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and places, take such testimony, receive such 
evidence, and administer such oaths as may be 
authorized by the Commission. 
(B) 
CONTRACTING.—The 
Commission 
may, to such extent and in such amounts as are 
provided in appropriation Acts, enter into con-
tracts to enable the Commission to discharge its 
duties under this section. 
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may 
secure directly from any executive department, 
bureau, agency, board, commission, office, inde-
pendent establishment, or instrumentality of the 
Government, information, suggestions, esti-
mates, and statistics for the purposes of this 
section. The head of each department, bureau, 
agency, board, commission, office, independent 
establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the 
extent authorized by law, furnish such informa-
tion, suggestions, estimates, and statistics di-
rectly to the Commission, upon request made by 
the chairman, the chairman of any sub-
committee created by a majority of the Com-
mission, or any member designated by a major-
ity of the Commission. 
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(B) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND 
DISSEMINATION.—Information shall only be re-
ceived, handled, stored, and disseminated by 
members of the Commission and its staff con-
sistent with all applicable statutes, regulations, 
and Executive orders. 
(g) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
to the Commission on a reimbursable basis adminis-
trative support and other services for the perform-
ance of the Commission’s functions. 
(2) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—In 
addition to the assistance prescribed in paragraph 
(1), departments and agencies of the United States 
may provide to the Commission such services, funds, 
facilities, staff, and support services as they may de-
termine advisable and as may be authorized by law. 
(h) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, and 
dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. 
(i) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as departments and agencies of the 
United States. 
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(j) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission. 
(k) PUBLIC MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall hold 
public hearings and meetings to the extent appro-
priate. 
(2) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.—Any pub-
lic hearings of the Commission shall be conducted in 
a manner consistent with the protection of informa-
tion provided to or developed for or by the Commis-
sion as required by any applicable statute, regula-
tion, or Executive order. 
(l) STAFF OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION.—The 
chairman of the Commission, in consultation with 
the vice chairman and in accordance with rules 
agreed upon by the Commission, may appoint and 
fix the compensation of a staff director and 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-
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ing to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
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. 
(2) PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The executive director 
and any employees of the Commission shall be 
employees under section 2105 of title 5, United 
States Code, for purposes 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. 
(3) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government em-
ployee may be detailed to the Commission without 
reimbursement from the Commission, and such 
detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges 
of his or her regular employment without interrup-
tion. 
(4) CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The Commission 
may procure the services of experts and consultants 
in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily rate 
paid a person occupying a position at level IV of the 
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Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(5) EMPHASIS
ON
SECURITY
CLEARANCES.— 
Emphasis shall be made to hire employees and re-
tain contractors and detailees with active security 
clearances. 
(m) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 
(1) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the 
Commission may be compensated at not to exceed 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
in effect for a position at level IV 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 performance of the duties 
of the Commission. 
(2) 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. 
(n) SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEM-
BERS AND STAFF.—The appropriate Federal agencies or 
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departments shall cooperate with the Commission in expe-
ditiously providing to the Commission members and staff 
appropriate security clearances to the extent possible pur-
suant to existing procedures and requirements, except that 
no person shall be provided with access to classified infor-
mation under this section without the appropriate security 
clearances. 
(o) REPORTS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Commission may 
submit to the President and Congress interim re-
ports containing such findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations for corrective measures as have been 
agreed to by a majority of Commission members. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 24 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall submit to the President and Con-
gress a final report containing such findings, conclu-
sions, and recommendations for corrective measures 
as have been agreed to by a majority of Commission 
members. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Commission 
shall release public versions of the reports required 
under this subsection. 
(p) TERMINATION.—The Commission, and all the au-
thorities under this section, shall terminate 60 days after 
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