manner in which the original appointment 
was made. 
(ii) PARTIAL TERM.—A member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy on the Commis-
sion shall serve for the remainder of the 
term for which the predecessor of the 
member was appointed. 
(3) MEETINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
meet— 
(i) at least twice each year; or 
(ii) at the call of the chairperson or 
the majority of the members of the Com-
mission. 
(B) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which all members of the 
Commission have been appointed, the Commis-
sion shall hold the initial meeting of the Com-
mission. 
(4) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
elect the chairperson and the vice chairperson 
of the Commission on an annual basis. 
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(B) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The vice chair-
person shall serve as the chairperson in the ab-
sence of the chairperson. 
(5) QUORUM.—A majority of voting members 
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may 
hold meetings. 
(6) VOTING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
act only on an affirmative vote of a majority of 
the voting members of the Commission. 
(B) NONVOTING MEMBER.—The individual 
appointed under subparagraph (D)(ii) of para-
graph (1) shall be a nonvoting member, and 
shall serve only in an advisory capacity. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall— 
(A) plan, develop, and execute programs 
and activities appropriate to commemorate the 
400th anniversary of the voyage of Henry Hud-
son, the first European to sail up the Hudson 
River, and the 200th anniversary of the voyage 
of Robert Fulton, the first person to use steam 
navigation on a commercial basis; 
(B) facilitate Hudson-Fulton-related activi-
ties throughout the United States; 
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(C) coordinate its activities with the State 
commemoration commission and appropriate 
Federal Government agencies, including the De-
partments of Agriculture, Defense, State, and 
Transportation, the National Park Service with 
respect to the Hudson River Valley National 
Heritage Area, and the American Heritage Riv-
ers Initiative Interagency Committee estab-
lished by Executive Order 13061, dated Sep-
tember 11, 1997, the National Endowment for 
the Humanities and the National Endowment 
for the Arts, and the Smithsonian Institution; 
(D) encourage civic, patriotic, historical, 
educational, artistic, religious, economic, and 
other organizations throughout the United 
States to organize and participate in anniver-
sary activities to expand the understanding and 
appreciation of the significance of the voyages 
of Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton; 
(E) provide technical assistance to States, 
localities, and nonprofit organizations to further 
the commemoration; 
(F) coordinate and facilitate for the public 
scholarly research on, publication about, and in-
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terpretation of, the voyages of Henry Hudson 
and Robert Fulton; 
(G) ensure that the Hudson-Fulton 2009 
commemorations provide a lasting legacy and 
long-term public benefit by assisting in the de-
velopment of appropriate programs and facili-
ties; and 
(H) assist in ensuring that the observances 
of the voyage of Henry Hudson are inclusive 
and appropriately recognize the experiences and 
heritage of all people present when Henry Hud-
son sailed the Hudson River. 
(2) STRATEGIC PLAN AND ANNUAL PERFORM-
ANCE
PLANS.—The Commission shall prepare a 
strategic plan in accordance with section 306 of title 
5, United States Code, and annual performance 
plans in accordance with section 1115 of title 31, 
United States Code, for the activities of the Com-
mission carried out under this Act. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Commission 
shall submit to the Congress an annual report 
that contains a list of each gift, bequest, or de-
vise with a value of more than $250, together 
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with the identity of the donor of each such gift, 
bequest, or devise. 
(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2010, the Commission shall submit 
to the Secretary a final report that contains— 
(i) a summary of the activities of the 
Commission; 
(ii) a final accounting of funds re-
ceived and expended by the Commission; 
and 
(iii) the findings and recommenda-
tions of the Commission. 
(d) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may— 
(A) solicit, accept, use, and dispose of 
gifts, bequests, or devises of money or other 
real or personal property for the purpose of aid-
ing or facilitating the work of the Commission; 
(B) appoint such advisory committees as 
the Commission determines to be necessary to 
carry out this Act; 
(C) authorize any member or employee of 
the Commission to take any action that the 
Commission is authorized to take by this Act; 
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