HIRING OUTSIDE COUNSEL.

SEC. 7104. HIRING OUTSIDE COUNSEL. Section 995(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by— (1) striking “and” at the end of paragraph (21); (2) striking the period at the end of paragraph (22) and inserting “; and”; and (3) adding at the end thereof the following: “(23) retain private attorneys to provide legal advice to the Commission in the conduct of its work, or to appear for or represent the Commission in any case in which the Commission is authorized by law to represent itself, or in which the Commission is representing itself with the consent of the Department of Justice; and the Commission may in its discretion pay reasonable attorney’s fees to private attorneys employed by it out of its appropriated funds. When serving as officers or employees of the United States, such private attorneys shall be considered special government employees as defined in section 202(a) of title 18; and”.