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Union Calendar No. 246 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2094 
[Report No. 110–392] 
To provide for certain administrative and support services for the Dwight 
D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2007 
Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. THORN-
BERRY, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. TIAHRT, and Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
OCTOBER 22, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 1, 2007] 
A BILL 
To provide for certain administrative and support services 
for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMIS-
SION. 
Section 8162 of the Department of Defense Appropria-
tions Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–79; 113 Stat. 1274) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(j) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) POWERS.—The Commission may— 
‘‘(i) make such expenditures for serv-
ices and materials for the purpose of car-
rying out this section as the Commission 
considers advisable from funds appropriated 
or received as gifts for that purpose; 
‘‘(ii) solicit and accept contributions to 
be used in carrying out this section or to be 
used in connection with the construction or 
other expenses of the memorial; 
‘‘(iii) hold hearings and enter into con-
tracts; 
‘‘(iv) enter into contracts for special-
ized or professional services as necessary to 
carry out this section; and 
‘‘(v) take such actions as are necessary 
to carry out this section. 
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‘‘(B) SPECIALIZED OR PROFESSIONAL SERV-
ICES.—Services under subparagraph (A)(iv) 
may be— 
‘‘(i) obtained without regard to the 
provisions of title 5, United States Code, in-
cluding section 3109 of that title; and 
‘‘(ii) may be paid without regard to 
the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
including chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
chapter 53 of that title. 
‘‘(2) GIFTS
OF
PROPERTY.—The Commission 
may accept gifts of real or personal property to be 
used in carrying out this section, including to be used 
in connection with the construction or other expenses 
of the memorial. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL COOPERATION.—At the request of 
the Commission, a Federal department or agency 
may provide any information or other assistance to 
the Commission that the head of the Federal depart-
ment or agency determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(4) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If authorized by the 
Commission, any member or agent of the Com-
mission may take any action that the Commis-
sion is authorized to take under this section. 
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‘‘(B) ARCHITECT.—The Commission may 
appoint an architect as an agent of the Commis-
sion to— 
‘‘(i) represent the Commission on var-
ious governmental source selection and 
planning boards on the selection of the 
firms that will design and construct the me-
morial; and 
‘‘(ii) perform other duties as des-
ignated by the Chairperson of the Commis-
sion. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT.—An authorized member 
or agent of the Commission (including an indi-
vidual appointed under subparagraph (B)) pro-
viding services to the Commission shall be con-
sidered an employee of the Federal Government 
in the performance of those services for the pur-
poses of chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code, relating to tort claims. 
‘‘(5) TRAVEL.—Each member of the Commission 
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employ-
ees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code, while away from their 
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homes or regular places of business in the perform-
ance of services for the Commission.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (o) as subsection 
(q); and 
(3) by adding after subsection (n) the following: 
‘‘(o) STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—There shall be an 
Executive Director appointed by the Commission to 
be paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of 
basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule. 
‘‘(2) STAFF.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The staff of the Com-
mission may be appointed and terminated with-
out regard to the provisions of title 5, United 
States Code, governing appointments in the com-
petitive service, and may be paid without regard 
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
III of chapter 53 of that title, relating to classi-
fication and General Schedule pay rates, except 
that an individual appointed under this para-
graph may not receive pay in excess of the max-
imum rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the General 
Schedule. 
‘‘(B) SENIOR STAFF.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), not more than 3 staff employees 
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