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The Commission may procure, in accordance with the provisions of 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, the temporary or inter- 
mittent sendees of experts or consultants. Persons so employed shall 
receive compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Commission, but not 
exceeding for any day (including traveltime) the daily equivalent of 
the effective rate for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule. 
"While away from his home or regular place of business in the per- 
formance of services for the Commission, any such person may be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 
authorized by section 5703 (b) of title 5, United States Code, for per- 
sons in the Government service employed intermittently. 
The Commission may appoint technical committees composed of 
Such private citizens and officials of the Federal, State, and local gov- 
ernments as it deems desirable to advise it with respect to its functions 
under the law subject to its jurisdiction, and to pay such members 
(other than those regularly employed by the Federal Government) 
while attending meetings of such committees, or otherwise serving 
at the request of the Commission, Compensation, and travel expenses 
-at the rate provided by section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code 
\vith respect to experts and consultants. 
The Commission may publish and disseminate to the public such 
reports, information, recommendations, and other material relating 
to its functions, activities, and studies as it deems appropriate. 
The Commission may enter into contracts for the purpose of carry- 
ing out the provisions of this part. 
The Commission may conduct and support training of personnel 
of the Commission for purposes of carrying out the provisions of this 
part. 
The Commission shall not delegate any of the duties and functions 
vested in it under this part, including the functions and duties re- 
specting licensing and inspection, of facilities to any individual who 
is not an employee of the Commission, or to any partnership, corpora- 
tion, association, or to any Federal, State, or local government entity. 
The Commission shall require such periods of time for the retention 
and maintenance of records required under this part as the Commis- 
sion determines are necessary and appropriate. 
DISCLOSURE OF DATA 
Section 1817 of bill S. 1217 declares that except as provided in sub- 
section (b). any information obtained by the Commission or any 
representative of the Commission which is exempt from disclosure 
pursuant to subsection (a) of section 552, title 5 of the United States 
Code, by reason of subsection (b) (4) of such section, shall not be dis- 
closed bv the Commission or any officer or employee of the United 
States. However such information — 
(1) shall be disclosed to any officer or employee of the United 
States — 
(a) in connection with the Official duties of such officer or 
employee under any law for the protection of health or the 
environment, or 
(b) for specific law enforcement purposes : 
(2) shall be disclosed to contractors with the Commission and 
employees of such contractors if in the opinion of the Commission 
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