PUBLIC LAW 107-173—MAY 14, 2002 116 STAT. 551 SEC. 203. COMMISSION ON INTEROPERABLE DATA SHARING. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one yesir after the date of enactment of the USA PATRIOT Act, the President shall establish a Commission on Interoperable Data Sharing (in this section referred to as the "Commission"). The purposes of the Commission shall be to— (1) monitor the protections described in section 201(c)(3); (2) provide oversight of the interoperable electronic data system described in section 202; and (3) report to Congress annually on the Commission's findings and recommendations. (b) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall consist of nine members, who shall be appointed by the President, as follows: (1) One member, who shall serve as Cheiir of the Commission. (2) Eight members, who shall be appointed from a list of nominees jointly provided by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate. (c) CONSIDERATIONS. — The Commission shall consider recommendations regarding the following issues: (1) Adequate protection of privacy concerns inherent in the design, implementation, or operation of the interoperable electronic data system. (2) Timely adoption of security innovations, consistent with generally accepted security standards, to protect the integrity and confidentiality of information to prevent the risks of accidentgd or imauthorized loss, access, destruction, use modification, or disclosiu'e of information. (3) The adequacy of mechanisms to permit the timely correction of errors in data maintained by the interoperable data system. (4) Other protections against unauthorized use of data to guard against the misuse of the interoperable data system or the data maintained by the system, including recommendations for modifications to existing laws and regulations to sanction misuse of the system. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as may be necessary to C£UTy out this section. SEC. 204. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES FOR POSITIONS INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTA- TION OF THE INTEROPERABLE ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEM ("CHIMERA SYSTEM^). (a) IN GENERAL.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to position classification or employee pay or performance, the Attorney General may hire and fix the compensation of necessary scientific, technical, engineering, and other analytical personnel for the purpose of the development and implementation of the interoperable electronic data system described in section 202(a)(2) (also known as the "Chimera system"). (b) LIMITATION ON RATE OF PAY. —Except as otherwise provided by law, no employee compensated under subsection (a) may be paid at a rate in excess of the rate payable for a position at level III of the Executive Schedule. 8 USC 1723. Deadlines. President. Reports. President. 8 USC 1724. 99-194O-03 -19:QL3Part1
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