services as such heads may determine advisable and 
as may be authorized by law. 
(g) POSTAL SERVICES.—The 9/11 Review Commis-
sion may use the United States mails in the same manner 
and under the same conditions as Federal departments 
and agencies. 
SEC. 6. COMPENSATION. 
The chairman and vice chairman of the 9/11 Review 
Commission may receive compensation in an amount not 
to exceed the daily equivalent 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 the chairman or vice 
chairman, as the case may be, is engaged in the actual 
performance of the duties of the 9/11 Review Commission. 
SEC. 7. APPOINTMENT OF STAFF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The chairman, in consultation 
with the vice chairman and in accord with any rule agreed 
upon by the 9/11 Review Commission, may appoint and 
fix the compensation of a staff director and such other 
personnel as may be necessary to enable the 9/11 Review 
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 re-
gard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 
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of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and 
General Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay 
fixed under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of 
that payable for a position at level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While away from their 
homes or regular places of business in the performance 
of services for the 9/11 Review Commission, members and 
staff of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same man-
ner as persons employed intermittently in the Government 
service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 
5, United States Code. 
(c) STAFF AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any staff receiving com-
pensation under this section shall be employees 
under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, 
for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 
and 90 of such title. 
(2) MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.—Paragraph (1) 
shall not be construed to apply to the chairman or 
vice chairman. 
(d) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government employee 
may be detailed to the 9/11 Review Commission without 
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reimbursement from the 9/11 Review Commission, and 
such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges 
of his or her regular employment without interruption. 
(e) CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The 9/11 Review Com-
mission is authorized to procure the services of experts 
and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily 
rate paid to a person occupying a position at level IV of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 8. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEM-
BERS AND STAFF. 
The appropriate Federal agencies or departments 
shall provide to the 9/11 Review Commission, to the extent 
possible, personnel with appropriate security clearances. 
No person shall be provided with access to classified infor-
mation under this Act without the appropriate security 
clearances. 
SEC. 9. NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 9/11 Review 
Commission. 
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(b) PUBLIC MEETINGS AND RELEASE OF PUBLIC 
VERSIONS OF REPORTS.—The 9/11 Review Commission 
shall— 
(1) hold public hearings and meetings to the ex-
tent appropriate; and 
(2) release public versions of the reports re-
quired under this Act. 
(c) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—Any public hearings of the 
9/11 Review Commission shall be conducted in a manner 
consistent with the protection of information provided to 
or developed for or by the 9/11 Review Commission as re-
quired by any applicable statute, regulation, or Executive 
order. 
SEC. 10. REPORTS OF 9/11 REVIEW COMMISSION. 
(a) INTERIM REPORTS.—The 9/11 Review Commis-
sion may submit to the President and provide to Congress 
interim reports containing its findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations, and may submit with such reports any 
classified annexes. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the 9/11 Review 
Commission shall submit to the President and appropriate 
congressional committees (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 101 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101)) a final report, together with a classified annex if 
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such is determined appropriate, containing such findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations for corrective measures 
as have been agreed to by the chairman and vice chair-
man. 
(c) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The 9/11 Review Commis-
sion, and all the authorities of this Act, shall termi-
nate 30 days after the date on which the final report 
is submitted under subsection (b). 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE TER-
MINATION.—The 9/11 Review Commission may use 
the 30-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for 
the purpose of concluding its activities, including 
providing testimony to Congress concerning its re-
ports and disseminating the final report. 
SEC. 11. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this 
Act. 
(b) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made 
available to the 9/11 Review Commission under this sec-
tion shall remain available until the termination of the 9/ 
11 Review Commission. 
Æ 
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