enter into contracts, leases, or other legal agree-
ments, to carry out this Act (except that a contract, 
lease, or other legal agreement made or entered into 
by the Commission shall not extend beyond the date 
of termination of the Commission). 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Commission may not 
purchase real property. 
(e) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as other agencies of the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
(f) GRANTS
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Commission may— 
(1) provide grants in amounts not to exceed 
$20,000 per grant to communities and nonprofit or-
ganizations for use in developing programs to assist 
in the commemoration; 
(2) provide grants to research and scholarly or-
ganizations to research, publish, or distribute infor-
mation relating to the arrival of Africans in the 
United States; and 
(3) provide technical assistance to States, local-
ities, and nonprofit organizations to further the com-
memoration. 
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SEC. 6. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a member of the Commission shall serve 
without compensation. 
(2) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of the 
Commission who is an officer or employee of the 
Federal Government shall serve without compensa-
tion other than the compensation received for the 
services of the member as an officer or employee of 
the Federal Government. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Commis-
sion shall be allowed travel expenses, 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 reg-
ular place of business of the member in the performance 
of the duties of the Commission. 
(c) DIRECTOR AND STAFF.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Chairperson of the 
Commission may, without regard to the civil service 
laws (including regulations), nominate an executive 
director to enable the Commission to perform the 
duties of the Commission. 
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(2) CONFIRMATION
OF
EXECUTIVE
DIREC-
TOR.—The employment of an executive director shall 
be subject to confirmation by the Commission. 
(d) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Commission may fix the compensation 
of the executive director and other personnel without 
regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 
Code, relating to classification of positions and Gen-
eral Schedule pay rates. 
(2) MAXIMUM RATE OF PAY.—The rate of pay 
for the executive director and other personnel shall 
not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(e) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) DETAIL.—At the request of the Com-
mission, the head of any Federal agency may 
detail, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
basis, any of the personnel of the agency to the 
Commission to assist the Commission in car-
rying out the duties of the Commission under 
this Act. 
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(B) CIVIL SERVICE STATUS.—The detail of 
an employee under subparagraph (A) shall be 
without interruption or loss of civil service sta-
tus or privilege. 
(2) 
STATE
EMPLOYEES.—The 
Commission 
may— 
(A) accept the services of personnel de-
tailed from the State; and 
(B) reimburse the State for services of de-
tailed personnel. 
(f) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT-
TENT SERVICES.—The Chairperson of the Commission 
may procure temporary and intermittent services in ac-
cordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
such title. 
(g) VOLUNTEER AND UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES.— 
Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 
Code, the Commission may accept and use such voluntary 
and uncompensated services as the Commission deter-
mines to be necessary. 
(h) SUPPORT SERVICES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, such 
administrative support services as the Commission 
may request. 
(2) 
REIMBURSEMENT.—Any 
reimbursement 
under this paragraph shall be credited to the appro-
priation, fund, or account used for paying the 
amounts reimbursed. 
(i) NO EFFECT ON AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 
section supersedes the authority of the National Park 
Service with respect to the commemoration. 
SEC. 7. PLANS; REPORTS. 
(a) STRATEGIC PLAN.—The Commission shall pre-
pare a strategic plan for the activities of the Commission 
carried out under this Act. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2020, 
the Commission shall complete and submit to Congress a 
final report that contains— 
(1) a summary of the activities of the Commis-
sion; 
(2) a final accounting of funds received and ex-
pended by the Commission; and 
(3) the findings and recommendations of the 
Commission. 
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SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION. 
(a) DATE OF TERMINATION.—The Commission shall 
terminate on July 1, 2020. 
(b) TRANSFER OF DOCUMENTS AND MATERIALS.— 
Before the date of termination specified in subsection (a), 
the Commission shall transfer all documents and materials 
of the Commission to the National Archives or another 
appropriate Federal entity. 
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Calendar No. 612 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4539 
[Report No. 114–341] 
AN ACT 
To establish the 400 Years of African-American 
History Commission, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 
Reported without amendment 
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