(c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Each member shall 
be appointed for the life of the Commission. 
(d) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission shall 
not affect the power and duties of the Commission but 
shall be filled in the manner in which the original appoint-
ment was made. 
(e) DEADLINE
FOR APPOINTMENTS.—Members of 
the Commission shall be appointed by not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) INITIAL ORGANIZATION PERIOD.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mission shall develop and implement a schedule for com-
pletion of the review and report required under section 7. 
(g) CO-CHAIRPERSONS.—The Commission shall se-
lect 2 Co-Chairpersons from among its members. 
(h) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commission 
shall serve without pay. 
(i) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members shall receive trav-
el expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
States Code, while away from their homes or regular 
places of business in performance of services for the Com-
mission. 
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SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) QUORUM.—5 members of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hear-
ings. 
(b) MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall meet 
at the call of the Co-Chairpersons or a majority of 
its members. 
(2) OPEN
MEETINGS.—Each meeting of the 
Commission, other than meetings in which classified 
information is to be discussed, shall be open to the 
public. 
(c) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold such 
hearings and undertake such other activities as the Com-
mission determines to be necessary to carry out its duties. 
(d) 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 
in 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-
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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 made under paragraph 
(2) may be served in the judicial district in which 
the person required to be served resides or may be 
found. 
SEC. 6. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION. 
(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall 
have an Executive Director, who shall be appointed by the 
Co-Chairpersons of the Commission. To the extent or in 
the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, 
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the Executive Director shall be paid at a rate equivalent 
to a rate established for the Senior Executive Service 
under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) STAFF.—With the approval of the Commission, 
the Executive Director may appoint and fix the pay of 
such additional personnel as the Executive Director deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(c) ACTUARIAL EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—With 
the approval of the Commission, the Executive Director 
may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Upon 
the request of the Commission, the head of any Federal 
agency may detail, without reimbursement, any of the per-
sonnel of such agency to the Commission to assist in car-
rying out the duties of the Commission. Any such detail 
shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the civil service sta-
tus or privileges of the Federal employee. 
(e) 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 Co-Chairpersons, the 
head of that department or agency shall furnish that infor-
mation to the Commission. 
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(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) OTHER RESOURCES.—The Commission shall 
have reasonable access to materials, resources, statistical 
data, and other information such Commission determines 
to be necessary to carry out its duties from the Library 
of Congress, other agencies and elected representatives of 
the executive and legislative branches of the Federal Gov-
ernment. The Co-Chairpersons of the Commission shall 
make requests for such access in writing when necessary. 
SEC. 7. REPORT. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
on which the 2 Co-Chairpersons are selected, the Commis-
sion shall prepare and submit to Congress and the Presi-
dent a final report that contains a detailed statement of 
the recommendations, findings, and conclusions of the 
Commission. The appropriate Committees of Congress 
shall hold hearings on the report. 
(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report submitted 
under this subsection shall be made available to the public. 
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