Sec. 4. Civilian Property Realignment Commission

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There is established an independent commission, to be known as the Civilian Property Realignment Commission . The Commission shall carry out the duties described in section 6. The Commission shall be composed of— a Chairperson appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; 2 members appointed by the President; 1 member appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate; 1 member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; 1 member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and 1 member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.

The term for each member of the Commission shall be 10 years. Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which an original appointment was made. To the maximum extent practicable, in selecting individuals for appointment to the Commission, the President, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall ensure the membership of the Commission includes individuals with expertise representative of— commercial real estate and redevelopment; government management or operations; community development, including transportation and planning; and historic preservation.

No member of the Commission or staff of a member of the Commission shall participate in developing or issuing a recommendation of the Commission if the member or staff of a member has an economic interest in an entity seeking to acquire any property to be disposed, transferred, consolidated, colocated, reconfigured, or redeveloped under this Act. Each meeting of the Commission, other than meetings in which classified information is to be discussed, shall— be open to the public; be broadcast on the website established by the Commission under section 6(h); be announced in the Federal Register and the Federal website established by the Commission at least 14 calendar days in advance of the meeting; and have released before the meeting an agenda and a listing of materials relevant to the topics to be discussed.

Of the members of the Commission— 5 members shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of conducting business; and 3 or more Commission members shall constitute a meeting of the Commission. All the proceedings, information, and deliberations of the Commission shall be open, on request, to the chairperson and the ranking minority party member, and the respective subcommittee chairperson and ranking minority party member, of— the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

All proceedings, information, and deliberations of the Commission shall be open, on request, to the Comptroller General of the United States. Each member of the Commission, other than the Chairperson, shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission.

The Chairperson of the Commission shall be paid for each day referred to in subparagraph

(A)at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314, of title 5, United States Code. A member of the Commission shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. The Commission— shall appoint an Executive Director; and shall not be required to comply with title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. The Executive Director shall be paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. Subject to paragraph (2), the Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may appoint and fix the pay of additional personnel. On request of the Executive Director, the head of any Federal agency may detail any of the personnel of that agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out the duties of the Commission under this Act. Appointments shall be made with consideration of a balance of expertise consistent with the qualifications of representatives described in subsection (a)(3)(D). Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Commission may procure by contract the temporary or intermittent services of experts and consultants pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code. The Administrator, in consultation with the Commission, shall identify suitable excess space within the Federal property inventory to house the operations of the Commission. If no space described in subparagraph

(A)is available, the Commission may, notwithstanding section 3317 of title 40, United States Code (as added by section 12(a)), and subject to the availability of appropriations, lease space to house the operations of the Commission. Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Commission may acquire personal property. In exercising the authority of the Commission under this section and section 5, the Commission shall use, to the maximum extent practicable, small business concerns. The Commission and the authority of the Commission shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.