(1) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION.—The 
Chairman, in consultation with Vice Chairman, in 
accordance with rules agreed upon by the Commis-
sion, may appoint and fix the compensation of a 
staff director and such other personnel as may be 
necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
functions, without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code, governing appointments in the 
competitive service, and without regard to the provi-
sions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
of such title relating to classification and General 
Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed 
under this paragraph may exceed the equivalent of 
that payable for a position at level V of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code. Employees of NASA shall not be ap-
pointed to the staff of the Commission. 
(2) PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The executive director 
and any personnel of the Commission shall be 
considered employees under section 2105 of 
title 5, United States Code, for purposes of 
chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of 
that title.
(B) MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.—Subpara-
graph (A) does not apply to members of the 
Commission. 
(b) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government em-
ployee, except for an employee of NASA, may be detailed 
to the Commission without reimbursement from the Com-
mission, and such detailee shall retain the rights, status, 
and privileges of his or her regular employment without 
interruption. 
(c) CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The Commission may 
procure the services of experts and consultants in accord-
ance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but 
at rates not to exceed the daily rate paid a person occu-
pying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. Any 
consultant or expert whose services are procured under 
this subsection shall disclose any contract or association 
it has with NASA or any NASA contractor. 
SEC. 9. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES. 
(a) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the Commis-
sion may be compensated at not to exceed the daily equiva-
lent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position 
at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 
of title 5, United States Code, for each day during which
that member is engaged in the actual performance of the 
duties of the Commission. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While away from their 
homes or regular places of business in the performance 
of services for the Commission, members of the Commis-
sion shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons em-
ployed intermittently in the Government service are al-
lowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 10. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEM-
BERS AND STAFF. 
The appropriate Federal agencies or departments 
shall cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously pro-
viding to the Commission members and staff appropriate 
security clearances to the extent possible pursuant to ex-
isting procedures and requirements. No person shall be 
provided with access to classified information under this 
Act without the appropriate security clearances. 
SEC. 11. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND TERMINATION. 
(a) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Commission may sub-
mit to the President and Congress interim reports con-
taining such findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
for corrective actions as have been agreed to by a majority 
of Commission members.
(b) FINAL REPORT.—The Commission shall submit 
to the President and Congress, and make concurrently 
available to the public, a final report containing such find-
ings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective ac-
tions as have been agreed to by a majority of Commission 
members. Such report shall include any minority views or 
opinions not reflected in the majority report. 
(c) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, and all the 
authorities of this Act with respect to the Commis-
sion, shall terminate 60 days after the date on which 
the final report is submitted under subsection (b). 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE TER-
MINATION.—The Commission may use the 60-day 
period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose 
of concluding its activities, including providing testi-
mony to committees of Congress concerning its re-
ports and disseminating the final report. 
(d) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEW.— 
The NASA Administrator shall enter into an arrangement 
with the National Academy of Sciences for a review of 
compliance with the recommendations of the Commission. 
The National Academy of Sciences may consult with 
former members of the Commission as appropriate. The 
NASA Administrator shall transmit a report to the Con-
gress containing the results of the review not later than 
18 months after the date the final report of the Commis-
sion is submitted under section 11(b). 
SEC. 12. FUNDING. 
Such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act are 
authorized to be appropriated. Sums authorized by this 
Act shall remain available until the termination of the 
Commission. 
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