of the Armed Forces of the United States when such 
travel is necessary in the performance of a duty of 
the Commission, unless the cost of commercial 
transportation is less expensive. 
‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF SERVICE FOR PURPOSES 
OF
RETIREMENT
BENEFITS.—A member of the 
Commission who is an annuitant otherwise covered 
by section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United States 
Code, by reason of membership on the Commission 
shall not be subject to the provisions of such section 
with respect to membership on the Commission. 
‘‘(5) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commis-
sion shall not affect its powers and shall be filled in 
the manner in which the original appointment was 
made. The appointment of the replacement member 
shall be made not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the vacancy occurs. 
‘‘(p) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The heads of appro-
priate departments and agencies of the executive branch 
shall cooperate with the Commission to expeditiously pro-
vide Commission members and staff with appropriate se-
curity clearances to the extent possible under applicable 
procedures and requirements. 
‘‘(q) REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than 18 
months after the date on which the Commission first 
meets, the Commission shall submit to the President 
and Congress a final report of its findings and con-
clusions, legislative recommendations for immediate 
and 
long-term 
countermeasures 
to 
violent 
radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologi-
cally based violence, and measures that can be taken 
to prevent violent radicalization, homegrown ter-
rorism, and ideologically based violence from devel-
oping and spreading within the United States, and 
any final recommendations for any additional grant 
programs to support these purposes. The report may 
also be accompanied by a classified annex. 
‘‘(2) INTERIM
REPORTS.—The Commission 
shall submit to the President and Congress— 
‘‘(A) by not later than 6 months after the 
date on which the Commission first meets, a 
first interim report on— 
‘‘(i) its findings and conclusions and 
legislative recommendations for the pur-
poses described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) its recommendations on the fea-
sibility of a grant program established and 
administered by the Secretary for the pur-
pose of preventing, disrupting, and miti-
gating the effects of violent radicalization, 
homegrown terrorism, and ideologically 
based violence and, if such a program is 
feasible, recommendations on how grant 
funds should be used and administered; 
and 
‘‘(B) by not later than 6 months after the 
date on which the Commission submits the in-
terim report under subparagraph (A), a second 
interim report on such matters. 
‘‘(3) INDIVIDUAL
OR
DISSENTING
VIEWS.— 
Each member of the Commission may include in 
each report under this subsection the individual ad-
ditional or dissenting views of the member. 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Commission 
shall release a public version of each report required 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(r) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING.—Amounts made 
available to the Commission to carry out this section shall 
remain available until the earlier of the expenditure of the 
amounts or the termination of the Commission. 
‘‘(s) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—The Commis-
sion shall terminate 30 days after the date on which the 
Commission submits its final report.
‘‘SEC. 899D. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE STUDY OF 
VIOLENT 
RADICALIZATION 
AND 
HOME-
GROWN TERRORISM IN THE UNITED STATES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall establish or designate a university-based 
Center 
of 
Excellence 
for 
the 
Study 
of 
Violent 
Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism in the United 
States (hereinafter referred to as ‘Center’) following the 
merit-review processes and procedures and other limita-
tions that have been previously established for selecting 
and supporting University Programs Centers of Excel-
lence. The Center shall assist Federal, State, local and 
tribal homeland security officials through training, edu-
cation, and research in preventing violent radicalization 
and homegrown terrorism in the United States. In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary may choose to either 
create a new Center designed exclusively for the purpose 
stated herein or identify and expand an existing Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Center of Excellence so that 
a working group is exclusively designated within the exist-
ing Center of Excellence to achieve the purpose set forth 
in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It shall be the purpose of the Center 
to study the social, criminal, political, psychological, and 
economic roots of violent radicalization and homegrown 
terrorism in the United States and methods that can be