,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,cony]s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to ackn[l$ge ! fundam5tal   
inju/ice1 cruelty1 brutality1 &         
inhumanity ( slav]y 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
! #ac ,am]ican colonies betwe5 #afai &  
#ahfe & to e/abli% a commission to      
exam9e ! in/itution ( slav]y1           
subsequ5tly de jure & de facto racial & 
economic discrim9ation aga9/            
,african-,am]icans1 & ! impact ( ^! =ces
 on liv+ ,african-,am]icans1 to make    
recomm5dations to ! ,congress on        
appropriate rem$ies1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,commission to ,/udy ,rep>ation       
,proposals = ,african-,am]icans ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+s & purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,!     
,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 approximately  
#d1jjj1jjj ,africans & _! desc5dants 7  
enslav$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & colonies t  
became ! ,unit$ ,/ates f #afai to #ahfe2

  7#b7 ! in/itution ( slav]y 0          
con/itutionally & /atutorily sanction$  
by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f #aghi
 ?r\gh #ahfe2  7#c7 ! slav]y t fl\ri%$ 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates con/itut$ an immoral & 
inhumane deprivation ( ,africans' life1 
lib]ty1 ,african citiz5%ip rights1 &    
cultural h]itage1 & d5i$ !m ! fruits (  
_! own labor2 &  7#d7 suffici5t inquiry 
has n be5 made into ! effects ( !       
in/itution ( slav]y on liv+             
,african-,am]icans & society 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is  
,act is to e/abli% a commission to--    
7#a7 exam9e ! in/itution ( slav]y :i*   
exi/$ f #afai ?r\gh #ahfe )9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates & ! colonies t became ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 includ+ ! ext5t to :i* ! ,f$]al 
& ,/ate ,gov]nm5ts con/itutionally &    
/atutorily support$ ! in/itution (      
slav]y2  7#b7 exam9e de jure & de facto 
discrim9ation aga9/ fre$ slaves & _!    
desc5dants f ! end ( ! ,civil ,w> to !  
pres5t1 includ+ economic1 political1 &  
social discrim9ation2  7#c7 exam9e !    

l+]+ negative effects ( ! in/itution (  
slav]y & ! discrim9ation describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#b7 on liv+ ,african-,am]icans
 & on society 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7  
recomm5d appropriate ways to educate !  
,am]ican public ( ! ,commission's f9d+s2
  7#e7 recomm5d appropriate rem$ies 9   
consid]ation ( ! ,commission's f9d+s on 
! matt]s describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 &    
7#b72 &  7#f7 submit to ! ,congress !   
results ( su* exam9ation1 toge!r ) su*  
recomm5dations4  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t &      
duties  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$
 ! ,commission to ,/udy ,rep>ation      
,proposals = ,african-,am]icans         
7h]e9aft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z !      
,commission74  7b7 ,duties ,!           
,commission %all p]=m ! foll[+ duties3  
7#a7 ,exam9e ! in/itution ( slav]y :i*  
exi/$ )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! colonies t 
became ! ,unit$ ,/ates f #afai ?r\gh    
#ahfe4 ,! ,commission's exam9ation %all 
include an exam9ation (--  7,a7 !       
capture & procurem5t ( ,africans2  7,b7 
! transport ( ,africans to ! ,unit$     

,/ates & ! colonies t became ! ,unit$   
,/ates = ! purpose ( enslavem5t1 includ+
 _! treatm5t dur+ transport2  7,c7 !    
sale & acquisition ( ,africans z *attel 
prop]ty 9 int]/ate & intra/ate comm]ce2 
&  7,d7 ! treatm5t ( ,african slaves 9 !
 colonies & ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ !  
deprivation ( _! fre$om1 exploitation ( 
_! labor1 & de/ruction ( _! culture1    
language1 religion1 & families4  7#b7   
,exam9e ! ext5t to :i* ! ,f$]al & ,/ate 
gov]nm5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates support$ !  
in/itution ( slav]y 9 con/itutional &   
/atutory provisions1 includ+ ! ext5t to 
:i* su* gov]nm5ts prev5t$1 oppos$1 or   
re/rict$ ef=ts ( fre$ ,african slaves to
 repatriate to _! homel&4  7#c7 ,exam9e 
,f$]al & ,/ate laws t discrim9at$ aga9/ 
fre$ ,african slaves & _! desc5dants    
dur+ ! p]iod betwe5 ! end ( ! ,civil ,w>
 & ! pres5t4  7#d7 ,exam9e o!r =ms (    
discrim9ation 9 ! public & private      
sectors aga9/ fre$ ,african slaves & _! 
desc5dants dur+ ! p]iod betwe5 ! end ( !
 ,civil ,w> & ! pres5t4  7#e7 ,exam9e ! 

l+]+ negative effects ( ! in/itution (  
slav]y & ! matt]s describ$ 9 p>agraphs  
7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 & 7#d7 on liv+        
,african-,am]icans & on society 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#f7 ,recomm5d          
appropriate ways to educate ! ,am]ican  
public ( ! ,commission's f9d+s4  7#g7   
,recomm5d appropriate rem$ies 9         
consid]ation ( ! ,commission's f9d+s on 
! matt]s describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a71     
7#b71 7#c71 & 7#d74 ,9 mak+ su*         
recomm5dations1 ! ,commission %all      
address among o!r issues1 ! foll[+      
que/ions3  7,a7 ,:e!r ! ,gov]nm5t ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates %\ld (f] a =mal apology on
 behalf ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = !     
p]petration ( gross human rights        
violations on ,african slaves & _!      
desc5dants4  7,b7 ,:e!r                 
,african-,am]icans /ill suff] f ! l+]+  
effects ( ! matt]s describ$ 9 p>agraphs 
7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 & 7#d74  7,c7 ,:e!r1 9
 consid]ation ( ! ,commission's f9d+s1  
any =m ( comp5sation to ! desc5dants (  
,african slaves is w>rant$4  7,d7 ,if ! 

,commission f9ds t su* comp5sation is   
w>rant$1 :at %\ld be ! am\nt (          
comp5sation1 :at =m ( comp5sation %\ld  
be aw>d$1 & :o %\ld be eligible = su*   
comp5sation4  7c7 ,report to ,congress  
,! ,commission %all submit a writt5     
report ( its f9d+s & recomm5dations to !
 ,congress n lat] ?an ! date :i* is "o  
ye> aft] ! date ( ! fir/ meet+ ( !      
,commission held pursuant to section    
#d7;c74  #d4 ,memb]%ip  7a7 ,numb] &    
appo9tm5t  7#a7 ,! ,commission %all be  
compos$ ( #g memb]s1 :o %all be appo9t$1
 )9 #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 z foll[s3  7,a7 ,?ree memb]s  
%all be appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t4  7,b7   
,?ree memb]s %all be appo9t$ by !       
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4    
7,c7 ,"o memb] %all be appo9t$ by !     
,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 
,all memb]s ( ! ,commission %all be     
p]sons :o are especially qualifi$ to    
s]ve on ! ,commission by virtue ( _!    
education1 tra9+1 or exp]i5ce1          
p>ticul>ly 9 ! field ( ,african-,am]ican

 /udies4  7b7 ,t]ms ,! t]m ( (fice =    
memb]s %all be = ! life ( ! ,commission4
 ,a vacancy 9 ! ,commission %all n      
affect ! p[]s ( ! ,commission & %all be 
fill$ 9 ! same mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al    
appo9tm5t 0 made4  7c7 ,fir/ meet+ ,!   
,presid5t %all call ! fir/ meet+ ( !    
,commission )9 #abj days aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act or )9 #cj days aft]
 ! date on :i* legislation is enact$    
mak+ appropriations to c>ry out ?is     
,act1 :i*ev] date is lat]4  7d7 ,quorum 
,f\r memb]s ( ! ,commission %all        
con/itute a quorum1 b a less] numb] may 
hold he>+s4  7e7 ,*air & ,vice ,*air ,! 
,commission %all elect a ,*air & ,vice  
,*air f among its memb]s4 ,! t]m ( (fice
 ( ea* %all be = ! life ( ! ,commission4
  7f7 ,comp5sation  7#a7 ,except z      
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ea* memb] ( !  
,commission %all receive comp5sation at 
! daily equival5t ( ! annual rate (     
basic pay payable = ,,gs-#ah ( ! ,g5]al 
,s*$ule "u section #eccb ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = ea* day1 includ+ 

travel "t1 dur+ :i* he or %e is engag$ 9
 ! actual p]=mance ( duties ve/$ 9 !    
,commission4  7#b7 ,a memb] ( !         
,commission :o is a full-"t (fic] or    
employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or a ,memb] (
 ,congress %all receive no additional   
pay1 all[ances1 or b5efits by reason ( 8
 or h] s]vice to ! ,commission4  7#c7   
,all memb]s ( ! ,commission %all be     
reimburs$ = travel1 subsi/5ce1 & o!r    
necess>y exp5ses incurr$ by !m 9 !      
p]=mance ( _! duties to ! ext5t au?oriz$
 by *apt] #eg ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  #e4 ,p[]s ( ! ,commission  7a7  
,he>+s & sessions ,! ,commission may1 = 
! purpose ( c>ry+ out ! provisions ( ?is
 ,act1 hold su* he>+s & sit & act at su*
 times & at su* places 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 & reque/ ! att5dance & te/imony 
( su* witnesses & ! production ( su*    
books1 records1 correspond5ce1 memor&a1 
pap]s1 & docum5ts1 z ! ,commission      
consid]s appropriate4 ,! ,commission may
 reque/ ! ,attorney ,g5]al to invoke !  
aid ( an appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates      

di/rict c\rt to require1 by subpo5a or  
o!rwise1 su* att5dance1 te/imony1 or    
production4  7b7 ,p[]s ( subcommittees &
 memb]s ,any subcommittee or memb] ( !  
,commission may1 if au?oriz$ by !       
,commission1 take any action :i* !      
,commission is au?oriz$ to take by ?is  
section4  7c7 ,obta9+ (ficial data ,!   
,commission may acquire directly f !    
head ( any dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or          
in/rum5tality ( ! executive bran* ( !   
,gov]nm5t1 available in=mation :i* !    
,commission consid]s useful 9 ! dis*>ge 
( its duties4 ,all dep>tm5ts1 ag5cies1 &
 in/rum5talities ( ! executive bran* ( !
 ,gov]nm5t %all coop]ate ) ! ,commission
 ) respect to su* in=mation & %all      
furni% all in=mation reque/$ by !       
,commission to ! ext5t p]mitt$ by law4  
#f4 ,adm9i/rative provisions  7a7 ,/aff 
,! ,commission may1 )\t reg>d to section
 #ecaa7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 appo9t & fix ! comp5sation ( su* 
p]sonnel z ! ,commission consid]s       
appropriate4  7b7 ,applicability ( c]ta9

 civil s]vice laws ,! /aff ( !          
,commission may be appo9t$ )\t reg>d to 
! provisions ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 gov]n+ appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive
 s]vice1 & )\t reg>d to ! provisions (  
*apt] #ea & sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec (
 su* title relat+ to classification &   
,g5]al ,s*$ule pay rates1 except t !    
comp5sation ( any employee ( !          
,commission may n exce$ a rate equal to 
! annual rate ( basic pay payable =     
,,gs-#ah ( ! ,g5]al ,s*$ule "u section  
#eccb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7c7 ,exp]ts & consultants ,! ,commission
 may procure ! s]vices ( exp]ts &       
consultants 9 accordance ) ! provisions 
( section #caji7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 b at rates = individuals n
 to exce$ ! daily equival5t ( ! highe/  
rate payable "u section #eccb ( su*     
title4  7d7 ,adm9i/rative support       
s]vices ,! ,commission may ent] into    
agreem5ts ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al     
,s]vices = procurem5t ( f9ancial &      
adm9i/rative s]vices necess>y = !       

dis*>ge ( ! duties ( ! ,commission4     
,paym5t = su* s]vices %all be made by   
reimbursem5t f funds ( ! ,commission 9  
su* am\nts z may be agre$ ^u by !       
,*airman ( ! ,commission & !            
,adm9i/rator4  7e7 ,contracts ,!        
,commission may--  7#a7 procure         
supplies1 s]vices1 & prop]ty by contract
 9 accordance ) applicable laws &       
regulations & to ! ext5t or 9 su* am\nts
 z are provid$ 9 appropriations ,acts2 &
  7#b7 ent] into contracts ) dep>tm5ts1 
ag5cies1 & in/rum5talities ( ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t1 ,/ate ag5cies1 & private     
firms1 in/itutions1 & ag5cies1 = !      
conduct ( rese>* or surveys1 !          
prep>ation ( reports1 & o!r activities  
necess>y = ! dis*>ge ( ! duties ( !     
,commission1 to ! ext5t or 9 su* am\nts 
z are provid$ 9 appropriations ,acts4   
#g4 ,t]m9ation ,! ,commission %all      
t]m9ate #ij days aft] ! date on :i* !   
,commission submits its report to !     
,congress "u section #c7;c74  #h4       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 

out ! provisions ( ?is ,act1 !re are    
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #h1jjj1jjj4