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,s*atz1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mrs4   
,capito1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 & ,mr4 ,hell]7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% 9 ! legislative
 bran* ! ,national ,commission on       
,security & ,te*nology ,*all5ges4  #a4  
,%ort title2 table ( cont5ts  7a7 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,digital
 ,security ,commission ,act ( #bjaf4    
7b7 ,table ( cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts 
= ?is ,act is z foll[s3 ,sec4 #a4 ,%ort 
title2 table ( cont5ts4,sec4 #b4        
,f9d+s4,sec4 #c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( !        
,national ,commission on ,security &    
,te*nology ,*all5ges4,sec4 #d4          
,composition ( ,commission4,sec4 #e4    
,reports to ,congress4,sec4 #f4 ,p[]s ( 
,commission4,sec4 #g4 ,nonapplicability 
( ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act4,sec4

 #h4 ,/aff4,sec4 #i4 ,meet+ &           
he>+s4,sec4 #aj4 ,t]m9ation4,sec4 #aa4  
,fund+4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,today1 m ?an ev] be=e1    
digital security & communications       
te*nology1 national security1 public    
safety1 & c\nt]t]rorism are inextricably
 l9k$2 inde$1 digital security &        
communications te*nology plays a        
critically important role 9 ef=ts to    
keep ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its citiz5s safe4
  7#b7 ,te*nological innovation &       
developm5t is critical to ! ,unit$      
,/ates economy & ! competitiv5ess (     
,unit$ ,/ates bus9esses 9 ! global      
m>ketplace4  7#c7 ,te*nology companies  
repres5t "s ( ! l>ge/ employ]s 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates & contribute significantly
 to ! gross dome/ic product ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7#d7 ,! digital security &     
communications te*nology t ! p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates use e day to protect      
communications & data1 includ+          
encryption1 is ess5tial to ! pres5t &   
future ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,digital

 security & communications te*nology    
helps to protect critical infra/ructure1
 f9ancial & bank+ sy/ems1 heal? records1
 onl9e security1 comm]cial transactions1
 propriet>y ent]prise & gov]nm5tal      
in=mation1 & privacy & civil lib]ties4  
7#f7 ,! same te*nology t b5efits ! p ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates 9 s _m ways also pres5ts 
new *all5ges2 9 ! wrong h&s1 digital    
security & communications te*nology c be
 us$ to facilitate crime & t]rorism & is
 us$ by malici\s actors1 includ+ drug   
traffick]s1 *ild pr$ators1 &            
cyb]crim9als1 to c>ry out crim9al       
activities4  7#g7 ,t]rori/ & crim9al    
organizations use digital security &    
communications te*nology to evade law   
en=cem5t & national security entities :5
 plott+ attacks & recruit+ support]s 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & abroad1 & law en=cem5t 
& national security au?orities h        
indicat$ t ! use ( ?is te*nology pres5ts
 unique *all5ges to _! ability to       
protect ! public4  7#h7 ,rapidly evolv+ 
te*nological advancem5ts drive ! mod]n  

economy 9 _m ways1 b c also create      
*all5ges = ! law en=cem5t & national    
security communities4  7#i7 ,ensur+ t   
analy/s1 law en=cem5t (fic]s1 &         
policymak]s fully und]/& ! dynamic      
digital l&scape w become increas+ly     
important 9 ! com+ decades4  7#aj7 ,!   
,unit$ ,/ates curr5tly faces ! difficult
 "q ( h[ be/ to take advantage ( !      
security & privacy b5efits digital      
security & communications te*nology     
provides1 :ile at ! same "t ensur+ t !  
dang]s pos$ by ! use ( digital security 
& communications te*nology by t]rori/s &
 crim9als is mitigat$2 inde$1 ! *all5ge 
is to reconcile equally important       
security int]e/s4  7#aa7 ,despite ye>s (
 dialogue betwe5 ! te*nology sector1 law
 en=cem5t1 national security            
pr(essionals1 & o!rs1 no cle> pa? =w>d  
has be5 develop$ t w\ld b5efit ea* ( !  
critical security int]e/s simultane\sly2
 r1 !re seems to be a cons5sus among    
/akehold]s1 lawmak]s1 & exp]ts t ! "q ( 
reconcil+ compet+ security int]e/s is "o

 )\t an easy or obvi\s answ]4  7#ab7    
,lead+ exp]ts & practition]s f !        
te*nology sector1 cryptography1 law     
en=cem5t1 intellig5ce1 ! privacy & civil
 lib]ties community1 global comm]ce &   
economics1 & ! national security        
community mu/ be br\ght toge!r to exam9e
 ^! issues 9 a sy/ematic1 holi/ic way & 
det]m9e ! implications = national       
security1 public safety1 data security1 
privacy1 innovation1 & ,am]ican         
competitiv5ess 9 ! global m>ketplace4   
7#ac7 ,x is important to approa* ^!     
issues ) recognition t ! communications 
m>ketplace is increas+ly global & m>k$  
by competition f =eign firms & ! gr[+   
prom95ce ( int]national te*nical /&>ds4 
7#ad7 ,) respect to compet+ security    
int]e/s1 x is incumb5t ^u ! ,unit$      
,/ates to be =w>d ?9k+ & to assess h[ x 
c & %\ld adapt to ! em]g+ *all5ges ( !  
digital _w4  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( !        
,national ,commission on ,security &    
,te*nology ,*all5ges  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re 
is e/abli%$ 9 ! legislative bran* a     

commission to be kn[n z ! ,national     
,commission on ,security & ,te*nology   
,*all5ges 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z !     
,commission74  7b7 ,purposes ,! purposes
 ( ! ,commission are ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,to
 br+ toge!r lead+ exp]ts & practition]s 
f ! te*nology sector1 cryptography1 law 
en=cem5t1 intellig5ce1 ! privacy & civil
 lib]ties community1 global comm]ce &   
economics1 & ! national security        
community to exam9e ! int]section (     
security & digital security &           
communications te*nology 9 a sy/ematic1 
holi/ic way1 & det]m9e ! implications = 
national security1 public safety1 data  
security1 privacy1 innovation1 &        
,am]ican competitiv5ess 9 ! global      
m>ketplace4  7#b7 ,to submit to         
,congress a report1 :i* %all include1 at
 a m9imum1 ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,an     
assessm5t ( ! issue ( multiple security 
int]e/s 9 ! digital _w1 includ+ public  
safety1 privacy1 national security1 &   
communications & data protection1 bo? n[
 & ?r\gh\t ! next #aj ye>s4  7,b7 ,a    

qualitative & quantitative assessm5t (--
 7i7 ! economic & comm]cial value (     
cryptography & digital security &       
communications te*nology to ! economy ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7ii7 ! b5efits (      
cryptography & digital security &       
communications te*nology to national    
security & crime prev5tion2  7iii7 !    
role ( cryptography & digital security &
 communications te*nology 9 protect+ !  
privacy & civil lib]ties ( ! p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates2  7iv7 ! effects ( ! use (
 cryptography & o!r digital security &  
communications te*nology on ,f$]al1     
,/ate1 & local crim9al inve/igations &  
c\nt]t]rorism ent]prises2  7v7 ! co/s ( 
weak5+ cryptography & digital security &
 communications te*nology /&>ds2 &  7vi7
 int]national laws1 /&>ds1 & practices  
reg>d+ legal access to communications & 
data protect$ by cryptography & digital 
security & communications te*nology1 & !
 pot5tial effect ! developm5t (         
disp>ate1 & pot5tially conflict+1 laws1 
/&>ds1 & practices might h4  7,c7       

,recomm5dations = policy & practice1    
includ+1 if ! ,commission det]m9es      
appropriate1 recomm5dations =           
legislative *anges1 reg>d+--  7i7 me?ods
 to be us$ to all[ ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,gov]nm5t & civil society to take       
advantage ( ! b5efits ( digital security
 & communications te*nology :ile at !   
same "t ensur+ t ! dang] pos$ by ! abuse
 ( digital security & communications    
te*nology by t]rori/s & crim9als is     
suffici5tly mitigat$2  7ii7 ! tools1    
tra9+1 & res\rces t c\ld be us$ by law  
en=cem5t & national security ag5cies to 
adapt to ! new realities ( ! digital    
l&scape2  7iii7 approa*es to coop]ation 
betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t & ! private sector to
 make x difficult = t]rori/s to use     
digital security & communications       
te*nology to mobilize1 facilitate1 &    
op]ationalize attacks2  7iv7 any        
revisions to ! law applicable to        
wiretaps & w>rants = digital data cont5t
 necess>y to bett] correspond ) pres5t &
 future innovations 9 communications &  

data security1 :ile pres]v+ privacy &   
m>ket competitiv5ess2  7v7 propos$      
*anges to ! proc$ures = obta9+ & execut+
 w>rants to make su* proc$ures m        
effici5t & co/-effective = ! ,gov]nm5t1 
te*nology companies1 &                  
telecommunications & broadb& s]vice     
provid]s2 &  7vi7 any /eps ! ,unit$     
,/ates c\ld take to lead ! developm5t ( 
int]national /&>ds = reque/+ & obta9+   
digital evid5ce = crim9al inve/igations 
& prosecutions f a =eign1 sov]eign      
,/ate1 includ+ re=m+ ! mutual legal     
assi/ance treaty process1 :ile protect+ 
civil lib]ties & due process4  #d4      
,composition ( ,commission  7a7 ,memb]s 
,! ,commission %all be compos$ ( #af    
memb]s1 z foll[s3 7#a7 ,eight memb]s :o 
%all be appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se &
 ,s5ate majority lead]1 "o f ea* ( !    
fields specifi$ 9 subsection 7b74 ,"o   
su* memb] %all s]ve z ! *airman ( !     
,commission4  7#b7 ,eight memb]s :o %all
 be appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] 9 ! ,h\se
 & ! m9ority lead] 9 ! ,s5ate1 "o f ea* 

( ! fields specifi$ 9 subsection 7b74   
,"o su* memb] %all s]ve z ! vice *airman
 ( ! ,commission4  7#c7 ,"o additional  
individual :o %all be appo9t$ by !      
,presid5t & :o %all s]ve 9 an ex (ficio 
capacity z a nonvot+ memb]4  7b7        
,qualifications ,9 accordance )         
subsection 7a71 individuals appo9t$ to !
 ,commission %all be ,unit$ ,/ates      
citiz5s ) significant k & prim>y        
exp]i5ce relevant to ! mission ( !      
,commission 9 "o ( ! foll[+ fields3     
7#a7 ,cryptography4  7#b7 ,global       
comm]ce & economics4  7#c7 ,f$]al law   
en=cem5t4  7#d7 ,/ate & local law       
en=cem5t4  7#e7 ,consum]-fac+ te*nology 
sector4  7#f7 ,ent]prise te*nology      
sector4  7#g7 ,! intellig5ce community  
7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #c7d7 ( ! 
,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d7774  7#h7 ,! privacy &
 civil lib]ties community4  7c7 ,deadl9e
 = appo9tm5t ,all memb]s ( !            
,commission1 ) ! exception ( ^? s]v+ 9  
an ex (ficio capacity1 %all be appo9t$  

by n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,vacancies    
,any vacancy 9 ! ,commission %all n     
affect its p[]s1 b %all be fill$ 9 !    
same mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al appo9tm5t 0  
made4  7e7 ,comp5sation ,:ile away f _! 
homes or regul> places ( bus9ess 9 !    
p]=mance ( s]vices = ! ,commission1     
memb]s ( ! ,commission %all be all[$    
travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu (
 subsi/5ce1 9 ! same mann] z p]sons     
employ$ int]mitt5tly 9 ! ,gov]nm5t      
s]vice are all[$ exp5ses "u section     
#egjc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7f7 ,meet+s2 rules ( proc$ure2 quorum   
7#a7 ,meet+s ,! ,commission %all hold   
its initial meet+ & beg9 ! op]ations ( !
 ,commission by n lat] ?an #fj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,aft]  
su* initial meet+1 ! ,commission %all   
meet ^u ! call ( ! *airman or a majority
 ( its memb]s4  7#b7 ,quorum ,a simple  
majority ( memb]s ( ! ,commission %all  
con/itute a quorum4  7#c7 ,vot+ ,no     
proxy vot+ %all be all[$ on behalf ( a  

memb] ( ! ,commission4  7#d7 ,rules (   
proc$ure ,! ,commission may e/abli%     
rules = ! conduct ( ! ,commission's     
bus9ess1 if su* rules are n inconsi/5t )
 ?is ,act or o!r applicable laws4  7#e7 
,notice ,! *airman ( ! ,commission %all 
provide #e bus9ess days advance notice =
 any meet+ or he>+ ( ! ,commission4  7g7
 ,security cle>ances ,! appropriate     
,f$]al ag5cies or dep>tm5ts %all        
coop]ate ) ! ,commission 9 exp$iti\sly  
provid+ appropriate security cle>ances  
to ,commission memb]s1 z may be reque/$1
 to ! ext5t possible pursuant to exi/+  
proc$ures & requirem5ts1 except t no    
p]son %all be provid$ ) access to       
classifi$ in=mation )\t ! appropriate   
security cle>ances4  #e4 ,reports to    
,congress  7a7 ,int]im reports ,n lat]  
?an six mon?s aft] its initial meet+1 ! 
,commission %all submit to ! ,speak] ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! ,s5ate      
majority lead]1 ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives m9ority lead]1 ! ,s5ate 
m9ority lead]1 ! ,committee on ,homel&  

,security ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 !
 ,committee on ,homel& ,security &      
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate1 !      
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,p]man5t ,select
 ,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives1 ! ,select ,committee on
 ,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on      
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate a report outl9+ ! activities ( !
 ,commission to date1 a plan ( action   
mov+ =w>d1 & any initial f9d+s1 t h be5 
agre$ to by at lea/ #ab ( ! #af vot+    
memb]s4 ,!reaft]1 ! ,commission may     
submit to ! congressional entities nam$ 
above any additional int]im reports t h 
be5 agre$ to by at lea/ #ab ( ! #af     
memb]s ( ! ,commission4  7b7 ,f9al      
report ,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date
 ( ! initial meet+ ( ! ,commission1 !   
,commission %all submit to !            
congressional entities li/$ 9 subsection

 7a7 a f9al report conta9+ su* f9d+s1   
conclusions1 & recomm5dations z h be5   
agre$ to by at lea/ #ab ( ! #af vot+    
memb]s ( ! ,commission4  7c7 ,diss5t+   
views ,! ,rules ( ,proc$ure e/abli%$ 9  
section #d7;f77#d7 ( ?is ,act %all      
include proc$ures by :i* any m9ority (  
commission]s may issue diss5t+ views1   
includ+ diss5t+ f9d+s & recomm5dations4 
7d7 ,=m ,reports requir$ "u ?is p>agraph
 %all be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m b may
 include a classifi$ annex4  #f4 ,p[]s (
 ,commission  7a7 ,he>+s & in=mation ,! 
,commission may1 = ! purpose ( c>ry+ out
 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 hold su* he>+s & sit & 
act at su* times & places1 take su*     
te/imony1 receive su* in=mation1 &      
adm9i/] su* oa?s z ! ,commission or su* 
designat$ subcommittee or designat$     
memb] may det]m9e advisable2 &  7#b7    
subject to p>agraph 7#a71 require1 by   
subpo5a or o!rwise1 ! att5dance &       
te/imony ( su* witnesses & ! production 
( su* books1 records1 correspond5ce1    
memor&a1 pap]s1 & docum5ts1 z !         

,commission or su* designat$            
subcommittee or designat$ memb] may     
det]m9e advisable4  7b7 ,subpo5as  7#a7 
,issuance  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a subpo5a =   
in=mation t is mat]ially relevant to !  
duties ( ! ,commission may be issu$ "u  
?is subsection only by ! affirmative    
vote ( at lea/ #ab ( ! #af vot+ memb]s (
 ! ,commission4  7,b7 ,signature        
,subject to subp>agraph 7,a71 subpo5as  
issu$ "u ?is subsection may be issu$ "u 
! signature ( ! *airman1 & may be s]v$  
by any p]son designat$ by ! *airman or  
by a memb] designat$ by a majority ( !  
,commission4  7#b7 ,en=cem5t ,9 ! case (
 contumacy or failure to obey a subpo5a 
issu$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
di/rict c\rt = ! judicial di/rict 9 :i* 
! subpo5a$ p]son resides1 is s]v$1 or   
may be f\nd1 or :]e ! subpo5a is        
returnable1 may issue an ord] requir+   
su* p]son to appe> at any designat$     
place to te/ify or to produce docum5t>y 
or o!r evid5ce4 ,any failure to obey !  
ord] ( ! c\rt may be puni%$ by ! c\rt z 

contempt ( t c\rt4  7c7 ,contract+ ,!   
,commission may1 to su* ext5t & 9 su*   
am\nts z are provid$ 9 appropriation    
,acts1 ent] into contracts to enable !  
,commission to dis*>ge its duties "u ?is
 ,act4  7d7 ,in=mation f f$]al ag5cies  
,! ,commission is au?oriz$ to secure    
directly f any executive dep>tm5t1      
bureau1 ag5cy1 bo>d1 commission1 (fice1 
indep5d5t e/abli%m5t1 or in/rum5tality (
 ! ,gov]nm5t1 in=mation1 sugge/ions1    
e/imates1 & /ati/ics = ! purposes ( ?is 
,act4 ,! head ( ea* su* dep>tm5t1       
bureau1 ag5cy1 bo>d1 commission1 (fice1 
indep5d5t e/abli%m5t1 or in/rum5tality  
%all1 to ! ext5t au?oriz$ by law1 furni%
 su* in=mation1 sugge/ions1 e/imates1 & 
/ati/ics directly to ! ,commission1 ^u  
reque/ made by ! *airman & vice *airman1
 ! *airman ( any subcommittee creat$ by 
a majority ( ! ,commission1 or any memb]
 designat$ by a majority ( !            
,commission4  7e7 ,receipt1 h&l+1 &     
/orage ( in=mation ,s5sitive or         
propriet>y in=mation %all only be       

receiv$1 h&l$1 & /or$ by memb]s ( !     
,commission & its /aff consi/5t ) all   
applicable /atutes1 regulations1 &      
,executive ord]s4  7f7 ,dissem9ation (  
in=mation ,in=mation obta9$ by memb]s & 
/aff ( ! ,commission may n be reveal$ or
 dissem9at$ outside ( ! ,commission     
abs5t approval f a majority ( ! memb]s (
 ! ,commission4 ,9 addition1 any        
dissem9ation ( in=mation mu/ be consi/5t
 ) all applicable /atutes1 regulations1 
& ,executive ord]s4  7g7 ,assi/ance f   
f$]al ag5cies  7#a7 ,g5]al s]vices      
adm9i/ration ,^u reque/ by ! executive  
director ( ! ,commission1 ! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ,g5]al ,s]vices %all provide to !    
,commission on a reimbursable basis     
adm9i/rative support & o!r s]vices = !  
p]=mance ( ! ,commission's functions "u 
?is ,act4  7#b7 ,o!r dep>tm5ts & ag5cies
 ,9 addition to ! assi/ance prescrib$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 ! heads ( ,f$]al         
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies may provide to !    
,commission su* s]vices1 funds1         
facilities1 /aff1 & o!r support s]vices 

z su* heads may det]m9e advisable & z   
may be au?oriz$ by law4  7h7 ,po/al     
s]vices ,! ,commission may use ! ,unit$ 
,/ates mail 9 ! same mann] & "u ! same  
conditions z dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  #g4 ,nonapplicability ( 
,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act ,!     
,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e    
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 %all n apply to !      
,commission4  #h4 ,/aff  7a7 ,appo9tm5t 
,! *airman & vice *airman %all jo9tly   
appo9t & fix ! comp5sation ( an         
executive director & ( & su* o!r        
p]sonnel z may be necess>y to enable !  
,commission to c>ry out its functions "u
 ?is ,act4  7b7 ,security cle>ances ,!  
appropriate ,f$]al ag5cies or dep>tm5ts 
%all coop]ate ) ! ,commission 9         
exp$iti\sly provid+ appropriate security
 cle>ances to ,commission /aff1 z may be
 reque/$1 to ! ext5t possible pursuant  
to exi/+ proc$ures & requirem5ts1 except
 t no p]son %all be provid$ ) access to 
classifi$ in=mation )\t ! appropriate   
security cle>ances4  7c7 ,detailees ,any

 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t employee may be       
detail$ to ! ,commission on a           
reimbursable basis1 & su* detailee %all 
reta9 )\t int]ruption ! rights1 /atus1 &
 privileges ( 8 or h] regul> employm5t4 
7d7 ,exp]t & consultant s]vices ,!      
,commission is au?oriz$ to procure !    
s]vices ( exp]ts & consultants 9        
accordance ) section #caji ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 b at rates n to    
exce$ ! daily rate paid a p]son occupy+ 
a position level ,,iv ( ! ,executive    
,s*$ule "u section #ecae ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7e7 ,volunte]     
s]vices ,not)/&+ section #acdb ( title  
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,commission 
may accept & use volunt>y & uncomp5sat$ 
s]vices z ! ,commission det]m9es        
necess>y4  #i4 ,meet+ & he>+s  7a7      
,public meet+s & release ( public       
v]sions ( reports ,! ,commission %all-- 
7#a7 hold public he>+s & meet+s to !    
ext5t appropriate2 &  7#b7 release      
public v]sions ( ! reports requir$ "u   
section #e4  7b7 ,public he>+s ,any     

public he>+s ( ! ,commission %all be    
conduct$ 9 a mann] consi/5t ) !         
protection ( in=mation provid$ to1 or   
develop$ = or by ! ,commission1 z       
requir$ by any applicable /atute1       
regulation1 or ,executive ord]4  7c7    
,private he>+s ,any private he>+s ( !   
,commission %all be conduct$ 9 a mann]  
consi/5t ) ! protection ( in=mation     
provid$ to1 or develop$ = or by !       
,commission1 z requir$ by any applicable
 /atute1 regulation1 or ,executive ord]4
 ,to ! ext5t practicable1 ! ,commission 
%all release summ>ies ( any (ficial     
private he>+s4  #aj4 ,t]m9ation  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,commission1 & all ! au?orities
 ( ?is ,act1 %all t]m9ate on ! date t is
 #fj days aft] ! date on :i* ! f9al     
report is submitt$ "u section #e7;b74   
7b7 ,adm9i/rative activities be=e       
t]m9ation ,! ,commission may use !      
#fj-;day p]iod ref]r$ to 9 subsection   
7a7 = ! purpose ( conclud+ its          
activities1 includ+ provid+ te/imony to 
committees ( ,congress conc]n+ its      

reports & dissem9at+ ! f9al report "u   
section #e7;b74  #aa4 ,fund+  7a7       
,au?orization ( appropriation ,no       
additional funds are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act4  7b7  
,duration ( availability ,am\nts made   
available to ! ,commission "u subsection
 7a7 are au?oriz$ to rema9 available    
until ! t]m9ation ( ! ,commission 9     
accordance ) section #aj4  7c7 ,rema9+  
funds ,any funds rema9+ ^u t]m9ation ( !
 ,commission "u section #aj %all be     
return$ to ! g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury = 
! purpose ( deficit r$uction4