community or the Department of Homeland Security 
(including the Transportation Security Administra-
tion, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
or the Border Patrol), and no State or local law en-
forcement agency may engage in any exchange with 
any police, military, or security forces of the foreign 
country. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘exchange’’ means any train-
ing, or sharing of practices or technologies, 
whether sponsored by a government or private 
entity; and 
(B) the term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003). 
(3) RULES
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed— 
(A) to restrict the freedom of movement or 
freedom of expression of any individual; or 
(B) to restrict the transfer or removal of 
any prisoner as part of a United States law en-
forcement activity. 
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(f) DUTY TO INFORM.—If sanctions described in sub-
sections (b), (c), (d), and (e) are imposed with respect to 
a foreign country under section 101, the President— 
(1) shall promptly inform the government of the 
foreign country of the basis for such action; and 
(2) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
assist the foreign government in taking effective 
measures to bring the foreign country into compli-
ance as described in section 103. 
SEC. 103. TERMINATION. 
The President shall terminate the sanctions imposed 
under this title with respect to a foreign country if the 
President certifies to Congress the following: 
(1) The foreign country is no longer committing 
any of the acts described in subsection (b), (c), or 
(d) of section 101. 
(2) The foreign country has established tangible 
measures to ensure such acts are not committed in 
the future, including providing for the following 
measures and using, where appropriate, a trauma- 
informed, survivor-centered approach: 
(A) Criminal prosecutions of perpetrators 
and intellectual authors with internationally 
recognized due process standards. 
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(B) Reparations to victims, which may in-
clude monetary reparations, symbolic repara-
tions, or other recompense provided with the in-
tent of compensating the victims, their families, 
and their communities. 
(C) Structural, legal, and institutional re-
forms. 
(D) Truth-telling mechanisms, which may 
include Truth Commissions, community-based 
hearings, declassification of appropriate mate-
rials, or other public release of verifiable infor-
mation related to the violation. 
SEC. 104. REPORTS REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the President shall submit to Congress a report on the 
implementation of this title. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A list of all foreign countries with respect 
to which the President imposed sanctions under this 
title, including explanations of the decision-making 
process to impose such sanctions. 
(2) A list of all foreign countries with respect 
to which sanctions were recommended by the Com-
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mission, and with respect to which sanctions im-
posed under this title have terminated in accordance 
with section 103, including explanations of the deci-
sion-making process to terminate such sanctions. 
(3) A list of all foreign countries with respect 
to which the President considered terminating, but 
did not terminate, sanctions under this title in ac-
cordance with section 103, including explanations of 
the decision-making process not to terminate such 
sanctions. 
SEC. 105. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title may be construed as congres-
sional authorization for the use of military force against 
any foreign country or entity. 
TITLE II—UNITED STATES COM-
MISSION ON ATROCITY AC-
COUNTABILITY AND HUMAN 
RIGHTS 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a commission 
to be known as the United States Commission on Atrocity 
Accountability and Human Rights (in this title referred 
to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall be 
composed of the following: 
(A) The Ambassador at Large for War 
Crimes, who shall serve ex officio as a non-
voting member of the Commission. 
(B) Nine other voting members, who shall 
be United States citizens who are not being 
paid as officers or employees of the Government 
of the United States, and who shall be ap-
pointed as follows: 
(i) Two members of the Commission 
shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House of the House of Representatives. 
(ii) Two members of the Commission 
shall be appointed by the minority leader 
of the House of Representatives. 
(iii) Two members of the Commission 
shall be appointed by the majority leader 
of the Senate. 
(iv) Two members of the Commission 
shall be appointed by the minority leader 
of the Senate. 
(v) One member of the Commission 
shall be appointed by the President. 
(2) SELECTION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Com-
mission shall be selected from among distin-
guished individuals noted for their knowledge 
and experience in fields relevant to the issue of 
human rights, atrocity prevention, global crimi-
nal justice, and international humanitarian law. 
(B) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—Each mem-
ber of the Commission shall be required to ob-
tain a security clearance. 
(3) TIME
OF
APPOINTMENT.—The appoint-
ments required by paragraph (1) shall be made not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(4) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The appropriate 
Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Commis-
sion in expeditiously providing to members of the 
Commission and staff appropriate security clear-
ances to the extent necessary and pursuant to exist-
ing procedures and requirements. 
(c) TERMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The term of office of each 
member of the Commission shall be two years. An 
individual may not serve more than two terms as a 
member of the Commission. For any individual serv-
ing as a member of the Commission for two such 
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terms, such member’s term shall expire 90 days 
after the last day of the second term as a member 
of the Commission. A member of the Commission 
may not serve after the expiration of that member’s 
term. 
(2) INELIGIBILITY FOR REAPPOINTMENT.—If a 
member of the Commission attends, by being phys-
ically present or by conference call, less than 75 per-
cent of the meetings of the Commission during one 
of that member’s terms on the Commission, the 
member shall not be eligible for reappointment to 
the Commission. 
(d) ELECTION OF CHAIR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At the first meeting of the 
Commission after January 1 of each calendar year, 
a majority of the members of the Commission 
present and voting shall elect the Chair of the Com-
mission from among the members of the Commission 
to serve a term for the remainder of that calendar 
year. 
(2) LIMITATION.—A member of the Commis-
sion elected as Chair of the Commission may serve 
more than one term as Chair but any such terms 
may not be consecutive terms. 
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(e) QUORUM.—Six voting members of the Commis-
sion shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting 
business of the Commission. 
(f) MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days after 
the date on which after the annual Country Reports 
on Human Rights Practices is submitted to Con-
gress, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Com-
mission shall convene for purposes of transacting 
business of the Commission. 
(2) OTHER MEETINGS.—The Commission shall 
otherwise meet at the call of the Chair or, if no 
Chair has been elected for that calendar year, at the 
call of six voting members of the Commission. 
(g) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy of the Commission 
shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the manner 
in which the original appointment was made. A member 
may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until 
a successor has taken office. Any member appointed to 
fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term 
for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall 
be appointed only for the remainder of that term. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Administrator 
of General Services shall provide to the Commission on 
a reimbursable basis (or, in the discretion of the Adminis-
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trator, on a nonreimbursable basis) such administrative 
support services as the Commission may request to carry 
out the provisions of this title. 
(i) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Commission 
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence at rates authorized for employ-
ees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code, while away from their 
homes or regular places of business in the perform-
ance of services for the Commission. 
(2) TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS.—Members of the 
Commission are subject to the requirements set 
forth in chapters 300 through 304 of title 41, Code 
of Federal Regulations (commonly known as the 
Federal Travel Regulation), and the Department of 
State Standardized Regulations governing author-
ized travel at government expense, including regula-
tions concerning the mode of travel, lodging and per 
diem expenditures, reimbursement payments, and 
expense reporting and documentation requirements. 
SEC. 202. DUTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall have as its 
primary responsibility— 
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(1) review of facts and circumstances of viola-
tions of international human rights law and inter-
national humanitarian law contained in the annual 
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, in-
cluding other relevant sources; and 
(2) making of policy recommendations to the 
President, the Secretary of State, and Congress with 
respect to the imposition and termination of sanc-
tions under title I. 
(b) MONITORING.—The Commission shall, on an on-
going basis— 
(1) monitor facts and circumstances of viola-
tions of international human rights law and inter-
national humanitarian law, in consultation with 
independent human rights groups, humanitarian 
groups, and nongovernmental organizations, includ-
ing those groups and organizations providing direct 
services; 
(2) gather human rights documentation and 
evidence supplied by community-based human rights 
monitors; and 
(3) make such recommendations as may be nec-
essary to the appropriate officials and offices in the 
United States Government. 
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SEC. 203. POWERS. 
(a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may, for 
the purpose of carrying out its duties under this 
title, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places 
in the United States, take testimony, and receive 
evidence as the Commission considers advisable to 
carry out the purposes of this title. 
(2) CLASSIFIED HEARINGS.—The Commission 
may hold hearings in classified settings. If the Com-
mission holds a hearing in a classified setting, the 
Commission shall publish a summary of the hearing 
and the summary available to the public. 
(b) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may secure 
directly from any Federal department or agency 
such information as the Commission considers nec-
essary to carry out this title. Upon request of the 
Chair of the Commission, the head of such depart-
ment or agency shall furnish such information expe-
ditiously to the Commission, subject to applicable 
law. Such information may be provided in classified 
form, or with a classified annex. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—If a Federal agency does 
not furnish information described in paragraph (1) 
expeditiously to the Commission, the Chair of the 
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Commission shall notify the committees of Congress 
of jurisdiction and appropriate investigative authori-
ties. 
(c) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as other Federal departments and 
agencies. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.—The Commis-
sion may adopt such rules and regulations, relating to ad-
ministrative procedure, as may be reasonably necessary to 
enable it to carry out the provisions of this title. 
(e) VIEWS OF THE COMMISSION.—The members of 
the Commission may speak in their capacity as private 
citizens. Statements on behalf of the Commission shall be 
issued in writing over the names of the members. The 
Commission shall in its written statements clearly describe 
its statutory authority, distinguishing that authority from 
that of appointed or elected officials of the United States 
Government. Oral statements, where practicable, shall in-
clude a similar description. 
(f) TRAVEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Commission 
may, with the approval of the Commission, conduct 
such travel as is necessary to carry out the purpose 
of this title. 
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(2) APPROVAL.—Each trip of a member of the 
Commission, other than the member described in 
section 201(b)(1)(A), shall be approved by a major-
ity of the members of the Commission. 
SEC. 204. MATTERS RELATING TO PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may, without re-
gard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and 
terminate an Executive Director and such other additional 
personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission 
to perform its duties. The decision to employ or terminate 
an Executive Director shall be made by an affirmative vote 
of at least six of the nine voting members of the Commis-
sion. 
(b) COMPENSATION.—The Commission may fix the 
compensation of the Executive Director and other per-
sonnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 
Code, relating to classification of positions and General 
Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the 
Executive Director and other personnel may not exceed 
the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of such title. 
(c) PROFESSIONAL STAFF.—The Commission and 
the Executive Director shall hire Commission staff on the 
basis of professional and nonpartisan qualifications. Mem-
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bers of the Commission may not individually hire staff of 
the Commission. Staff shall serve the Commission as a 
whole and may not be assigned to the particular service 
of a single member of the Commission or a specified group 
of such members. This subsection does not prohibit staff 
personnel from assisting individual members of the Com-
mission with particular needs related to their duties. 
(d) STAFF
AND SERVICES
OF OTHER FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—The Secretary of 
State shall assist the Commission by providing on a 
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis to the Com-
mission such staff and administrative services as 
may be necessary and appropriate to perform its 
functions. 
(2) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon the re-
quest of the Commission, the head of any Federal 
department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable 
or nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of 
that department or agency to the Commission to as-
sist it in carrying out its functions under this title. 
The detail of any such personnel shall be without 
interruption or loss of civil service or Foreign Serv-
ice status or privilege. 
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(e) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The Executive Direc-
tor shall be required to obtain a security clearance. The 
Executive Director may request, on a needs-only basis and 
in order to perform the duties of the Commission, that 
other personnel of the Commission be required to obtain 
a security clearance. The level of clearance shall be the 
lowest necessary to appropriately perform the duties of the 
Commission. 
(f) COST.—The Commission shall reimburse all ap-
propriate Federal agencies for the cost of obtaining clear-
ances for members of the Commission, for the Executive 
Director, and for any other personnel. 
(g) APPLICATION OF ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS.— 
For purposes of providing remedies and procedures to ad-
dress alleged violations of rights and protections that per-
tain to employment discrimination, family and medical 
leave, fair labor standards, employee polygraph protection, 
worker adjustment and retraining, veterans’ employment 
and reemployment, intimidation or reprisal, protections 
under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), occupational safety and health, 
labor-management relations, and rights and protections 
that apply to employees whose pay is disbursed by the Sec-
retary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives, all employees of the Com-
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mission shall be treated as employees whose pay is dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Admin-
istrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as the 
case may be, and the Commission shall be treated as an 
employing office of the Senate or the House of Represent-
atives. 
SEC. 205. REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 of 
each calendar year, the Commission shall submit to the 
President, the Secretary of State, and Congress a report 
that contains, with respect to such calendar year— 
(1) its policy recommendations described in 
paragraph (2) of section 202(a) based on its review 
under paragraph (1) of such section, including— 
(A) a public summary of recommendations 
and list of the countries with respect to which 
the Commission recommends imposing or termi-
nating sanctions under title I; and 
(B) a rationale for imposing or terminating 
such sanctions; and 
(2) its monitoring activities under section 
202(b), including a list of its sources, a list of orga-
nizations and individuals consulted, and a summary 
of its findings. 
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