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for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of the 
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (18 
U.S.C. 1301 et seq.)— 
(i) the Commission shall be considered 
an employing office; and 
(ii) the personnel of the Commission 
shall be considered covered employees. 
(B) MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.—Subpara-
graph (A) shall not apply to apply to members 
of the Commission. 
(b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission 
is authorized to procure temporary and intermittent serv-
ices under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equiva-
lent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay under level 
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(c) DETAILEES.—The head of any Federal depart-
ment or agency may detail, on a non-reimbursable basis, 
any of the personnel of that department or agency to the 
Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its 
purposes and functions. 
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SEC. 8. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR MEMBERS AND STAFF. 
The appropriate Federal departments or agencies 
shall cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously pro-
viding to the Commission members and staff appropriate 
security clearances to the extent possible pursuant to ex-
isting procedures and requirements, except that no person 
may be provided with access to classified information 
under this Act without the appropriate security clearances. 
SEC. 9. NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission. 
(b) PUBLIC MEETINGS AND RELEASE OF PUBLIC 
VERSIONS OF REPORTS.—The Commission shall— 
(1) hold public hearings and meetings to the ex-
tent appropriate; and 
(2) release public versions of the reports sub-
mitted pursuant to section 10. 
(c) CONDUCT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS.—Any public 
hearings of the Commission shall be conducted in a man-
ner consistent with the protection of information provided 
to or developed for or by the Commission as required by 
any applicable statute, regulation, or Executive order. 
SEC. 10. REPORTS; TERMINATION. 
(a) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Commission may sub-
mit to the President and Congress interim reports con-
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taining such findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
for corrective measures as have been agreed to by a major-
ity of Commission members. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 
2021, the Commission shall submit to the President and 
Congress a final report containing such findings, conclu-
sions, and recommendations for corrective measures as 
have been agreed to by a majority of Commission mem-
bers. 
(c) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, and all the 
authorities of this Act, shall terminate upon the ex-
piration of the 60-day period which begins on the 
date on which the Commission submits the final re-
port under subsection (b). 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE TER-
MINATION.—The Commission may use the 60-day 
period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose 
of concluding its activities, including providing testi-
mony to committees of Congress concerning its re-
ports and disseminating the final report. 
SEC. 11. ARCHIVING. 
The records of the Commission shall be transferred 
to the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Ar-
chives and Records Administration upon termination of 
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the Commission pursuant to paragraph (1) of section 
10(c). 
SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
Act. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization under this section 
shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 13. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DOMESTIC TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘domes-
tic terrorism’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 2331 of title 18, United States Code. 
(2) INSTRUMENTALITY OF GOVERNMENT.—The 
term ‘‘instrumentality of government’’ means Fed-
eral, State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies. 
(3) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(4) MALIGN FOREIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS 
AND CAMPAIGNS.—The term ‘‘malign foreign influ-
ence operations and campaigns’’ has the meaning 
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given such term in section 101(h) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021(h)). 
(5) TARGETED VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘targeted 
violence’’ means an incident of violence in which an 
attacker selected a particular target in order to in-
flict mass injury or death with no discernable polit-
ical or ideological motivation beyond mass injury or 
death. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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