Sec. 7. Powers and administrative provisions
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The Commission or, on the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or members thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, hold such hearings, take such testimony, and sit and act at such times and places as the Commission determines to be advisable. Any member authorized by the Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before the Commission or any subcommittee or members thereof. Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government, including each independent agency, is authorized and directed, consistent with law, to furnish to the Commission, upon request made by the Chair or Vice Chair, such information as the Commission determines to be necessary to carry out the functions of the Commission under this Act.
The Commission shall furnish to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government, including independent agencies, any recommendations directed toward the department, agency, or instrumentality, and the department, agency, or instrumentality shall furnish the Commission within 90 days a written response that shall be included in any publication of the recommendations of the Commission. The Commission shall have power to appoint and remove an Executive Director— who shall be paid at the rate of basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code; and the appointment of whom shall be made solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position and without regard to political affiliation.
Subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Commission, the Executive Director shall have the power to— appoint, fix the compensation of, and remove such other personnel as he or she determines to be necessary; and procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, persons in the employ of the Commission under subsections
(c)and (d)(1) shall be considered Federal employees for all purposes. Any individual in the employ of the Commission under subsection (d)(1) may not be paid at a rate of pay greater than the highest rate of basic pay provided under the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.