Acts, enter into contracts to enable the Panel to carry out 
its duties under this Act. 
(f) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Panel may use the 
United States mails in the same manner and under the 
same conditions as departments and agencies of the 
United States. 
(g) SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon request of the Panel, 
the Administrator of General Services shall provide the 
Panel, on a reimbursable basis, with the administrative 
support services necessary for the Panel to carry out its 
duties under this Act. Such administrative services may 
include human resource management, budget, leasing, ac-
counting, and payroll services. 
(h) RULES OF PROCEDURE.—The Panel may estab-
lish rules for the conduct of the Panel’s business, if such 
rules are not inconsistent with this Act or other applicable 
law. 
(i) NONAPPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Panel. 
(j) TERMINATION.—The Panel shall terminate on the 
date that is 60 days after the date of the submission of 
its final report. 
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SEC. 7. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the appointment of all the members of the 
Panel, the Panel shall submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate an interim report, including the results 
and findings of the assessment and examination carried 
out in accordance with section 5. 
(b) OTHER REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.—The Panel 
may from time to time submit to the committees specified 
in subsection (a) such other reports and briefings relating 
to the assessment and examination carried out in accord-
ance with section 5 as the Panel considers appropriate. 
Such committees may request information on the Panel’s 
progress as it conducts its work. 
(c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the appointment of all the members of the 
Panel, the Panel shall submit to the committees specified 
in subsection (a) a final report on the assessment and ex-
amination carried out in accordance with section 5. Such 
final report shall— 
(1) include the findings of the Panel; 
(2) identify lessons learned related to homeland 
security management issues; and 
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(3) include specific recommendations related 
to— 
(A) improving the efficiency and effective-
ness of the management structure and capabili-
ties, including the policies, practices, and proce-
dures, of the Department of Homeland Security 
and its component agencies in carrying out the 
Department’s management functions and mis-
sion to protect the United States; 
(B) reducing or eliminating unnecessary 
duplication in the management structure and 
capabilities of the Department and its compo-
nent agencies; 
(C) options, as appropriate, to reduce or 
eliminate harmful waste and duplication of ef-
fort in the Department; and 
(D) developing measures to evaluate the 
Department’s progress in reducing and elimi-
nating waste and duplication from its manage-
ment structure and capabilities. 
SEC. 8. FUNDING AND RESOURCES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this 
Act. 
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(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available to the 
Panel under this section shall remain available until the 
termination of the Panel. 
(c) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Panel 
shall serve without pay but shall be allowed travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter 
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away 
from the home or regular place of business of such mem-
ber in the performance of the duties of the Panel. 
Æ 
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