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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``529 and ABLE Account Improvement Act 
of 2016''.

SEC. 2. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS AND 
              QUALIFIED ABLE PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 132 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and 
inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(9) qualified tuition program and qualified ABLE program 
        contributions.''.
    (b) Qualified Tuition Program and Qualified ABLE Program 
Contributions Defined.--Section 132 of such Code is amended by 
redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (p) and inserting after 
subsection (n) the following new subsection:
    ``(o) Qualified Tuition Program and Qualified ABLE Program 
Contributions Defined.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
        `qualified tuition and qualified ABLE program contributions' 
        means contributions (including matching contributions) made by 
        an employer directly to a qualified tuition program (as 
        described in section 529) or qualified ABLE program (as 
        described in section 529A) designated by an employee if--
                    ``(A) such contribution is made to an account under 
                such program for which the designated beneficiary is 
                the employee or a member of the family of the employee 
                (within the meaning of section 529(e)(2)), and
                    ``(B) such contribution is made in connection with 
                a qualified payroll deduction contribution program 
                established by the employer.
            ``(2) Qualified payroll deduction contribution program.--
        For purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified payroll 
        deduction contribution program' means a program established by 
        an employer--
                    ``(A) under which employees may elect to make 
                contributions to accounts described in paragraph (1)(A) 
                which reduce the amount of wages received directly by 
                such employee by the amount of such contribution, and
                    ``(B) which is made available on substantially the 
                same terms to each member of a group of employees which 
                is defined under a reasonable classification set up by 
                the employer which does not discriminate in favor of 
                highly compensated employees (as defined in section 
                414(q)).
            ``(3) Limitation on exclusion.--The amount of qualified 
        tuition and qualified ABLE program contributions which may be 
        excluded from gross income under subsection (a)(9) with respect 
        to any employee shall not exceed $100 in any calendar year.
            ``(4) Nondiscrimination rule for employer contributions.--
        Subsection (a)(9) shall only apply to contributions provided 
        with respect to a highly compensated employee if such 
        contributions meet the requirements of paragraph (2)(B).
            ``(5) Inflation adjustment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
                beginning in a calendar year after 2016, the $100 
                amount contained in paragraph (3) shall be increased by 
                an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment 
                        determined under section 1(f)(3) for the 
                        calendar year in which the taxable year begins, 
                        determined by substituting `calendar year 2015' 
                        for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) 
                        thereof.
                    ``(B) Rounding.--Any increase determined under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be rounded to the nearest 
                multiple of $25.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to contributions made after December 31, 2016.

SEC. 3. TAX CREDIT FOR SMALL EMPLOYER COSTS OF ESTABLISHING DIRECT 
              PAYROLL DEDUCTION INTO QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS AND 
              QUALIFIED ABLE PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 45E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Application to Programs for Payroll Deduction Contributions 
to Qualified Tuition Programs and Qualified ABLE Programs.--In the case 
of a qualified payroll deduction contribution program (as defined in 
section 132(o)(2)) established by an employer--
            ``(1) such program shall be treated as an eligible employer 
        plan for purposes of this section,
            ``(2) this section (including the limitation of subsection 
        (b)) shall be applied separately with respect to such programs 
        and any other eligible employer plans of the employer, and
            ``(3) subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) shall be applied by 
        substituting `education' for `retirement-related education'.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) The heading for section 45E of such Code is amended by 
        striking ``pension''.
            (2) The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of 
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 45E and inserting the following 
        new item:

``Sec. 45E. Small employer plan startup costs.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to costs paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. EXEMPTIONS FROM ADDITIONAL TAX FOR CERTAIN DISTRIBUTIONS FROM 
              QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 529(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
following: ``This paragraph shall not apply to the extent that--
                    ``(A) a payment or distribution is contributed to 
                an individual retirement plan of the account owner or 
                the designated beneficiary with respect to the calendar 
                year in which the payment or distribution is received,
                    ``(B) a payment or distribution is used (within 90 
                days of the payment or distribution) to make a payment 
                of interest or principal on a qualified education loan 
                (as defined in section 222(d)(1)) on behalf of the 
                designated beneficiary or a member of the family of 
                such designated beneficiary within the meaning of 
                section 529(e)(2)), or
                    ``(C) the recipient of a payment or distribution 
                makes (within 90 days of the receipt of the payment or 
                distribution) a contribution to an organization 
                described in section 170(b)(1)(A) (other than any 
                organization described in section 509(a)(3) or any fund 
                or account described in section 4966(d)(2)), but only 
                if--
                            ``(i) a deduction for the entire payment or 
                        distribution is allowable under section 170, 
                        and
                            ``(ii) the total payments and distributions 
                        taken into account under this subparagraph with 
                        respect to such recipient for any taxable year 
                        does not exceed $1,000.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION REGARDING INVESTMENT DIRECTION IN QUALIFIED 
              TUITION PROGRAMS AND QUALIFIED ABLE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Investment Direction in Qualified Tuition Programs.--Paragraph 
(4) of section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of this paragraph, 
rebalancing investments among broad-based investment strategies 
established under the program shall not be treated as investment 
direction by a contributor or designated beneficiary unless the 
specific investments within those broad-based strategies are directed 
by the contributor or designated beneficiary.''.
    (b) Investment Direction in Qualified ABLE Programs.--Paragraph (4) 
of section 529A(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``For purposes of this paragraph, rebalancing investments 
among broad-based investment strategies established under the program 
shall not be treated as investment direction by a designated 
beneficiary unless the specific investments within those broad-based 
strategies are directed by the designated beneficiary.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to calendar years beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. ROLLOVERS BETWEEN QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS AND QUALIFIED ABLE 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Rollovers From Qualified Tuition Programs to Qualified ABLE 
Programs.--Clause (i) of section 529(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (I), 
by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and inserting ``, 
or'', and by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(III) to an ABLE account (as 
                                defined in section 529A(e)(6)) of the 
                                designated beneficiary or a member of 
                                the family of the designated 
                                beneficiary.
                        Subclause (III) shall not apply to so much of a 
                        distribution which, when added to all other 
                        contributions made to the ABLE account for the 
                        taxable year, exceeds the limitation under 
                        section 529A(b)(2)(B).''.
    (b) Rollovers From Qualified ABLE Programs to Qualified Tuition 
Programs.--Clause (i) of section 529A(c)(1)(C) of such Code is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``such payment or distribution, into 
        another'' and inserting ``such payment or distribution--
                                    ``(I) into another'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, 
        or'', and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(II) to a qualified tuition 
                                program (as described in section 529) 
                                for the benefit of the same designated 
                                beneficiary or a member of the family 
                                of such designated beneficiary.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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529 and ABLE Account Improvement Act of 2016  This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) and ABLE accounts. (Tax-favored ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses.)  The bill excludes from gross income a fringe benefit consisting of up to $100 per year (adjusted for inflation after 2016) of employer contributions to an employee's 529 or ABLE account. The employer contribution must be made: (1) to an account for which the designated beneficiary is the employee or a member of the employee's family, and (2) in connection with a payroll deduction contribution program established by the employer.  The bill also: (1) expands the tax credit for small employer pension plan startup costs to include the costs of establishing a payroll deduction contribution program for 529 plans and ABLE accounts;(2) permits 529 funds to be used for transfers to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), education loan payments, or charitable contributions without being subject to the additional tax for distributions that are not used for qualified higher education expenses; and (3) permits tax-free rollovers of funds between 529 and ABLE accounts for the benefit of the same beneficiary or a family member of the beneficiary. For the purpose of current law restrictions on the frequency of investment directions that a beneficiary or contributor may provide for a 529 or ABLE account, rebalancing investments among broad-based investment strategies established under the program is not an investment direction unless the beneficiary or contributor directs the specific investments within the strategies. 


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Equity and Accountability 
through Research Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES.

    (a) Redesignation.--
            (1) In general.--Title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 401(b)(24), by striking ``National 
                Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities'' and 
                inserting ``National Institute for Minority Health and 
                Health Disparities''; and
                    (B) in subpart 6 of part E--
                            (i) in the subpart heading, by striking 
                        ``Center'' and inserting ``Institute'';
                            (ii) in the headings of sections 485E and 
                        485H, by striking ``center'' and inserting 
                        ``institute''; and
                            (iii) by striking (other than in section 
                        485E(i)(1)) the term ``Center'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``Institute''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in any law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities shall 
        be deemed to be a reference to the National Institute for 
        Minority Health and Health Disparities.
    (b) Duties; Authorities; Funding.--Section 485E of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287c-31) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
    ``(e) Duties of the Director.--
            ``(1) Interagency coordination of minority health and 
        health disparity activities.--With respect to minority health 
        and health disparities, the Director of the Institute shall 
        plan, coordinate, and evaluate research and other activities 
        conducted or supported by the institutes and centers of the 
        National Institutes of Health. In carrying out the preceding 
        sentence, the Director of the Institute shall evaluate the 
        minority health and health disparity activities of each of such 
        institutes and centers and shall provide for the periodic 
        reevaluation of such activities. Such institutes and centers 
        shall be responsible for providing information to the 
        Institute, including data on clinical trials funded or 
        conducted by these institutes and centers.
            ``(2) Consultations.--The Director of the Institute shall 
        carry out this subpart (including developing and revising the 
        plan and budget required by subsection (f) in consultation with 
        the heads of the institutes and centers of the National 
        Institutes of Health, the advisory councils of such institutes 
        and centers, and the advisory council established pursuant to 
        subsection (j).
            ``(3) Coordination of activities.--The Director of the 
        Institute--
                    ``(A) shall act as the primary Federal official 
                with responsibility for coordinating all research and 
                activities conducted or supported by the National 
                Institutes of Health on minority or other health 
                disparities;
                    ``(B) shall represent the health disparities 
                research program of the National Institutes of Health, 
                including the minority health and other health 
                disparities research program, at all relevant executive 
                branch task forces, committees, and planning 
                activities; and
                    ``(C) shall maintain communications with all 
                relevant agencies of the Public Health Service, 
                including the Indian Health Service, and various other 
                departments and agencies of the Federal Government to 
                ensure the timely transmission of information 
                concerning advances in minority health disparities 
                research and other health disparities research among 
                these various agencies for dissemination to affected 
                communities and health care providers.'';
            (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
    ``(f) Strategic Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this 
        section and other applicable law, the Director of the 
        Institute, in consultation with the Director of NIH, the 
        Directors of the other institutes and centers of the National 
        Institutes of Health, and the advisory council established 
        pursuant to subsection (j), shall--
                    ``(A) annually review and revise a strategic plan 
                (referred to in this section as `the plan') and budget 
                for the conduct and support of all minority health 
                disparity research and other health disparity research 
                activities of the institutes and centers of the 
                National Institutes of Health that include time-based 
                targeted objectives with measurable outcomes and assure 
                that the annual review and revision of the plan uses an 
                established trans-National Institutes of Health process 
                subject to timely review, approval, and dissemination;
                    ``(B) ensure that the plan and budget establish 
                priorities among the health disparities research 
                activities that such agencies are authorized to carry 
                out;
                    ``(C) ensure that the plan and budget establish 
                objectives regarding such activities, describe the 
                means for achieving the objectives, and designate the 
                date by which the objectives are expected to be 
                achieved;
                    ``(D) ensure that all amounts appropriated for such 
                activities are expended in accordance with the plan and 
                budget;
                    ``(E) annually submit to Congress a report on the 
                progress made with respect to the plan; and
                    ``(F) create and implement a plan for the systemic 
                review of research activities supported by the National 
                Institutes of Health that are within the mission of 
                both the Institute and other institutes and centers of 
                the National Institutes of Health, including by 
                establishing mechanisms for--
                            ``(i) tracking minority health and health 
                        disparity research conducted within the 
                        institutes and centers assessing the 
                        appropriateness of this research with regard to 
                        the overall goals and objectives of the plan;
                            ``(ii) the early identification of 
                        applications and proposals for grants, 
                        contracts, and cooperative agreements 
                        supporting extramural training, research, and 
                        development, that are submitted to the 
                        institutes and centers that are within the 
                        mission of the Institute;
                            ``(iii) providing the Institute with the 
                        written descriptions and scientific peer review 
                        results of such applications and proposals;
                            ``(iv) enabling the institutes and centers 
                        to consult with the Director of the Institute 
                        prior to final approval of such applications 
                        and proposals; and
                            ``(v) reporting to the Director of the 
                        Institute all such applications and proposals 
                        that are approved for funding by the institutes 
                        and centers.
            ``(2) Certain components of plan and budget.--With respect 
        to health disparities research activities of the agencies of 
        the National Institutes of Health, the Director of the 
        Institute shall ensure that the plan and budget under paragraph 
        (1) provide for--
                    ``(A) basic research and applied research, 
                including research and development with respect to 
                products;
                    ``(B) research that is conducted by the agencies;
                    ``(C) research that is supported by the agencies;
                    ``(D) proposals developed pursuant to solicitations 
                by the agencies and for proposals developed 
                independently of such solicitations; and
                    ``(E) behavioral research and social sciences 
                research, which may include cultural and linguistic 
                research in each of the agencies.
            ``(3) Minority health disparities research.--The plan and 
        budget under paragraph (1) shall include a separate statement 
        of the plan and budget for minority health disparities 
        research.'';
            (3) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
    ``(h) Research Endowments.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Institute shall 
        carry out a program to facilitate minority health and health 
        disparities research and other health disparities research by 
        providing research endowments at--
                    ``(A) centers of excellence under section 736; and
                    ``(B) centers of excellence under section 485F.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--The Director of the Institute shall 
        provide for a research endowment under paragraph (1) only if 
        the institution involved meets the following conditions:
                    ``(A) The institution does not have an endowment 
                that is worth in excess of an amount equal to 50 
                percent of the national average of endowment funds at 
                institutions that conduct similar biomedical research 
                or training of health professionals.
                    ``(B) The application of the institution under 
                paragraph (1) regarding a research endowment has been 
                recommended pursuant to technical and scientific peer 
                review and has been approved by the advisory council 
                established pursuant to subsection (j).
                    ``(C) The institution at any time was deemed to be 
                eligible to receive a grant under section 736 and at 
                any time received a research endowment under paragraph 
                (1).''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Funding.--
            ``(1) Full funding budget.--
                    ``(A) In general.--With respect to a fiscal year, 
                the Director of the Institute shall prepare and submit 
                directly to the President, for review and transmittal 
                to Congress, a budget estimate for carrying out the 
                plan for the fiscal year, after reasonable opportunity 
                for comment (but without change) by the Secretary, the 
                Director of the National Institutes of Health, the 
                directors of the other institutes and centers of the 
                National Institutes of Health, and the advisory council 
                established pursuant to subsection (j). The budget 
                estimate shall include an estimate of the number and 
                type of personnel needs for the Institute.
                    ``(B) Amounts necessary.--The budget estimate 
                submitted under subparagraph (A) shall estimate the 
                amounts necessary for the institutes and centers of the 
                National Institutes of Health to carry out all minority 
                health and health disparities activities determined by 
                the Director of the Institute to be appropriate, 
                without regard to the probability that such amounts 
                will be appropriated.
            ``(2) Alternate budgets.--
                    ``(A) In general.--With respect to a fiscal year, 
                the Director of the Institute shall prepare and submit 
                to the Secretary and the Director of the National 
                Institutes of Health the budget estimates described in 
                subparagraph (B) for carrying out the plan for the 
                fiscal year. The Secretary and such Director shall 
                consider each of such estimates in making 
                recommendations to the President regarding a budget for 
                the plan for such year.
                    ``(B) Description.--With respect to the fiscal year 
                involved, the budget estimates referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) for the plan are as follows:
                            ``(i) The budget estimate submitted under 
                        paragraph (1).
                            ``(ii) A budget estimate developed on the 
                        assumption that the amounts appropriated will 
                        be sufficient only for--
                                    ``(I) continuing the conduct by the 
                                institutes and centers of the National 
                                Institutes of Health of existing 
                                minority health and health disparity 
                                activities (if approved for 
                                continuation), and continuing the 
                                support of such activities by the 
                                institutes and centers in the case of 
                                projects or programs for which the 
                                institutes or centers have made a 
                                commitment of continued support; and
                                    ``(II) carrying out activities that 
                                are in addition to activities specified 
                                in subclause (I), only for which the 
                                Director determines there is the most 
                                substantial need.
                            ``(iii) Such other budget estimates as the 
                        Director of the Institute determines to be 
                        appropriate.
    ``(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to carry out 
this section.''.
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Health Equity and Accountability through Research Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to rename the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities. Revises and expands the duties of the Director of such Institute relating to coordination of research activities conducted by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and review of a strategic plan and budget for minority health disparity research.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Emancipation Commemoration 
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish the National Emancipation 
Commemoration Commission in order to--
            (1) ensure a suitable national observance of the 150th 
        anniversary of the ending of chattel slavery in the United 
        States through the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth 
        Amendment of the Constitution;
            (2) highlight the protections of the living 13th Amendment 
        against modern slavery in all its forms and explore why 
        servitude still exists in the United States and elsewhere;
            (3) provide assistance to the development of programs, 
        curricula, and activities concerning both antebellum and modern 
        slavery, in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of 
        Emancipation and thereafter; and
            (4) support and facilitate efforts for events, a 
        commemorative coin, stamp, and related activities for the 
        observances of the 150th anniversary of Emancipation and the 
        adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commemoration.--The term ``commemoration'' means the 
        commemoration of the 150th anniversaries of the Preliminary 
        Emancipation Proclamation, the Emancipation Proclamation, the 
        Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and its 
        ongoing application to modern slavery, passage of Federal anti-
        peonage legislation and the extension of the Thirteenth 
        Amendment protections to all races and ethnicities, and the 
        activities of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned 
        Lands (``Freedman's Bureau'') in attempting to meet the needs 
        of newly freed persons in the years following the Civil War.
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
        Commission established by this Act.
            (3) Modern slavery.--The term ``modern slavery'' means 
        activities that violate the Federal statutory prohibitions 
        against slavery and human trafficking set forth in chapter 77 
        of title 18, United States Code.

SEC. 4. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ASSIST THE COMMEMORATION.

    In order to ensure that the 150th anniversary of Emancipation 
provides a lasting legacy and long-term public benefit by assisting in 
the development of appropriate programs and facilities, the Attorney 
General, through the Office of Justice Programs, may make grants and 
provide technical assistance to appropriate Federal, State, and local 
entities and nonprofit organizations--
            (1) to plan and carry out programs and activities 
        appropriate to for the commemoration;
            (2) to generally facilitate commemoration-related 
        activities throughout the United States;
            (3) to encourage civic, patriotic, historical, educational, 
        religious, economic, and other organizations throughout the 
        United States to organize and participate in anniversary 
        activities to expand the understanding and appreciation of the 
        significance of the events commemorated by the commemoration;
            (4) to coordinate and facilitate public scholarly research 
        on, publication about, and interpretation of: chattel slavery, 
        the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the lives and work of such 
        historical figures as Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, 
        Sojourner Truth, Levi and Catherine Coffin, and Harriet Tubman, 
        the Emancipation, success and failures in implementing the 
        Emancipation, expansion of the protections of the Thirteenth 
        Amendment to all persons in the United States, modern effects 
        of chattel slavery and the Emancipation on American culture and 
        society, and the continued application of the Thirteenth 
        Amendment and enabling legislation in combating modern slavery 
        in the United States and abroad;
            (5) to encourage efforts for a commemorative coin, stamp, 
        and related activities for the commemoration;
            (6) to assist in the appropriate development of 
        commemoration-related heritage tourism and the economic 
        benefits of that tourism to the United States; and
            (7) to facilitate commemoration-related activities and 
        informational displays at sites and locations that are part of 
        the National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to 
        Freedom Program and the National Underground Railroad Freedom 
        Center.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL EMANCIPATION COMMEMORATION COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--There is established a commission to be known as 
the ``National Emancipation Commemoration Commission''.
    (b) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall--
                    (A) advise the Attorney General with regard to 
                making grants and giving technical assistance under 
                this Act; and
                    (B) conduct a study on modern slavery in all its 
                forms that--
                            (i) addresses why slavery in all its forms 
                        still exists globally;
                            (ii) analyzes the persistence of modern 
                        slavery in the United States from 1865 to the 
                        present; and
                            (iii) makes recommendations to address 
                        issues and concerns highlighted by the study.
            (2) Reports.--
                    (A) Interim report.--Not later than January 1, 
                2013, the Commission shall complete an interim report 
                that contains--
                            (i) a summary of the activities of the 
                        Commission;
                            (ii) any interim results, findings, or 
                        recommendations of the study conducted under 
                        paragraph (1)(B); and
                            (iii) an accounting of funds received and 
                        expended by the Commission through September 
                        30, 2012.
                    (B) Final report.--Not later than March 2, 2017, 
                the Commission shall complete a final report that 
                contains--
                            (i) a summary of the activities of the 
                        Commission;
                            (ii) the results of the study conducted 
                        under paragraph (1)(B);
                            (iii) a final accounting of funds received 
                        and expended by the Commission; and
                            (iv) any findings and recommendations of 
                        the Commission.
    (c) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 18 
        members, of whom--
                    (A) one shall be the Assistant Attorney General for 
                Civil Rights, who shall be the Chair of the Commission;
                    (B) one shall be the Ambassador at Large, Director 
                of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in 
                Persons, who shall be the Vice-Chair of the Commission;
                    (C) one shall be the Librarian of Congress, or a 
                designee of the Librarian of Congress;
                    (D) one shall be the Director of the National Park 
                Service, or a designee of the Director;
                    (E) one shall be the Director of the National 
                Museum of American History of the Smithsonian 
                Institution, or a designee of the Director;
                    (F) one shall be the Director of the National 
                Underground Railroad Freedom Center (or any successor 
                institution), or a designee of the Director;
                    (G) one shall be the Director of the National Civil 
                Rights Museum, or a designee of the Director;
                    (H) one shall be the Executive Director of the 
                National Hispanic Cultural Center, or a designee of the 
                Executive Director;
                    (I) one shall be the Executive Director of the 
                Asian Law Alliance, or a designee of the Executive 
                Director;
                    (J) four shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
                House in consultation with the minority leader; and
                    (K) four shall be appointed by the majority leader 
                of the Senate in consultation with the minority leader.
            (2) Term; vacancies.--
                    (A) Term.--The term of an appointed member of the 
                Commission is for the life of the Commission.
                    (B) Vacancies.--
                            (i) In general.--A vacancy among the 
                        appointed members of the Commission shall be 
                        filled in the same manner in which the original 
                        appointment was made.
                            (ii) Partial term.--A member appointed to 
                        fill a vacancy on the Commission shall serve 
                        for the remainder of the term for which the 
                        predecessor of the member was appointed.
            (3) Meetings.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall meet--
                            (i) at least twice each year; and
                            (ii) additionally, at the call of the 
                        Chairperson or the majority of the members of 
                        the Commission.
                    (B) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after 
                the date on which all appointed members of the 
                Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall 
                hold the initial meeting of the Commission.
            (4) Voting.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall act only on 
                an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
                Commission.
                    (B) Quorum.--A majority of the Commission shall 
                constitute a quorum.
    (d) Powers of the Commission.--The Commission may--
            (1) accept donations and make dispersions of money, 
        personal services, and real and personal property related to 
        its duties;
            (2) appoint such advisory committees of its members as the 
        Commission determines to be necessary to carry out its duties;
            (3) authorize any member or employee of the Commission to 
        take any action that the Commission is authorized to take by 
        this Act;
            (4) procure supplies, services, and property, and make or 
        enter into contracts, leases, or other legal agreements, to 
        carry out its duties (except that any contracts, leases, or 
        other legal agreements made or entered into by the Commission 
        shall not extend beyond the date of termination of the 
        Commission); and
            (5) use the United States mails in the same manner and 
        under the same conditions as a Federal agency.
    (e) Commission Personnel Matters.--
            (1) Compensation of members of the commission.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in this 
                paragraph, a member of the Commission shall serve 
                without compensation.
                    (B) Federal employees.--A member of the Commission 
                who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government 
                shall serve without compensation in addition to the 
                compensation received for the services of the member as 
                an officer or employee of the Federal Government.
                    (C) Travel expenses.--A member or employee of the 
                Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including 
                per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 
                for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of 
                chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away 
                from the home or regular place of business of the 
                member or employee in the performance of the duties of 
                the Commission.
            (2) Staff.--
                    (A) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission 
                may, without regard to the civil service laws 
                (including regulations), appoint and terminate an 
                executive director and such other additional personnel 
                as are necessary to enable the Commission to perform 
                the duties of the Commission.
                    (B) Approval of executive director.--The employment 
                of an executive director shall require approval by a 
                majority of the Commission members.
            (3) Compensation.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the Chairperson of the Commission may fix the 
                compensation of the executive director and other 
                personnel 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.
                    (B) Maximum rate of pay.--The rate of pay for the 
                executive director and other personnel shall not exceed 
                the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule 
                under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
            (4) Detail of government employees.--
                    (A) Federal employees.--
                            (i) In general.--On the request of the 
                        Commission, the head of any Federal agency may 
                        detail, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable 
                        basis, any of the personnel of the agency to 
                        the Commission to assist the Commission in 
                        carrying out the duties of the Commission under 
                        this Act.
                            (ii) Civil service status.--The detail of 
                        an employee under clause (I) shall be without 
                        interruption or loss of civil service status or 
                        privilege.
                    (B) State employees.--The Commission may--
                            (i) accept the services of personnel 
                        detailed from States (including subdivisions of 
                        States); and
                            (ii) reimburse States for services of 
                        detailed personnel.
            (5) Volunteer and uncompensated services.--Notwithstanding 
        section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commission 
        may accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services as the 
        Commission determines necessary.
            (6) Support services.--The Attorney General shall provide 
        to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative 
        support services as the Commission may request.
    (f) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of that title.
    (g) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on September 30, 
2017. Any advisory committee established under this Act that is not 
previously terminated by the Commission shall also terminate on that 
date.
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National Emancipation Commemoration Act of 2009 - Establishes the National Emancipation Commemoration Commission which shall: (1) advise the Attorney General with regard to providing grants and technical assistance under this Act; and (2) conduct a study on all forms of modern slavery.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants and provide technical assistance to appropriate federal, state, and local entities, and nonprofit organizations to plan and carry out activities appropriate for the national observance of the 150th anniversary of the ending of chattel slavery in the United States.

Terminates the Commission on September 30, 2017.