1.This Act may be cited as the
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission
Act
.
2.There is established a commission to be
known as the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission
(in this Act
referred to as the Commission
).
3.The Commission
shall—
(1)plan, develop, and
carry out such activities as the Commission considers fitting and proper to
honor Ronald Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his
birth;
(2)provide advice and
assistance to Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, as well as civic
groups to carry out activities to honor Ronald Reagan on the occasion of the
100th anniversary of his birth;
(3)develop activities
that may be carried out by the Federal Government to determine whether the
activities are fitting and proper to honor Ronald Reagan on the occasion of the
100th anniversary of his birth; and
(4)submit to the
President and Congress reports pursuant to section 7.
4.
(a)The Commission shall be composed of 11 members as
follows:
(1)The Secretary of
the Interior.
(2)Four members appointed by the President
after considering the recommendations of the Board of Trustees of the Ronald
Reagan Foundation.
(3)Two Members of the
House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
(4)One Member of the
House of Representatives appointed by the minority leader of the House of
Representatives.
(5)Two Members of the
Senate appointed by the majority leader of the Senate.
(6)One Member of the
Senate appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
(b)The Archivist of the United States shall serve in an ex
officio capacity on the Commission to provide advice and information to the
Commission.
(c)Each
member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission.
(d)All members of the Commission shall be appointed not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e)A
vacancy on the Commission shall—
(1)not affect the
powers of the Commission; and
(2)be filled in the
manner in which the original appointment was made.
(f)Members shall not receive compensation for the performance of
their duties on behalf of the Commission.
(g)Each member of the Commission shall be reimbursed for
travel and per diem in lieu of subsistence expenses during the performance of
duties of the Commission while away from home or his or her regular place of
business, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of
chapter
57 of title 5, United States Code.
(h)A
majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum to conduct
business, but two or more members may hold hearings.
(i)The
chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by a majority vote of the
members of the Commission.
5.Director And Staff
Of Commission
(a)The Commission shall
appoint an executive director and such other additional personnel as are
necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties.
(b)Applicability of
Certain Civil Service LawsThe executive director and staff of
the Commission may be appointed 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 such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay
rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive director and other staff
may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of such title.
(c)Detail of
Federal EmployeesUpon request of the Commission, the Secretary
of the Interior or the Archivist of the United States may detail, on a
reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the
Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this Act.
(d)The Commission
may procure such temporary and intermittent services as are necessary to enable
the Commission to perform its duties.
(e)Volunteer and
Uncompensated ServicesNotwithstanding
section
1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commission may accept
and use voluntary and uncompensated services as the Commission determines
necessary.
6.
(a)The
Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit
and act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the
Commission considers appropriate.
(b)The
Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the
same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States.
(c)The Commission may secure directly from any
department or agency of the United States information necessary to enable it to
carry out its duties under this Act. Upon request of the chairperson of the
Commission, the head of that department or agency shall furnish that
information to the Commission.
(d)The Commission may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of
gifts, bequests, or devises of money, services, or property, both real and
personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating its work.
(e)Upon the request of the Commission, the Administrator of
General Services shall make available nationwide to the Commission, at a normal
rental rate for Federal agencies, such assistance and facilities as may be
necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties under this Act.
(f)The Commission may enter into contracts with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons to enable the Commission
to discharge its duties under this Act.
7.
(a)The Commission shall submit to the President and the
Congress annual reports on the revenue and expenditures of the Commission,
including a list of each gift, bequest, or devise to the Commission with a
value of more than $250, together with the identity of the donor of each gift,
bequest, or devise.
(b)The Commission may submit to the President and Congress
interim reports as the Commission considers appropriate.
(c)Not later than April 30, 2011, the Commission shall submit
a final report to the President and the Congress containing—
(1)a
summary of the activities of the Commission;
(2)a
final accounting of funds received and expended by the Commission; and
(3)the findings,
conclusions, and final recommendations of the Commission.
8.The Commission may terminate on such date as
the Commission may determine after it submits its final report pursuant to
section 7(c), but not later than May 30, 2011.
9.The Inspector General of
the Department of the Interior may perform an audit of the Commission, shall
make the results of any audit performed available to the public, and shall
transmit such results to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
10.Prohibition on
obligation of Federal fundsNo
Federal funds may be obligated to carry out this Act.
Passed the House of
Representatives March 9, 2009.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.
April 21, 2009
Read the second time and placed on the
calendar