PUBLIC LAW 106-55—AUG. 17, 1999 113 STAT. 403 " (d) STAFF AND SERVICES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— "(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— The Secretary of State shall assist the Commission by providing on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis to the Commission such staff and administrative services as may be necessary and appropriate to perform its functions. "(2) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— Upon the request of the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its functions under this title. The detail of any such personnel shall be without interruption or loss of civil service or Foreign Service status or privilege. "(e) SECURITY CLEARANCES.— The Executive Director shall be required to obtain a security clearance. The Executive Director may request, pn a needs-only basis and in order to perform the duties of the Commission, that other personnel of the Commission be required to obtain a security clearance. The level of clearance shall be the lowest necessary to appropriately perform the duties of the Commission. "(f) COST. —The Commission shall reimburse all appropriate Government agencies for the cost of obteiining clearances for members of the commission, for the executive director, and for any other personnel."; (4) in section 207(a) (as redesignated by this Act), by 22 USC 6435. striking all that follows "3,000,000" and inserting "to carry out the provisions of this title."; and (5) by inserting after section 207 (as redesignated) the following: "SEC. 208. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND DISCLOSURE. 22 USC 6435a. " (a) COOPERATION WITH NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND CONGRESS.—The Commission shall seek to effectively and freely cooperate with all entities engaged in the promotion of religious freedom abroad, governmental and nongovernmental, in the performance of the Commission's duties under this title. "(b) CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ANTINEPOTISM.— "(1) MEMBER AFFILIATIONS.— Except as provided in paragraph (3), in order to ensure the independence and integrity of the Commission, the Commission may not compensate any nongovernmental agency, project, or person related to or affiliated with any member of the Commission, whether in that member's direct employ or not. Staff employed by the Commission may not serve in the employ of any nongovernmental agency, project, or person related to or affiliated with any member of the Commission while employed by the Commission. "(2) STAFF COMPENSATION. —Staff of the Commission may not receive compensation from any other source for work performed in carrying out the duties of the Commission while employed by the Commission. "(3) EXCEPTION.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— Subject to subparagraph (B), paragraph (1) shall not apply to payments made for items such as conference fees or the purchase of periodicals or other simileir expenses, if such payments would not cause
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