Pub. L. 90-351, tit. III, sec. 804

Sec. 804. (a) There is hereby established a National Commission for the Review of Federal and State Laws Relating to Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Commission”). 82 Stat. 224 (b) The Commission shall be composed of fifteen members appointed as follows: (A) Four appointed by the President of the Senate from Members of the Senate; (B) Four appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from Members of the House of Representatives; and (C) Seven appointed by the President of the United States from all segments of life in the United States, including lawyers, teachers, artists, businessmen, newspapermen, jurists, policemen, and community leaders, none of whom shall be officers of the executive branch of the Government. (c) The President of the United States shall designate a Chairman from among the members of the Commission. 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. (d) It shall be the duty of the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study and review of the operation of the provisions of this title, in effect on the effective date of this section, to determine the effectiveness of such provisions during the six-year period immediately following the date of their enactment. (e) (1) Subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Commission, the Chairman shall have the power to— (A) appoint and fix the compensation of an Executive Director, and such additional staff personnel as he deems necessary, 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, but at rates not in excess of the maximum rate for GS—18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title; and (B) procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109 of title 5. United States Code, but at rates not to exceed $100 a day for individuals. (2) In making appointments pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Chairman shall include among his appointment individuals determined by the Chairman to be competent social scientists, lawyers, and law enforcement officers. (f) (1) A member of the Commission who is a Member of Congress shall serve without additional compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties vested in the Commission. (2) A member of the Commission from private life shall receive $100 per diem when engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission, plus reimbursement for travel, subsistence,, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such duties. (g) Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Government, including independent agencies, is authorized and directed to furnish to the (Commission, upon request made by the Chairman, such statistical data, reports, and other information as the Commission deems necessary to carry out its functions under this section. The Chairman is further authorized to call upon the departments, agencies, and other offices of the several States to furnish such statistical data, reports, and other information as the Commission deems necessary to carry out its functions under this section. (h) The Commission shall make such interim reports as it deems advisable, and it. shall make a final report of its findings and recommendations to the President of the United States and to the Congress within the one-year period following the effective date of this sub-82 Stat. 225section. Sixty days after submission of its final report, the Commission shall cease to exist. (i) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any member of the Commission is exempted, with respect to his appointment, from the operation of sections 203, 205, 207, and 209 of title 18, United States Code. (2) The exemption granted by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not extend— (A) to the receipt of payment of salary in connection with the appointee’s Government service from any source other than the private employer of the appointee at the time of his appointment, or (B) during the period of such appointment, to the prosecution, by any person so appointed, of any claim against the Government involving any matter with which such person, during such period, is or was directly connected by reason of such appointment. (j) There is authorized to be appropriated such sum as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. (k) the foregoing provisions of this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the six-year period immediately following the date of the enactment of this Act.