[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7808-S7810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4277. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
Kaine) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 
4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     TITLE __--COMMISSION ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN THE 
                   UNITED STATES

     SEC. _01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Coronavirus 
     Commission Act of 2021''.

     SEC. _02. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) COVID-19.--The term ``COVID-19'' means the 2019 novel 
     coronavirus disease.
       (2) Relevant committees of congress.--The term ``relevant 
     committees of Congress''--
       (A) means all committees for which information in the 
     report or plan being provided might be relevant; and
       (B) includes, at a minimum--
       (i) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security and Government 
     Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (ii) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. _03. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

       There is established in the legislative branch the 
     Commission on the Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States 
     (referred to in this title as the ``Commission'').

     SEC. _04. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of the Commission are to--
       (1) examine and report on the facts and the causes relating 
     to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, which may 
     include investigating and reporting on--
       (A) the origins of COVID-19; and
       (B) the spread of COVID-19 internationally and within the 
     United States;
       (2) make a full and nonpartisan accounting of the United 
     States' preparedness for, and response to, the COVID-19 
     pandemic, to include investigating and reporting on--
       (A) medical intelligence;
       (B) international public health surveillance;
       (C) domestic public health surveillance;
       (D) communication and coordination between the Federal 
     Government and foreign governments, the private sector, 
     nongovernmental organizations, and international public 
     health organizations related to public health threats and 
     early warning, detection, and prevention and response 
     measures;
       (E) communication and coordination related to public health 
     threats and early warning, detection, and prevention and 
     response measures among the Federal national security 
     agencies, Federal public health agencies, other relevant 
     Federal agencies, and State, Tribal, local, and territorial 
     governments;
       (F) Federal funding and support for, engagement with, and 
     management of, international prevention, preparedness, and 
     response efforts;
       (G) Federal guidance, assistance, and requirements for 
     State, Tribal, local, and territorial governments;
       (H) Federal acquisition and financing efforts and supply 
     chain management, including use of the authorities provided 
     under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et 
     seq.), related to personal protective equipment, testing 
     supplies, ventilators and other medical equipment or 
     supplies, diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines, or other 
     relevant items for domestic and international use;
       (I) management, allocation, and distribution of relevant 
     resources (including resources and assets for domestic use 
     held by United States agencies that provide foreign aid) 
     between the Federal Government and State, Tribal, local, and 
     territorial governments, hospitals and health care 
     organizations, and private sector entities, including 
     personal protective equipment, testing supplies, ventilators 
     and other medical equipment or supplies, diagnostics, 
     therapeutics, vaccines, or other relevant items;
       (J) management, allocation, and distribution of personal 
     protective equipment, testing supplies, ventilators and other 
     medical equipment or supplies, diagnostics, therapeutics, 
     vaccines, or other relevant items as aid to foreign 
     countries;
       (K) domestic and global supply chain vulnerabilities with 
     respect to personal protective equipment, testing supplies, 
     ventilators and other medical equipment or supplies, 
     diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines, or other relevant items;
       (L) the operation of government-maintained stockpiles;
       (M) scams and profiteering;
       (N) misinformation and disinformation;
       (O) the readiness of Federal, State, Tribal, local, and 
     territorial public health departments and agencies and 
     relevant regional entities;
       (P) testing and contact tracing operations;
       (Q) emergency management;
       (R) military engagement, including the National Guard 
     Bureau;
       (S) Federal, State, Tribal, local, and territorial orders 
     and guidance to reduce disease transmission, including travel 
     restrictions, stay-at-home orders, in-person school and 
     institution of higher education closures or modifications, 
     workplace protections or closures, or business closures or 
     modifications;
       (T) Federal, State, Tribal, local, and territorial 
     guidance, public health education, and resource provision 
     related to masking, social distancing, hygiene, therapeutics, 
     testing, quarantining, vaccination, or other relevant topics;
       (U) scientific and technological preparedness and response, 
     which may include--
       (i) the Federal role in executing, supporting, and 
     coordinating domestic and global research on diagnostics, 
     therapeutics, and vaccines;
       (ii) the efficacy and scientific integrity of the Federal 
     authorization and approval processes for vaccines, 
     therapeutics, and diagnostics; and
       (iii) the use of technology to detect and prevent 
     contagion, including privacy concerns;
       (V) the preparedness and response of specific types of 
     institutions that experienced high rates of COVID-19 
     infection or that are critical to national security, which 
     may include--
       (i) hospitals;
       (ii) skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities;
       (iii) assisted living facilities;
       (iv) prisons, jails, and immigration detention centers;
       (v) elementary and secondary schools and institutions of 
     higher education;
       (vi) food production, processing, and distribution 
     facilities;
       (vii) other congregate settings and confined or high-
     density workplaces; and
       (viii) other critical infrastructure facilities;
       (W) Federal economic relief programs, including--
       (i) loan, grant, and other financial assistance;
       (ii) unemployment insurance;
       (iii) tax and loan deferment;
       (iv) direct payments;
       (v) rental and mortgage assistance, eviction moratoria, and 
     foreclosure relief; and
       (vi) fiscal relief to States, Tribes, localities, and 
     territories;
       (X) health and economic impacts on underserved communities, 
     rural populations, racial and ethnic minority populations, 
     older adults, and all other populations with relevant health 
     or economic disparities, which may include--
       (i) immigrant populations;
       (ii) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer 
     individuals;
       (iii) people with disabilities;
       (iv) people who live on or near Indian reservations or in 
     Alaska Native villages;
       (v) residents of territories of the United States; and
       (vi) veterans;
       (Y) the division of authority and responsibilities between 
     the Federal Government and State, Tribal, local, and 
     territorial governments;
       (Z) any other aspect of Federal, State, Tribal, local, and 
     territorial government preparedness and response; and
       (AA) other areas as determined relevant and appropriate by 
     the Commission (by agreement of the chair and vice chair of 
     the Commission); and
       (3) investigate and report to the President and Congress on 
     its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to improve the 
     ability of the Federal Government, State, Tribal, local, and 
     territorial governments, and the private sector to--
       (A) prevent, detect, respond to, and prepare for future 
     epidemics and pandemics, whether naturally occurring or 
     caused by State or non-State actors, and other public health 
     emergencies;
       (B) protect the health security of the United States; and
       (C) reestablish the role of the United States as a global 
     leader in epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response.

     SEC. _05. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) Members.--The Commission shall be comprised of 10 
     members, of whom--
       (1) 1 member shall be appointed by the President, who shall 
     serve as the chair of the Commission;
       (2) 1 member shall--
       (A) be appointed by the leader of the Senate who represents 
     the major political party that the President does not 
     represent, in consultation with the leader of the House of 
     Representatives from the same political party; and
       (B) serve as the vice chair of the Commission;

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       (3) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of 
     the Senate leadership of the Democratic Party;
       (4) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of 
     the Senate leadership of the Republican Party;
       (5) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of 
     the leadership of the House of Representatives of the 
     Republican Party; and
       (6) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of 
     the leadership of the House of Representatives of the 
     Democratic Party.
       (b) Qualifications.--
       (1) Political party affiliation.--Not more than 5 members 
     of the Commission shall be from the same political party.
       (2) Nongovernmental appointees.--An individual appointed to 
     the Commission shall not--
       (A) be an officer or employee of the Federal Government or 
     any State, Tribal, local, or territorial government, except 
     in the case of a State employee who works at a public 
     institution of higher education or State-funded research 
     institution; or
       (B) have held a position in any agency, office, or other 
     establishment in the executive, legislative, or judicial 
     branch of the Federal Government, the functions and duties of 
     which included planning, coordinating, or implementing any 
     aspect of the Federal Government response to the public 
     health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to 
     COVID-19, including a position that required the individual 
     holding the position to attend meetings relating to that 
     response.
       (3) Ethics and conflicts report.--The Commission shall hire 
     an ethics counsel, and not later than 30 days after the 
     initial meeting of the Commission, the ethics counsel shall 
     submit a detailed plan for identifying and resolving 
     potential and actual conflicts of interest by any member of 
     the Commission, including of an ethical, financial, or 
     personal nature, or that could lead a reasonable person to 
     conclude a conflict may exist, to the relevant committees of 
     Congress.
       (4) Other qualifications.--
       (A) Governors, public health experts, and economic policy 
     experts.--In appointing members to the Commission, the 
     appointing individuals described in subsection (a) of the 
     same political party shall coordinate to ensure that the 
     members appointed by each political party include--
       (i) at least 1 former governor of a State;
       (ii) at least 1 public health expert; and
       (iii) at least 1 economic policy expert.
       (B) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     individuals appointed to the Commission should be prominent 
     United States citizens, with national recognition and 
     significant depth of experience in such professions as 
     governmental service, public health, global health, 
     infectious diseases, pandemic preparedness and response, 
     humanitarian response and relief, scientific research, public 
     administration, intelligence gathering, commerce, national 
     security, and foreign affairs.
       (5) Timeline for appointment.--All members of the 
     Commission shall be appointed not later than 60 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (6) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in 
     which the original appointment was made.
       (c) Meetings.--
       (1) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall meet and begin 
     the operations of the Commission within 45 days after the 
     appointment of all Commission members.
       (2) Additional meetings.--After the initial meeting of the 
     Commission, the Commission shall meet upon the call of the 
     chair or a majority of the members of the Commission.
       (3) Quorum.--Six members of the Commission shall constitute 
     a quorum. If required for public health reasons, Commission 
     members may attend meetings virtually and virtual attendance 
     shall count towards constituting a quorum.

     SEC. _06. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.

       The functions of the Commission are to--
       (1) conduct an investigation that--
       (A) addresses the purposes described in section 4;
       (B) investigates relevant facts and circumstances relating 
     to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, including 
     preparedness for, and the response to, the COVID-19 pandemic 
     by the Federal Government and, as appropriate, State, Tribal, 
     territorial, and local governments, including any relevant 
     legislation, Executive order, regulation, plan, policy, 
     practice, or procedure;
       (C) includes relevant facts and circumstances relating to--
       (i) domestic and international public health agencies;
       (ii) health care agencies;
       (iii) financial, labor and housing agencies;
       (iv) education agencies;
       (v) intelligence agencies;
       (vi) defense and national security agencies;
       (vii) diplomacy and development agencies;
       (viii) White House offices and councils;
       (ix) health care organizations;
       (x) private sector entities;
       (xi) scientific research agencies;
       (xii) immigration and border control agencies;
       (xiii) international trade organizations;
       (xiv) Congress;
       (xv) State, Tribal, local, and territorial government 
     agencies;
       (xvi) the role of congressional and State government 
     oversight and resource allocation; and
       (xvii) other areas of the public and private sectors 
     determined relevant by the Commission for its inquiry;
       (D) coordinates with and reviews the findings, conclusions, 
     and recommendations of other relevant international, 
     executive branch, congressional, State, or independent 
     commission investigations into the COVID-19 pandemic, to the 
     extent determined appropriate by Commission members; and
       (E) may include a comparative analysis of relevant domestic 
     or international best practices;
       (2) identify, review, and evaluate the lessons learned from 
     the COVID-19 pandemic regarding the structure, coordination, 
     management policies, and procedures of the Federal 
     Government, State, Tribal, local, and territorial 
     governments, and nongovernmental entities relative to 
     detecting, preventing, and responding to--
       (A) epidemics and pandemics, whether naturally occurring or 
     caused by State or non-State actors; and
       (B) other public health emergencies; and
       (3) submit to the President and Congress such reports as 
     are required by this title containing such findings, 
     conclusions, and legislative, regulatory, and policy 
     recommendations as the Commission shall determine, including 
     proposing organization, coordination, planning, management 
     arrangements, procedures, rules, and regulations.

     SEC. _07. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Hearings and evidence.--The Commission or, on the 
     authority of the Commission, any subcommittee or member 
     thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out this title--
       (A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and 
     places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and 
     administer such oaths as the Commission or such designated 
     subcommittee or designated member may determine advisable; 
     and
       (B) subject to paragraph (2)(A), require, by subpoena or 
     otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and 
     the production of such written, recorded, and electronic 
     materials as the Commission or such designated subcommittee 
     or designated member may determine advisable, including 
     correspondence, memoranda, diplomatic cables, papers, 
     documents, reports, books, notes, records, text messages, 
     emails, voicemails, and communications, including 
     communications sent from or received on both official and 
     personal accounts and devices.
       (2) Subpoenas.--
       (A) Issuance.--
       (i) In general.--A subpoena may be issued under this 
     subsection only--

       (I) by the agreement of the chair and the vice chair; or
       (II) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members 
     of the Commission.

       (ii) Signature.--Subject to clause (i), subpoenas issued 
     under this subsection may be issued under the signature of 
     the chair or any member designated by a majority of the 
     Commission, and may be served by any person designated by the 
     chair or by a member designated by a majority of the 
     Commission.
       (B) Enforcement.--
       (i) In general.--In the case of contumacy or failure to 
     obey a subpoena issued under this subsection, the United 
     States district court for the judicial district in which the 
     subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may be found, or 
     where the subpoena is returnable, may issue an order 
     requiring such person to appear at any designated place to 
     testify or to produce documentary or other evidence. Any 
     failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the 
     court as a contempt of that court.
       (ii) Additional enforcement.--In the case of any failure of 
     any witness to comply with any subpoena or to testify when 
     summoned under authority of this section, the Commission may, 
     by 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 its action, 
     under the same statutory authority and procedures as if the 
     United States attorney had received a certification under 
     sections 102 through 104 of the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States (2 U.S.C. 192 through 194).
       (b) 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.
       (c) Information From Federal Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission is authorized to secure 
     directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, 
     board, commission, office, independent establishment, or 
     instrumentality of the Government, information, suggestions, 
     estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this title. 
     Notwithstanding any other law or any assertion of privilege, 
     each department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, 
     independent establishment, or instrumentality shall furnish, 
     without redaction, such records, information, suggestions, 
     estimates, and statistics directly to the Commission, upon 
     request made by the chair, the chair of any subcommittee 
     created by a majority of the Commission, or any member 
     designated by a majority of the Commission.

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       (2) Receipt, handling, storage, and dissemination.--
     Information shall only be received, handled, stored, and 
     disseminated by members of the Commission and its staff 
     consistent with all applicable statutes, regulations, and 
     Executive orders.
       (d) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
       (1) General services administration.--The Administrator of 
     General Services shall provide to the Commission on a 
     reimbursable basis administrative support and other services 
     for the performance of the Commission's functions.
       (2) Other departments and agencies.--In addition to the 
     assistance prescribed in paragraph (1), departments and 
     agencies of the United States may provide to the Commission 
     such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support 
     services as the departments and agencies may determine 
     advisable and as may be authorized by law.
       (e) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of 
     gifts or donations of services or property.
       (f) Postal Services.--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.

     SEC. _08. NONAPPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMISSION 
                   ACT.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
       (b) Public Meetings and Release of Public Versions of 
     Reports.--The Commission shall--
       (1) hold public hearings and meetings to the extent 
     appropriate; and
       (2) release public versions of the reports required under 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 13.
       (c) Public Hearings.--Any public hearings of the Commission 
     shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the protection 
     of information provided to or developed for or by the 
     Commission as required by any applicable statute, regulation, 
     or Executive order.

     SEC. _09. RECORD RETENTION.

       (a) Commission Records.--The Commission shall--
       (1) preserve the records and documents of the Commission; 
     and
       (2) make such records and documents available to the 
     National Archives not later than 120 days following the 
     submission of the Commission's final report.
       (b) Future Access.--Following the termination of the 
     Commission, the Secretary of the Senate shall be responsible 
     for facilitating access to the publicly available records and 
     documents of the Commission, as if they were Senate records, 
     for researchers, interested parties, and the general public.
       (c) Official Electronic Accounts for Commission Business.--
     When conducting any Commission business on electronic 
     accounts, members and staff of the Commission shall use 
     official Commission electronic accounts.

     SEC. _10. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Appointment and compensation.--The chair, in 
     consultation with the vice chair and in accordance with rules 
     agreed upon by the Commission, may appoint and fix the 
     compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as 
     may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
     functions, without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
     service, and 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 such title.
       (2) Nonpartisan staff.--The staff director shall be 
     responsible for the day-to-day authority over the activities 
     of the personnel of the Commission, and the staff director 
     and any other personnel of the Commission shall be hired 
     without regard to political affiliation.
       (3) Personnel as federal employees.--
       (A) In general.--The staff director and any personnel of 
     the Commission who are employees shall be employees under 
     section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of 
     chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title.
       (B) Members of commission.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     construed to apply to members of the Commission.
       (b) Detailees.--Any Federal Government employee 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 interruption.
       (c) Consultant Services.--The Commission is authorized 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 person occupying a 
     position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5315 of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. _11. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.

       (a) Compensation.--Each member of the Commission may be 
     compensated at not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV 
     of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
     United States Code, for each day during which that member is 
     engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the 
     Commission.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--While away from their homes or 
     regular places of business in the performance of services for 
     the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed 
     travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
     in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the 
     Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. _12. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS AND 
                   STAFF.

       The appropriate Federal agencies or departments shall 
     cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously providing to 
     the Commission members and staff appropriate security 
     clearances to the extent possible pursuant to existing 
     procedures and requirements, except that no person shall be 
     provided with access to classified information under this 
     title without the appropriate security clearances.

     SEC. _13. REPORTS OF THE COMMISSION; TERMINATION.

       (a) Interim Reports.--The Commission may submit to the 
     President and Congress interim reports containing such 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective 
     measures as have been agreed to by a majority of Commission 
     members.
       (b) Final Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     appointment of all members of the Commission, the Commission 
     shall submit to the President and the relevant committees of 
     Congress a final report containing such findings, 
     conclusions, and recommendations for corrective measures and 
     reforms as have been agreed to by a majority of the members 
     of the Commission.
       (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the members of the Commission should make the utmost effort 
     to produce a comprehensive, fact-based, evidentiary, 
     nonpartisan, and actionable final report.
       (c) Accessibility.--The final report shall--
       (1) simultaneously be made publicly available on an 
     internet website;
       (2) be written in plain language, to the extent deemed 
     practicable by the Commission; and
       (3) be made available in accessible formats and multiple 
     languages, to the extent determined practicable by the 
     Commission.
       (d) Alternative Mediums.--The Commission may use 
     alternative mediums to communicate key findings from the 
     final report to as many people of the United States as 
     possible.
       (e) Extensions.--The submission and publication of the 
     final report, as described in subsection (b), may be delayed 
     by 90 days upon the agreement of a majority of the members of 
     the Commission. The Commission may make not more than 3 90-
     day extensions. The Commission shall notify the President, 
     Congress, and the public of each such extension.
       (f) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission, and all the authorities of 
     this title, shall terminate 120 days after the date on which 
     the final report is submitted under subsection (b).
       (2) Administrative activities before termination.--The 
     Commission may use the 120-day period referred to in 
     paragraph (1) for the purpose of concluding its activities, 
     including providing testimony to committees of Congress 
     concerning its reports and disseminating the final report.
       (g) Government Accountability Office Report.--
       (1) Monitoring.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall monitor the implementation of any Commission 
     recommendations included in the final report.
       (2) Reports.--
       (A) In general.--One year after the final Commission report 
     is submitted under subsection (b), and each year thereafter 
     for the following 3 years, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress a report regarding the status of the 
     Commission recommendations that--
       (i) identifies each recommendation as open or closed; and
       (ii) provides a description of actions taken in response to 
     each recommendation.
       (B) Scope of reports.--Each report required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall not provide a critical assessment of 
     the merit or value of any Commission recommendation included 
     in the final Commission report.

     SEC. _14. FUNDING.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this title $50,000,000.
       (b) Duration of Availability.--Amounts made available to 
     the Commission under subsection (a) shall remain available 
     until the termination of the Commission.
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