12 2 STA T . 2 98 9 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 298 —J UL Y3 1 , 2008 this tit le.T he F e d e ra l Bo ard m a y admi n ister oaths or a f firmations to w itnesses a p pearin gb efore it. ( B )WITNES SE XP ENSES. — Witnesses re qu ested to appear before the Federal Board may be paid the same fees as are paid to witnesses under se c tion 182 1 of title 28 ,U nited S tates C ode. The per diem and mileage allow - ances for witnesses shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Federal Board. (2) I N FORMA TION FROM FE D ERA L A G EN C IES.—Sub j ect to sec- tions 5 52, 552a, and 552b of title 5, United States Code— ( A ) the Federal Board may secure directly from any Federal department or agency information necessary to enable it to carry out this title
and (B) upon request of the Federal Board, the head of that department or agency shall furnish the information to the Federal Board. ( 3 ) INFORMATION TO B E K EPT CONFIDENTIAL.—The Federal Board shall not disclose any information which may compromise an ongoing law enforcement in v estigation or is otherwise required by law to be k ept confidential. (f) COMPENSATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Ex cept as provided in paragraph (2), each Federal Board member shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level I V of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which such Federal Board member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Federal Board. (2) P RO H IBITION OF COMPENSATION FOR GO V ERNMENT EMPLO Y EES.—Federal Board members who serve as officers or employees of the Federal G overnment or a State or a local government may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Federal Board. (3) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each Federal Board member shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist- ence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 5 7 of title 5, United States Code. SEC.104 . PR ESE NTA T IO NO F FE D ERA L LA W ENFORCE M ENT B AD G ES. (a) PRESENTATION BY M EMBER OF CONGRESS.—A Member of Congress may present a Federal L aw Enforcement Badge to any Federal Law Enforcement Badge recipient who resides in such Member ’ s congressional district. If both a Senator and R epresenta- tive choose to present a Federal Law Enforcement Badge, such Senator and Representative shall make a joint presentation. (b) PRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—If no Member of Congress chooses to present the Federal Law Enforcement Badge as described in subsection (a), the Attorney General, or a designee of the Attorney General, shall present such Federal Law Enforce- ment Badge. (c) PRESENTATION ARRANGEMENTS.—The office of the Member of Congress presenting each Federal Law Enforcement Badge may make arrangements for the presentation of such Federal Law Enforcement Badge, and if a Senator and Representative choose to participate jointly as described in subsection (a), the Members shall make joint arrangements. The Federal Board shall facilitate 42USC15 244 .
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