(C) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Govern-
ment employee detailed to the Commission shall 
retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or 
her regular employment without interruption. 
(D) EXPERT
AND
CONSULTANT
SERV-
ICES.—The Commission is authorized to pro-
cure 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 Executive Schedule under section 
5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
(E) 
VOLUNTEER
SERVICES.—Notwith-
standing section 1342 of title 31, United States 
Code, the Commission may accept and use vol-
untary and uncompensated services as the Com-
mission determines necessary. 
(e) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) HEARINGS
AND
OTHER
ACTIVITIES.—For 
the purpose of carrying out its duties, the Commis-
sion may hold such hearings and undertake such 
other activities as the Commission determines to be 
necessary to carry out its duties. 
(2) DETAIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Upon 
the request of the Commission, the head of any Fed-
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eral agency is authorized to detail, on a reimburs-
able basis, any of the personnel of such agency to 
the Commission to assist the Commission in car-
rying out its duties. Any such detail shall not inter-
rupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or 
privileges of the Federal employee. 
(3) CONTRACTING.—The Commission may, to 
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable 
the Commission to discharge its duties under this 
title. 
(4) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Upon the re-
quest of the Commission, the head of a Federal 
agency shall provide such technical assistance to the 
Commission as the Commission determines to be 
necessary to carry out its duties. 
(5) USE OF MAILS.—The Commission may use 
the United States mails in the same manner and 
under the same conditions as Federal agencies and 
shall, for purposes of the frank, be considered a 
commission of Congress as described in section 3215 
of title 39, United States Code. 
(6) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission is au-
thorized to secure directly from any executive 
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department, bureau, agency, board, commission, 
office, independent establishment, or instrumen-
tality of the government, information, sugges-
tions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes 
of this title. Each department, bureau, agency, 
board, commission, office, independent estab-
lishment, or instrumentality shall, to the extent 
authorized by law, furnish such information, 
suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to 
the Commission, upon request made by the 
chairman, the chairman of any subcommittee 
created by a majority of the Commission, or 
any member designated by a majority of the 
Commission. 
(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. 
(7) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.— 
Upon the request of the Commission, the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall provide to the Com-
mission on a reimbursable basis such administrative 
support services as the Commission may request. 
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(8) PRINTING.—For purposes of costs relating 
to printing and binding, including the cost of per-
sonnel detailed from the Government Printing Of-
fice, the Commission shall be deemed to be a com-
mittee of the Congress. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
30 days after the date of submission of the report required 
in subsection (b). 
(g) LIMITATIONS
ON AUTHORIZATION
OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
$2,500,000 to carry out this section. Any amount appro-
priated pursuant to the authority of this subsection shall 
remain available without fiscal year limitation until ex-
pended. 
Æ 
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