; and (B) paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Staff The Commission may appoint personnel as appropriate subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and who shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. (3) Experts and consultants The Council may procure temporary and intermittent services to support the work of the Commission under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for the General Schedule. (4) Staff of Federal agencies Upon request of the Council and the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this section. (d) Duties The Commission shall— (1) work with the Council to make recommendations, inform, and participate in efforts to conduct research into, collect, analyze, and make publicly available data on, and provide leadership and coordination for furthering racial equity in housing, examining the impacts of structural racism on housing and homelessness, and the effectiveness of intervention strategies to address these impacts