(B) ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT.—In the 
case of a failure of any witness to comply with 
a subpoena or to testify when summoned under 
authority of this subsection, the Committee 
may, by a majority vote, certify a statement of 
fact constituting such failure to the appropriate 
United States attorney, who may bring the 
matter before the grand jury for action, under 
the same authority and procedures as if the 
United States attorney had received a certifi-
cation under section 192 through 194 of title 2 
of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
Code. 
(3) CONTRACTING.—The Commission may, to 
such extent and in such amounts as are made avail-
able in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to 
enable the Commission to discharge its duties under 
this Act. 
(4) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
The Commission is authorized to secure directly 
from any executive department, bureau, agency, 
board, commission, office, independent establish-
ment, or instrumentality of the Government, infor-
mation, suggestions, estimates, and statics for the 
purposes of this Act. Each such department, bureau, 
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agency, board, commission, office, independent es-
tablishment, or instrumentality shall, to the extent 
authorized by law, furnish such information, sugges-
tions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Com-
mission, upon request of the chairman of the Com-
mission, the chairman of any subcommittee created 
by a majority of the Commission, or any member 
designated by a majority of the Commission. 
SEC. 8. REPORTS. 
(a) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Commission may sub-
mit to the President and Congress interim reports con-
taining such findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
for enhancements and improvements in benefit levels, 
medical care, and administration of State workers’ com-
pensation systems, for improvements in insurance prac-
tices, and for improvements in dues process and evi-
dentiary hearings and reduction of bad faith and handling 
of delays, as have been agreed to by a majority of Commis-
sion members. 
(b) FINAL REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sion shall submit to the President and Congress a final 
report containing such findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations for enhancements and improvements in 
benefit levels, medical care, and administration of State 
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workers’ compensation systems, for improvements in in-
surance practices, and for improvements in due process 
and evidentiary hearings and reduction of bad faith han-
dling and delays, as have been agreed to by a majority 
of Commission members. 
SEC. 9. TERMINATION. 
The Commission, and all the authorities of this Act, 
shall terminate 19 days after the date on which the final 
report is submitted under section 8(b). 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION. 
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this Act. 
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