(4) judges and attorneys;
(5) Drug Enforcement Agency staff;
(6) drug rehabilitation counselors;
(7) religious leaders;
(8) community leaders from inner-city commu-
nities;
(9) educators; or
(10) individuals with academic expertise in is-
sues surrounding the unlawful production, distribu-
tion, and use of controlled substances.
(c) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed for the
life of the Commission.
(d) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission re-
sulting from the death or resignation of a member shall
not affect the powers of the Commission. If a vacancy oc-
curs on the Commission, a new member shall be appointed
in the same manner as the original member was ap-
pointed.
(e) BASIC PAY.—
(1) RATES
OF
PAY.—Except as provided in
paragraph (2), members of the Commission shall be
paid at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of
the maximum annual rate of pay for grade GS-15 of
the General Schedule in effect under section 5332 of
title 5, United States Code, for each day (including
travel time) during which they are engaged in the
performance of the duties of the Commission.
(2) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION OF FED-
ERAL
EMPLOYEES.—Members of the Commission
who are full-time officers or employees of the United
States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or
benefits by reason of their service on the Commis-
sion, except as provided in paragraph (3).
(3) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—While away from
their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of the duties of the Commission, members
of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses,
including a per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence,
in the same manner as persons employed intermit-
tently in Government service are allowed travel ex-
penses under sections 5703 of title 5, United States
Code.
(f) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold
hearings.
(g) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.—At the
time of appointment, the President shall designate 1 of
the members of the Commission as the chairperson and
1 of the members of the Commission as the vice chair-
person.
(h) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the
call of the chairperson or a majority of the members of
the Commission but not less often than once a month.
SEC. 5. STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS AND CONSULT-
ANTS.
(a) STAFF.—
(1) APPOINTMENT AND PAY.—The Commission
may appoint and fix the pay of personnel as it con-
siders appropriate.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.—The staff of the Commission may be ap-
pointed without regard to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service and may be paid without regard
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III
of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification
and General Schedule pay rates except that an indi-
vidual so appointed may not receive pay in excess of
the maximum annual rate of pay for grade GS-15 of
the General Schedule in effect under section 5332 of
title 5, United States Code.
(b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission
may procure temporary or intermittent services under sec-
tion 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at a rate of
pay not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum
annual rate of pay for grade GS-15 of the General Sched-
ule in effect under section 5332 of title 5, United States
Code.
(c) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—At the request
of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency may
detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of
that agency to the Commission to carry out this Act.
SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
(a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—To carry out this Act, the
Commission may hold the hearings, sit and act at
the times and places, take the testimony, and receive
the evidence that the Commission considers appro-
priate.
(2) OPEN MEETINGS.—The Commission shall
be considered an agency for the purposes of section
552b of title 5, United States Code, relating to the
requirement that meetings of Federal agencies be
open to the public.
(3) TRANSCRIPTS.—Transcripts of a hearing
held under paragraph (1) shall be published and
shall be made available, upon request, to the public
within a reasonable time after the conclusion of the
hearing.
(b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—If author-
ized by the Commission, any member or agent of the Com-
mission may take any action that the Commission is au-
thorized to take by this section.
(c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL INFORMATION.—
(1) AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURE FOR OBTAIN-
ING INFORMATION.—Notwithstanding section 552a
of title 5 or any other restriction on the disclosure
of information, the Commission may secure directly
from any Federal agency information necessary to
enable it to carry out this Act. At the request of the
chairperson of the Commission, the head of the
agency shall furnish the information to the Commis-
sion.
(2) USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—
The Commission shall be subject to the same restric-
tions regarding the use or disclosure of any informa-
tion obtained from any Federal agency under this
subsection as are applicable to the use or disclosure
of the information by the Federal agency from which
it is obtained.
(d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other Federal agencies.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—At the
request of the Commission, the Administrator of General
Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reimburs-
able basis, the administrative support services necessary
for the Commission to carry out this Act.
(f) EXPENDITURES AND CONTRACTS.—The Commis-
sion may make expenditures and enter into contracts for
the procurement of the supplies, services, and property the
Commission considers appropriate to carry out this Act.
The aggregate amount of such expenditures and contracts
may be made only to the extent or in the amounts provided
in appropriations Acts.
SEC. 7. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall terminate 60 days after sub-
mitting the report required by section 3(b).
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’
means the Commission on National Drug Policy es-
tablished by section 2.
(2) 
CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE.—The 
term
‘‘controlled substance’’ means a controlled substance
as defined by section 102(6) of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).
(3) 
DISTRIBUTE.—The 
term 
‘‘distribute’’
means distribute as defined by section 102(11) of
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(11)).
(4) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal
agency’’ means an executive agency as defined by
section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
(5) PRODUCTION.—The term ‘‘production’’
means production as defined by section 102(22) of
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(22)).
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