assistance Following consultation with and upon the request of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of any agency may detail an employee of the agency to the Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. (4) GAO and OIRA assistance The Comptroller General of the United States and the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shall provide assistance, including the detailing of employees, to the Commission in accordance with an agreement entered into with the Commission. (d) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services The Chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title. (e) Contracting authority The Commission may acquire administrative supplies and equipment for Commission use to the extent funds are available. (f) Administrative support Upon the request of the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this Act. 7. Termination of the commission The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the Commission submits its report under section 4. 8. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to the Commission to carry out this Act. (b) Availability Any sums appropriated under the authorization contained in this section shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended.