Upon the request of the co-chairs of the Commission, the 
head of that department or agency shall furnish that infor-
mation to the Commission. The Commission shall not have 
access to sensitive information regarding ongoing inves-
tigations. 
(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 biannual 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-
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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. 
(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. 
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(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 
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 FOR USE OF FUNDS. 
For each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018, the Attorney 
General may use, from any unobligated balances made 
available under the heading ‘‘GENERAL ADMINISTRA-
TION’’ to the Department of Justice in an appropriations 
Act, such amounts as are necessary, not to exceed 
$7,000,000 per fiscal year and not to exceed $14,000,000 
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total for both fiscal years, to carry out this Act, except 
that none of the funds authorized to be used to carry out 
this Act may be used for international travel. 
SEC. 9. SUNSET. 
The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the 
Commission submits the report required under section 
5(c) to Congress. 
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