SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a con-
gressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day 
Slavery (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 12 members, of whom— 
(A) 3 shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives; 
(B) 3 shall be appointed by the majority 
leader of the Senate; 
(C) 3 shall be appointed by the minority 
leader of the House of Representatives; and 
(D) 3 shall be appointed by the minority 
leader of the Senate. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Com-
mission shall be individuals with demonstrated ex-
pertise or experience in combating modern-day slav-
ery. 
(3) DATE.—The appointments of the members 
of the Commission shall be made not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Mem-
bers shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any 
vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but 
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shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment. 
(d) CO-CHAIRPERSONS.—The Speaker of the House 
of Representatives shall designate 1 of the members ap-
pointed under subsection (b)(1)(A) as a co-chairperson of 
the Commission. The majority leader of the Senate shall 
designate 1 of the members appointed under subsection 
(b)(1)(B) as a co-chairperson of the Commission. 
(e) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
hold its first meeting. 
(f) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the 
call of either Co-chairperson. 
(g) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser num-
ber of members may meet or hold hearings. 
SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall— 
(A) conduct a thorough study of modern- 
day slavery in all its forms and why it still ex-
ists, including the failure by authorities to en-
force laws prohibiting slavery and prosecuting 
the perpetrators of slavery, corruption among 
officials, and the vulnerability of certain popu-
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lations, such as those who are discriminated 
against because of gender, ethnicity or caste, 
and those in areas of conflict and post conflict, 
transitioning states, or states undergoing sud-
den political upheaval, economic collapse, civil 
unrest, internal armed conflict, chronic unem-
ployment, widespread poverty, or manmade or 
natural disasters; 
(B) review programs of relevant govern-
mental agencies with respect to modern-day- 
slavery, including the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, the Department 
of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Health and Human Services, the 
Department of Homeland Security, the Depart-
ment of Labor, the Department of the Treas-
ury, the United States Agency for International 
Development, the Department of State, the 
President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor 
and Combat Trafficking in Persons, and the 
Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center; 
(C) examine efforts undertaken by foreign 
countries and multilateral organizations to pre-
vent or combat modern-day slavery in all its 
forms, prosecute the perpetrators or protect its 
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victims, and identify those countries with the 
most significant number of victims of modern- 
day slavery; and 
(D) convene additional experts from rel-
evant nongovernmental organizations as part of 
the Commission’s review. 
(2) GOALS.—Based on its findings under para-
graph (1), the Commission shall— 
(A) advise the Congress on how the United 
States could lend support to the efforts to 
eradicate modern-day slavery in all its forms; 
(B) provide a comprehensive evaluation of 
comparative models and strategies to prevent 
modern-day slavery, rescue and rehabilitate vic-
tims of modern-day slavery, prosecute offend-
ers, increase accountability within countries 
that tolerate modern-day slavery, develop inter-
national cooperation to combat modern slavery, 
and increase education about modern-day slav-
ery in all its forms, particularly among vulner-
able populations; 
(C) provide a comprehensive evaluation of 
current United States trade policy’s effect on 
modern slavery, including a list of the top ten 
countries with the highest number of slaves 
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