nish such information directly to the Commission upon re-
quest. 
(f) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, admin-
istrative support and other services for the perform-
ance of the functions of the Commission. 
(2) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—In 
addition to the assistance prescribed under para-
graph (1), departments and agencies of the United 
States are authorized to provide to the Commission 
such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other sup-
port services as they may determine advisable and as 
may be authorized by law. 
(g) GIFTS.—The Commission may, to such extent 
and in such amounts as are provided in appropriations 
Acts, accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of serv-
ices or property. 
(h) POSTAL SERVICE.—The Commission may use the 
United States mails in the same manner and under the 
same conditions as departments and agencies of the 
United States. 
(i) POWERS OF SUBCOMMITTEES, MEMBERS, AND 
AGENTS.—Any subcommittee, member, or agent of the 
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Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take 
any action which the Commission is authorized to take by 
the section. 
(j) STAFF.— 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a 
Director who shall be appointed by the chairperson 
and the vice chairperson, acting jointly. 
(2) OTHER STAFF.—The chairperson, in con-
sultation with the vice chairperson, may appoint ad-
ditional personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
Commission to carry out its functions. 
(3) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE 
LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Commission 
may be appointed without regard to the provisions 
of title 5, United States Code, governing appoint-
ments in the competitive service, and may be paid 
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
classification and General Schedule pay rates, except 
that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may 
exceed the equivalent of that payable for a position 
at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
5316 of title 5, United States Code. Any individual 
appointed under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be treat-
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ed as an employee for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 
83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title. 
(4) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government em-
ployee may be detailed to the Commission without 
reimbursement from the Commission, and such 
detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges 
of his or her regular employment without interrup-
tion. 
(k) CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The Commission is au-
thorized to procure 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 per-
son occupying a position at level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 7. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES. 
(a) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the Commis-
sion may be compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for 
a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day dur-
ing which that member is engaged in the actual perform-
ance of the duties of the Commission. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While away from their 
homes or regular places of business in the performance 
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of services for the Commission, members of the Commis-
sion shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons em-
ployed intermittently in the Government service are al-
lowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 8. SECURITY CLEARANCE FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS 
AND STAFF. 
The appropriate Federal departments and agencies 
shall cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously pro-
viding to the members and staff of the Commission appro-
priate security clearances in a manner consistent with ex-
isting procedures and requirements, except that no person 
shall be provided with access to classified information 
under this section who would not otherwise qualify for 
such security clearance. 
SEC. 9. REPORTS OF THE COMMISSION; TERMINATION. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the first meeting of the Commission, the Com-
mission shall submit to the President and Congress an ini-
tial report containing such findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations for future corrective measures as have been 
agreed to by a majority of Commission members. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the submission of the initial report of the Commission, the 
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Commission shall submit to the President and Congress 
a final report containing such findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations for future corrective measures as have 
been agreed to by a majority of Commission members. 
(c) FORM OF REPORTS.—The reports required under 
subsections (a) and (b) shall each be submitted in unclas-
sified form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(d) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, and all the 
authorities of this Act, shall terminate on the date 
that is 60 days after the date on which the final re-
port is submitted under subsection (b). 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE TER-
MINATION.—The Commission may use the 60-day 
period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose 
of concluding its activities, including providing testi-
mony to committees of Congress concerning its re-
ports and disseminating the final report. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission to carry out this Act $20,000,000, which shall re-
main available until the termination of the Commission 
under section 9(d). 
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