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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1990

To reauthorize appropriations for the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983,

and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 25, 1996

Mr. BROWN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To reauthorize appropriations for the Civil Rights

Commission Act of 1983, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civil Rights Commis5 sion Reauthorization Act of 1996’’.

6 SEC. 2. BIPARTISANSHIP.

7 Section 2(b)(1) of the Civil Rights Commission Act

8 of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975(b)(1)) is amended by inserting

9 before the period the following: ‘‘, and of the members ap-
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1 pointed not more than two shall be appointed from the

2 same political party’’.

3 SEC. 3. APPROVAL OF SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.

4 Section 3(c) of the Civil Rights Commission Act of

5 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a(c)) is amended by adding at the

6 end the following:

7 ‘‘(3) APPROVAL.—The Commission may submit

8 a report under this subsection only with the approval

9 of a majority of the members of the Commission

10 that are present at a meeting when a quorum is

11 present.’’.

12 SEC. 4. APPROVAL OF ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.

13 Section 3(e)(2) of the Civil Rights Commission Act

14 of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a(e)(2)) is amended by inserting

15 after the first sentence the following: ‘‘The Commission

16 may issue a subpoena under this paragraph only with the

17 approval of a majority of the members of the Commission

18 that are present at a meeting when a quorum is present.’’.

19 SEC. 5. REVIEW OF STAFF DIRECTOR.

20 Section 4(a) of the Civil Rights Commission Act of

21 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975b(a)) is amended—

22 (1) by striking ‘‘There shall’’ and inserting the

23 following:

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall’’;
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting the follow2 ing:

3 ‘‘(i)’’;

4 (3) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting the follow5 ing:

6 ‘‘(ii)’’; and

7 (4) by adding at the end the following:

8 ‘‘(2) REVIEW AND RETENTION.—The Commis9 sion shall annually review the performance of the

10 staff director and conduct a vote with respect to re11 tention of the staff director. The Commission shall

12 be considered to have removed the staff director if

13 less than a majority of the members of the Commis14 sion votes for retention of the staff director.

15 ‘‘(3) NONCAREER APPOINTEE.—The staff direc16 tor shall be considered to be a noncareer appointee,

17 as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United

18 States Code.’’.

19 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

20 Section 5 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983

21 (42 U.S.C. 1975c) is amended—

22 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘for fiscal

23 year 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years

24 1997 and 1998’’; and
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1 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘fiscal

2 year 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 1997 or

3 1998’’.

4 SEC. 7. TERMINATION.

5 Section 6 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983

6 (42 U.S.C. 1975d) is amended by striking ‘‘1996’’ and

7 inserting ‘‘1998’’.

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