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PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988

established by the Commission not to exceed the rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. (2) With the approval of the Commission, the Executive Director may appoint and fix the compensation of such additional personnel as the Executive Director considers necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission. (3) Subject to such rules as may be issued by the Commission, the chairman may procure temporary and intermittent services of experts and consultants. (4) The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. (5) Service of an individual as a member of the Commission, or employment of an individual by the Commission as an attorney or expert in any business or professional field, on a part-time or fulltime basis, with or without compensation, shall not be considered as service or employment bringing such individual within the provisions of any Federal law relating to conflicts of interest or otherwise imposing restrictions, requirements, or penalties in relation to the employment of persons, the performance of services, or the payment or receipt of compensation in connection with claims, proceedings, or matters involving the United States. Service as a member of the Commission, or as an employee of the Commission, shall not be considered service in an appointive or elective position in the Government for purposes of section 8344 of title 5, United States Code, or comparable provisions of Federal law. (i) POWERS OF COMMISSION.—(1) For the purpose of carrying out

this section, the Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Commission considers appropriate. The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before the Commission. (2) Any member or employee of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which the Commission is authorized to take by this subsection. (j) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON STATE CONFERENCES.—It is the sense of the Congress that the Governors of the 50 States and the Mayor of the District of Columbia should convene State conferences for a Drug-Free America by 1995. These conferences should include attorneys general, district attorneys, mayors, other elected officials, law enforcement officials, educators, drug prevention and treatment experts, and other interested parties. The State conferences should consider the proposed uniform code described in subsection (c) and make recommendations thereon. (k) AvAiLABiuTY OF FuNDS.—There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, and they shall remain available for the term of the Commission. New spending authority or authority to enter contracts as provided in this section shall be effective only to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. SEC. 7605. USE OF EXISTING FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES FOR CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT. President of U.S. (a) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—The President of the United States shall direct the Office of National Drug Control Policy, established

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