the same manner in which the original appointment 
was made. If vacancies in the Commission occur on 
any day after 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, a quorum shall consist of a major-
ity of the members of the Commission as of such 
day, so long as not less than 1 Commission member 
chosen by a member of each party, Republican and 
Democratic, is present. 
(e) ACTIONS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission— 
(A) shall, subject to the requirements of 
section 5, act by resolution agreed to by a ma-
jority of the members of the Commission voting 
and present; and 
(B) may establish panels composed of less 
than the full membership of the Commission for 
purposes of carrying out the duties of the Com-
mission under this title— 
(i) which shall be subject to the review 
and control of the Commission; and 
(ii) any findings and determinations 
made by such a panel shall not be consid-
ered the findings and determinations of the 
Commission unless approved by the Com-
mission. 
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(2) DELEGATION.—Any member, agent, or staff 
of the Commission may, if authorized by the co- 
chairs of the Commission, take any action which the 
Commission is authorized to take pursuant to this 
Act. 
SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) STAFF.— 
(1) EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.—The Commission 
shall have a staff headed by an Executive Director. 
The Executive Director shall be paid at a rate estab-
lished for the Certified Plan pay level for the Senior 
Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION.—The 
co-chairs of the Commission shall designate and fix 
the compensation of the Executive Director and, in 
accordance with rules agreed upon by the Commis-
sion, may appoint and fix the compensation of such 
other personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
Commission to carry out its functions, without re-
gard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
governing appointments in the competitive service, 
and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relat-
ing to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
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except that no rate of pay fixed under this sub-
section 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. 
(3) PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Director 
and any personnel of the Commission who are 
employees shall be employees under section 
2105 of title 5, United States Code, for pur-
poses of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 
and 90 of that title. 
(B) MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.—Subpara-
graph (A) shall not be construed to apply to 
members of the Commission. 
(4) THE COMPENSATION OF COMMISSIONERS.— 
Each member of the Commission may be com-
pensated at not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 
annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at 
level V 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 per-
formance of the duties of the Commission. All mem-
bers of the Commission who are officers or employ-
ees of the United States, State, or local government 
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shall serve without compensation in addition to that 
received for their services as officers or employees. 
(5) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—While away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Commission, members 
of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the 
same manner as persons employed intermittently in 
the Government service are allowed expenses under 
section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) EXPERTS
AND CONSULTANTS.—With the ap-
proval of the Commission, the Executive Director may 
procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) 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. 
(d) 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 
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of Congress, the Department of Justice, the Office of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy, the Department of State, and 
other agencies of the executive and legislative branches of 
the Federal Government. The co-chairs of the Commission 
shall make requests for such access in writing when nec-
essary. 
(e) VOLUNTEER SERVICES.—Notwithstanding the 
provisions of section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, 
the Commission is authorized to accept and utilize the 
services of volunteers serving without compensation. The 
Commission may reimburse such volunteers for local travel 
and office supplies, and for other travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by sec-
tion 5703 of title 5, United States Code. A person pro-
viding volunteer services to the Commission shall be con-
sidered an employee of the Federal Government in per-
formance of those services for the purposes of chapter 81 
of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation 
for work-related injuries, chapter 171 of title 28, United 
States Code, relating to tort claims, and chapter 11 of 
title 18, United States Code, relating to conflicts of inter-
est. 
(f) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission 
may secure directly from any agency of the United States 
information necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. 
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