,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cadh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #g1      
#bjaf,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,warren1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 and ,mr4 ,mc,cain7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to establish the ,john ,f4 ,kennedy    
,centennial ,commission4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,john ,f4 ,kennedy ,centennial          
,commission ,act4  #b4 ,establishment   
,there is established a commission to be
 known as the ,john ,f4 ,kennedy        
,centennial ,commission 7in this ,act   
referred to as the ,commission74  #c4   
,duties of commission ,the ,commission  
shall-- 7#a7 plan1 develop1 and carry   
out such activities as the ,commission  
considers fitting and proper to honor   
,john ,f4 ,kennedy on the occasion of   
the #ajjth anniversary of his birth2    
7#b7 provide advice and assistance to   
,federal1 ,state1 and local governmental

 agencies1 as well as civic groups to   
carry out activities to honor ,john ,f4 
,kennedy on the occasion of the #ajjth  
anniversary of his birth2  7#c7 develop 
activities that may be carried out by   
the ,federal ,government that are       
fitting and proper to honor ,john ,f4   
,kennedy on the occasion of the #ajjth  
anniversary of his birth2 and  7#d7     
submit to the ,president and ,congress  
reports pursuant to section #g4  #d4    
,membership  7a7 ,number and            
,appointment ,the ,commission shall be  
composed of #aa members as follows3     
7#a7 ,the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
7#b7 ,four members appointed by the     
,president after considering the        
recommendations of the ,board of        
,trustees of the ,john ,f4 ,kennedy     
,library ,foundation4  7#c7 ,two        
,members of the ,house of               
,representatives appointed by the       
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives4  7#d7 ,one ,member of 
the ,house of ,representatives appointed

 by the minority leader of the ,house of
 ,representatives4  7#e7 ,two ,members  
of the ,senate appointed by the majority
 leader of the ,senate4  7#f7 ,one      
,member of the ,senate appointed by the 
minority leader of the ,senate4  7b7 ,ex
 officio member ,the ,archivist of the  
,united ,states shall serve in an ex    
officio capacity on the ,commission to  
provide advice and information to the   
,commission4  7c7 ,terms ,each member   
shall be appointed for the life of the  
,commission4  7d7 ,deadline for         
,appointment ,all members of the        
,commission shall be appointed not later
 than #ij days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  7e7 ,vacancies 
,a vacancy on the ,commission shall--   
7#a7 not affect the powers of the       
,commission2 and  7#b7 be filled in the 
manner in which the original appointment
 was made4  7f7 ,rates of ,pay ,members 
shall not receive compensation for the  
performance of their duties on behalf of
 the ,commission4  7g7 ,travel ,expenses

 ,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 business1 in    
accordance with applicable provisions   
under subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7h7   
,quorum ,a majority of the members of   
the ,commission shall constitute a      
quorum to conduct business1 but two or  
more members may hold hearings4  7i7    
,chairperson ,the chairperson of the    
,commission shall be elected by a       
majority vote of the members of the     
,commission4  #e4 ,director ,and ,staff 
,of ,commission  7a7 ,director and staff
 ,the ,commission shall appoint an      
executive director and such other       
additional employees as are necessary to
 enable the ,commission to perform its  
duties4  7b7 ,applicability of ,certain 
,civil ,service ,laws ,the executive    
director and employees of the           

,commission may be appointed without    
regard to the provisions of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 governing        
appointments in the competitive service1
 and may be paid without regard to the  
provisions of chapter #ea and subchapter
 ,,iii of chapter #ec of such title     
relating to classification and ,general 
,schedule pay rates1 except that the    
rate of pay for the executive director  
and other employees may not exceed the  
rate payable for level ,v of the        
,executive ,schedule under section #ecaf
 of such title4  7c7 ,detail of ,federal
 ,employees ,upon request of the        
,commission1 the ,secretary of the      
,interior or the ,archivist of the      
,united ,states may detail1 on a        
reimbursable basis1 any of the employees
 of that department or agency to the    
,commission to assist it in carrying out
 its duties under this ,act4  7d7       
,experts and ,consultants ,the          
,commission may procure such temporary  
and intermittent services as are        

necessary to enable the ,commission to  
perform its duties4  7e7 ,volunteer and 
,uncompensated ,services                
,notwithstanding section #acdb of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 the         
,commission may accept and use voluntary
 and uncompensated services as the      
,commission determines necessary4  #f4  
,powers ,of ,commission  7a7 ,hearings  
,the ,commission may1 for the purpose of
 carrying out this ,act1 hold hearings1 
sit and act at times and places1 take   
testimony1 and receive evidence as the  
,commission considers appropriate4  7b7 
,mails ,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 
,states4  7c7 ,obtaining ,official ,data
 ,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 ,act4 ,upon request of the        
chairperson of the ,commission1 the head

 of that department or agency shall     
furnish that information to the         
,commission4  7d7 ,gifts1 ,bequests1    
,devises ,the ,commission may solicit1  
accept1 use1 and dispose of gifts1      
bequests1 or devises of money1 services1
 or property1 both real and personal1   
for the purpose of aiding or            
facilitating its work4  7e7 ,available  
,space ,upon the request of the         
,commission1 the ,administrator of      
,general ,services shall make available 
nationwide to the ,commission1 at a     
normal rental rate for ,federal         
agencies1 such assistance and facilities
 as may be necessary for the ,commission
 to carry out its duties under this     
,act4  7f7 ,contract ,authority ,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 ,act4  #g4 ,reports  7a7     
,annual ,reports ,the ,commission shall 
submit to the ,president and the        

,congress annual reports on the revenue 
and expenditures of the ,commission1    
including a list of each gift1 bequest1 
or devise to the ,commission with a     
value of more than #bej1 together with  
the identity of the donor of each gift1 
bequest1 or devise4  7b7 ,interim       
,reports ,the ,commission may submit to 
the ,president and ,congress interim    
reports as the ,commission considers    
appropriate4  7c7 ,final ,report ,not   
later than ,august #ca1 #bjag1 the      
,commission shall submit a final report 
to the ,president and the ,congress     
containing--  7#a7 a summary of the     
activities of the ,commission2  7#b7 a  
final accounting of funds received and  
expended by the ,commission2 and  7#c7  
the findings1 conclusions1 and final    
recommendations of the ,commission4  #h4
 ,termination ,the ,commission may      
terminate on such date as the           
,commission may determine after it      
submits its final report pursuant to    
section #g7;c71 but not later than      

,september #cj1 #bjag4  #i4 ,annual     
audit ,the ,inspector ,general of the   
,department of the ,interior may perform
 an audit of the ,commission1 shall make
 the results of any audit performed     
available to the public1 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 ,senate4  
#aj4 ,prohibition on obligation of      
,federal funds ,no ,federal funds may be
 obligated to carry out this ,act4