; Staff of Commission (1) Director The Commission shall have a Director who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Commission. (2) Staff Subject to rules prescribed by the Commission, the Commission shall appoint and fix the pay of at least 11 additional personnel as the Director considers appropriate. (3) Civil service protection The Director and staff shall qualify for civil service protection. (e) Consultation The Commission may collaborate with historians, sociologists, researchers, graduate students, doctoral students, law students, community members, formerly incarcerated or exonerated individuals, or other individuals directly impacted by discrimination by any Federal agency to identify any appropriate instance to be reviewed by the Commission. (f) Research The Commission may investigate any instance brought to the attention of the Commission as described in subsection (e) and may issue a subpoena to any agency that a majority of the Commission determines is necessary. (g) Report to Congress Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least quarterly thereafter, the Commission shall submit to Congress and the appropriate congressional committees, a report including the following: (1) Information on any alternative to the pardon process, including exoneration or other forgiveness. (2) Each instance reviewed during the quarter. (3) Recommendations on legislative or executive action with respect to each instance reviewed by the Commission. (h) Exception for termination of Commission Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the Commission. (i) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the following: (1) The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. (2) The Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.