123STA T . 1 6 2 9PUBLIC LA W 111 – 21 —M A Y 2 0, 2009 of f ice, i nd e p enden t e s t abl is hm ent, o r instr u mentalit y of the U nited S tates any information related to any in q uiry of the C ommission conducted under this section, includin g information of a confidential nature (w hich the Commission shall maintain in a secure manner ).E ach such department, agency, bureau, board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality shall furnish such information directly to the Commission upon request. ( B ) OTHER E N T I TIE S . —I t is the sense of the Congress that the Commission should see k testimony or information from principals and other representati v es of government agencies and private entities that were significant partici - pants in the United States and global financial and housing markets during the time period e x amined by the Commis- sion. ( 5 ) ADM INISTR A TI V ES UP P O RT SERVI C ES.—Upon the request of the Commission— (A) the Administrator of G eneral Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the adminis- trative support services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this Act
and (B) other F ederal departments and agencies may pro- vide to the Commission any administrative support services as may be determined by the head of such department or agency to be advisable and authori z ed by law. ( 6 ) D ONATIONS O FG OODS AND SERVICES.— T he Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. ( 7 ) P OSTA L SERVICES.—The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as departments and agencies of the United States. ( 8 )PO W ERS OF SU B COMMITTEES, MEMBERS, AND AGENTS.— Any subcommittee, member, or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which the Commission is authorized to take by this section. (e) STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.— ( 1 ) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a Director who shall be appointed by the Chairperson and the V ice Chair- person, acting j ointly. ( 2 ) STAFF.—The Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson may jointly appoint additional personnel, as may be necessary, to enable the Commission to carry out its functions. ( 3 ) APPLICABILIT Y OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid with- out regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under this paragraph may exceed the equivalent of that payable for a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. Any individual appointed under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be treated as an employee for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 8 4 , 85,87,8 9 , 89A, 89B, and 9 0 of that title. (4) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement from
