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the home or regular place of business of the member in the perform-
ance of the duties of the Commission. 
(c) STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson of the Commission may, 
without regard to the civil service laws (including regulations), 
appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
additional personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission 
to perform the duties of the Commission. 
(2) CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The employ-
ment of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation 
by the Commission. 
(3) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the Chairperson of the Commission may fix the com-
pensation 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 General Schedule 
pay rates. 
(B) 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 Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) DETAIL OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An employee of the Federal Government 
may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement. 
(2) CIVIL SERVICE STATUS.—The detail of the employee shall 
be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privi-
lege. 
(e) PROCUREMENT
OF TEMPORARY
AND INTERMITTENT SERV-
ICES.—The Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary 
and intermittent services in accordance 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 pre-
scribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 
of that title. 
(f) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Commission may appoint such 
advisory committees as the Commission determines necessary. 
SEC. 9. EXPENDITURES OF COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All expenditures of the Commission shall 
be made solely from donated funds. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE
SECRETARIAT.—The Secretary of the 
Interior shall, through a competitive process, seek to enter into 
an arrangement with a nonprofit organization, the mission of which 
is consistent with the purpose of this Act. Under such arrangement, 
such nonprofit organization shall— 
(1) serve as the secretariat of the Commission, including 
by serving as the point of contact under section 5(e); 
(2) house the administrative offices of the Commission; 
(3) assume responsibility for funds of the Commission; and 
(4) provide to the Commission financial and administrative 
services, including services related to budgeting, accounting, 
financial reporting, personnel, and procurement. 
(c) PAYMENT FOR FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), payment for 
services provided under subsection (b)(4) shall be made in
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advance, or by reimbursement, from funds of the Commission 
in such amounts as may be agreed on by the Chairperson 
of the Commission and the secretariat of the Commission. 
(2) RELATIONSHIP TO REGULATIONS.— 
(A) ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS.—The regulations under sec-
tion 5514 of title 5, United States Code, relating to the 
collection of indebtedness of personnel resulting from erro-
neous payments shall apply to the collection of erroneous 
payments made to, or on behalf of, a Commission employee. 
(B) NO PROMULGATION BY COMMISSION.—The Commis-
sion shall not be required to prescribe any regulations 
relating to the matters described in subparagraph (A). 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Once each year during the period begin-
ning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 
31, 2027, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report of 
the activities of the Commission, including an accounting of funds 
received and expended during the year covered by the report. 
SEC. 10. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION. 
The Commission shall terminate on December 31, 2027. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.