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(iii) include specific recommendations
for improvements to be made in—
(I) the process for developing con-
tract requirements for wartime con-
tracts and contracts for contingency
operations;
(II) the process for awarding con-
tracts and task orders for wartime con-
tracts and contracts for contingency
operations;
(III) the process for managing
and providing oversight for the per-
formance of wartime contracts and
contracts for contingency operations;
(IV) the process for holding con-
tractors and their employees account-
able for waste, fraud, abuse, or mis-
management under wartime contracts
and contracts for contingency oper-
ations;
(V) the process for determining
which functions are inherently govern-
mental and which functions are appro-
priate for performance by contractors
in an area of combat operations (in-
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cluding an area of a contingency oper-
ation), 
including 
a 
determination
whether the use of civilian contractors
to provide security in an area of com-
bat operations is a function that is in-
herently governmental;
(VI) the organizational structure,
resources, policies, and practices of the
Department of Defense and the Depart-
ment of State handling contract man-
agement and support for wartime con-
tracts and contracts for contingency
operations; and
(VII) the process by which roles
and responsibilities with respect to
wartime contracts and contracts for
contingency operations are distributed
among the various departments and
agencies of the Federal Government,
and 
interagency 
coordination 
and
communication mechanisms associated
with wartime contracts and contracts
for contingency operations.
(5) OTHER POWERS AND AUTHORITIES.—
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(A) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Com-
mission or, on the authority of the Commission,
any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for
the purpose of carrying out this subsection—
(i) hold such hearings and sit and act
at such times and places, take such testi-
mony, receive such evidence, administer
such oaths (provided that the quorum for a
hearing shall be three members of the Com-
mission); and
(ii) provide for the attendance and tes-
timony of such witnesses and the production
of such books, records, correspondence,
memoranda, papers, and documents,
as the Commission or such designated sub-
committee or designated member may determine
advisable.
(B) INABILITY TO OBTAIN DOCUMENTS OR
TESTIMONY.—In the event the Commission is un-
able to obtain testimony or documents needed to
conduct its work, the Commission shall notify the
committees of Congress of jurisdiction and ap-
propriate investigative authorities.
(C) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Com-
mission may secure directly from the Depart-
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ment of Defense and any other department or
agency of the Federal Government any informa-
tion or assistance that the Commission considers
necessary to enable the Commission to carry out
the requirements of this subsection. Upon request
of the Commission, the head of such department
or agency shall furnish such information expedi-
tiously to the Commission. Whenever informa-
tion or assistance requested by the Commission
is unreasonably refused or not provided, the
Commission shall report the circumstances to
Congress without delay.
(D) PERSONNEL.—The Commission shall
have the authorities provided in section 3161 of
title 5, United States Code, and shall be subject
to the conditions set forth in such section, except
to the extent that such conditions would be in-
consistent with the requirements of this sub-
section.
(E) DETAILEES.—Any employee of the Fed-
eral Government may be detailed to the Commis-
sion without reimbursement from the Commis-
sion, and such detailee shall retain the rights,
status, and privileges of his or her regular em-
ployment without interruption.