the Hudson 
River, and the 200th anniversary of the voyage
of Robert Fulton, the first person to use steam 
navigation on a commercial basis; 
(B) facilitate Hudson-Fulton-related activi-
ties throughout the United States; 
(C) coordinate its activities with the State 
commemoration commission and appropriate 
Federal Government agencies, including the De-
partments of Agriculture, Defense, State, and 
Transportation, the National Park Service with 
respect to the Hudson River Valley National 
Heritage Area, and the American Heritage Riv-
ers Initiative Interagency Committee estab-
lished by Executive Order 13061, dated Sep-
tember 11, 1997, the National Endowment for 
the Humanities and the National Endowment 
for the Arts, and the Smithsonian Institution; 
(D) encourage civic, patriotic, historical, 
educational, artistic, religious, economic, and 
other organizations throughout the United 
States to organize and participate in anniver-
sary activities to expand the understanding and 
appreciation of the significance of the voyages 
of Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton;
(E) provide technical assistance to States, 
localities, and nonprofit organizations to further 
the commemoration; 
(F) coordinate and facilitate for the public 
scholarly research on, publication about, and in-
terpretation of, the voyages of Henry Hudson 
and Robert Fulton; 
(G) ensure that the Hudson-Fulton 2009 
commemorations provide a lasting legacy and 
long-term public benefit by assisting in the de-
velopment of appropriate programs and facili-
ties; and 
(H) assist in ensuring that the observances 
of the voyage of Henry Hudson are inclusive 
and appropriately recognize the experiences and 
heritage of all people present when Henry Hud-
son sailed the Hudson River. 
(2) 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. 
(3) REPORTS.—
(A) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Commission 
shall submit to the Congress an annual report 
that contains a list of each gift, bequest, or de-
vise with a value of more than $250, together 
with the identity of the donor of each such gift, 
bequest, or devise. 
(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2010, the Commission shall submit 
to the Secretary a final report that contains— 
(i) a summary of the 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. 
(d) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may— 
(A) solicit, accept, use, and dispose of 
gifts, bequests, or devises of money or other 
real or personal property for the purpose of aid-
ing or facilitating the work of the Commission; 
(B) appoint such advisory committees as 
the Commission determines to be necessary to 
carry out this Act;
(C) authorize any member or employee of 
the Commission to take any action that the 
Commission is authorized to take by this Act; 
(D) subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, procure supplies, services, and property, 
and make or enter into contracts, leases, or 
other legal agreements, to carry out this Act ex-
cept that any contracts, leases, or other legal 
agreements made or entered into by the Com-
mission shall not extend beyond the date of the 
termination of the Commission; 
(E) use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as 
other Federal agencies; 
(F) subject to approval by the Commission 
and the availability of appropriations, make 
grants in amounts not to exceed $20,000 to 
communities, nonprofit organizations, and com-
memorative commissions formed by the State to 
develop programs to assist in the commemora-
tion; 
(G) subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, make grants in amounts not to exceed 
$20,000 to research and scholarly organizations 
to research, publish, or distribute information
relating to the early history of the voyages of 
Hudson and Fulton; and 
(H) provide technical assistance to the 
State, localities, and nonprofit organizations to 
develop programs and facilities to further the 
commemoration. 
(e) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE COM-
MISSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a member of the Commis-
sion shall serve without compensation. 
(B) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of 
the Commission who is an officer or employee 
of the Federal Government shall serve without 
compensation in addition to the compensation 
received for the services of the member as an 
officer or employee of the Federal Government. 
(C) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, in-
cluding 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 reg-
ular place of business of the member in the per-
formance of the duties of the Commission. 
(2) STAFF.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The chairperson of the 
Commission may, without regard to the civil 
service laws (including regulations), appoint 
and terminate an executive director and such 
other additional personnel as are necessary to 
enable the Commission to perform the duties of 
the Commission. 
(B) CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTIVE DIREC-
TOR.—The employment of an executive director 
shall be subject to confirmation by the Commis-
sion. 
(3) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the chairperson of the Com-
mission may fix the compensation of the execu-
tive director and other personnel without regard 
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to classification of positions and Gen-
eral Schedule pay rates. 
(B) MAXIMUM RATE OF PAY.—The rate of 
pay for the executive director and other per-
sonnel shall not exceed the rate payable for 
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
5316 of title 5, United States Code. 
(4) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—At the request of 
the Commission, the head of any Federal 
agency may detail, on a reimbursable or 
nonreimbursable basis, any of the per-
sonnel of the agency to the Commission to 
assist the Commission in carrying out the 
duties of the Commission under this Act. 
(ii) CIVIL SERVICE STATUS.—The de-
tail of an employee under clause (i) shall 
be without interruption or loss of civil serv-
ice status or privilege. 
(B) STATE EMPLOYEES.—The Commission 
may— 
(i) accept the services of personnel de-
tailed from the State (including subdivi-
sions of the State); and 
(ii) reimburse the State for services of 
detailed personnel. 
(5) VOLUNTEER AND UNCOMPENSATED SERV-
ICES.—Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31,
United States Code, the Commission may accept and 
use voluntary and uncompensated services as the 
Commission determines necessary. 
(6) SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Director of the 
National Park Service shall provide to the Commis-
sion, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative 
support services as the Commission may request. 
(f) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT-
TENT SERVICES.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, the chairperson of the Commission may procure 
temporary and intermittent services in accordance with 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates 
for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of 
the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title. 
(g) FACA NONAPPLICABILITY.—Section 14(b) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
apply to the Commission. 
(h) NO EFFECT ON AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 
section supersedes the authority of the States or the Na-
tional Park Service concerning the commemoration. 
(i) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on December 31, 2010, and shall transfer all documents 
and materials of the Commission to the National Archives 
or other appropriate Federal entity.