,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aab  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,august 
#ba1 #bjbj,mr4 ,rush submitted the      
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,reform  ,,concurrent    
,,resolution  ,establishing the         
,commission on ,addressing ,racism and  
,ensuring ,diversity in the ,united     
,states ,government to study and make   
recommendations on the elimination of   
systemic racism and the promotion of    
diversity in the ,federal ,government1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this concurrent resolution may be
 cited as the ,abolish the ,last ,great 
,plantation in ,america ,resolution4    
#b4 ,establishment ,there is established
 in the legislative branch the          
,commission on ,addressing ,racism and  
,ensuring ,diversity in the ,united     
,states ,government 7hereafter referred 
to as the ,commission74  #c4 ,membership
  7a7 ,number and appointment ,the      

,commission shall be composed of #bj    
members appointed as follows not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
adoption of this resolution3 7#a7 ,five 
members appointed by the ,speaker of the
 ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7 ,five
 members appointed by the minority      
leader of the ,house of                 
,representatives4  7#c7 ,five members   
appointed by the majority leader of the 
,senate4  7#d7 ,f,ive members appointed 
by the minority leader of the ,senate4  
7b7 ,qualifications ,each member of the 
,commission shall have expertise in the 
areas of racial justice1 equal          
opportunity1 and diversity and          
employment law4  7c7 ,vacancies ,a      
vacancy in the ,commission shall be     
filled in the manner in which the       
original appointment was made4  7d7     
,chair2 ,vice ,chair ,the members of the
 ,commission shall elect a ,chair and   
,vice ,chair from the membership4  7e7  
,compensation of members  7#a7 ,rate of 
pay ,a member of the ,commission shall  

be compensated at a rate equal to the   
daily equivalent of the annual rate of  
basic pay prescribed for level ,,iv of  
the ,executive ,schedule under section  
#ecae of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 for each day 7including travel   
time7 during which the member is engaged
 in the performance of the duties of the
 ,commission4  7#b7 ,travel expenses ,a 
member of the ,commission shall be      
allowed reasonable travel expenses1     
including per diem in lieu of           
subsistence1 at rates for employees of  
agencies under subchapter ,i of chapter 
#eg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 
while away from the member's home or    
regular place of business in the        
performance of services for the         
,commission4  #d4 ,personnel  7a7 ,chief
 of staff  7#a7 ,appointment ,not later 
than #de days after the initial meeting 
of the ,commission1 the ,commission     
shall appoint one individual1 without   
regard to political affiliation1 as     
,chief of ,staff of the ,commission4    

7#b7 ,requirements ,the individual      
appointed as ,chief of ,staff-- 7,a7    
shall be a private citizen of the       
,united ,states of integrity and        
impartiality who is a distinguished     
professional2 and  7,b7 may not be a    
present employee of the ,federal        
,government4  7#c7 ,candidate to have   
clearances ,a candidate for ,chief of   
,staff shall be granted the necessary   
security clearances in an accelerated   
manner subject to the standard          
procedures for granting such clearances4
  7#d7 ,approval contingent on prior    
clearance ,a candidate for ,chief of    
,staff shall qualify for the necessary  
security clearance prior to appointment 
by the ,commission4  7#e7 ,duties ,the  
,chief of ,staff shall-- 7,a7 serve as  
principal liaison to ,government        
offices2 and  7,b7 be responsible for   
the administration of all official      
activities conducted by the ,commission4
  7#f7 ,removal ,the ,chief of ,staff   
shall not be removed for reasons other  

than by a majority vote of the          
,commission for cause on the grounds of 
inefficiency1 neglect of duty1          
malfeasance in office1 physical         
disability1 mental incapacity1 or any   
other condition that substantially      
impairs the performance of the          
responsibilities of the ,chief of ,staff
 or the staff of the ,commission4  7b7  
,staff  7#a7 ,additional personnel ,in  
consultation with the members of the    
,commission1 the ,chief of ,staff may   
appoint and fix the pay of such         
additional personnel as are necessary to
 enable the ,commission to perform its  
duties4 ,such personnel may be appointed
 without regard to the provisions of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1        
governing appointments in the           
competitive service1 and 7subject to    
subsection 7c7 may be paid without      
regard to the provisions of chapter #ea 
and subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of  
that title relating to classification   
and ,general ,schedule pay rates4  7#b7 

,requirements ,a person appointed to the
 staff of the ,commission-- 7,a7 shall  
be a private citizen of integrity and   
impartiality2 and  7,b7 may not be an   
employee of the ,federal ,government4   
7#c7 ,security clearances ,a candidate  
for a position on the staff of the      
,commission shall qualify for the       
necessary security clearance prior to   
appointment4  7c7 ,compensation ,the    
,commission shall fix the compensation  
of the ,chief of ,staff and other       
personnel in accordance with title #e1  
,united ,states ,code1 except that the  
rate of pay for the ,chief of ,staff and
 other personnel may not exceed the rate
 payable for level ,v of the ,executive 
,schedule under section #ecaf of that   
title4  7d7 ,advisory committees ,the   
,commission shall have the authority to 
create advisory committees to assist in 
fulfilling the responsibilities of the  
,commission under this ,act4  7e7       
,application of ,congressional          
,accountability ,act of #aiie ,for      

purposes of the ,congressional          
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #acja et seq47-- 7#a7 the     
,commission shall be considered an      
employing office2 and  7#b7 the         
employees of the ,commission shall be   
considered covered employees4  #e4      
,duties  7a7 ,study ,the ,commission    
shall conduct a study on the presence of
 system racism and the lack of diversity
 in the ,federal ,government1 and on    
steps the ,federal ,government may take 
to eliminate racism and promote         
diversity in the government4  7b7       
,reports  7#a7 ,final report ,not later 
than #a year after the appointment of   
all of its members1 the ,commission     
shall submit to ,congress a final report
 on the study conducted under subsection
 7a71 and shall include in the report   
such recommendations as the ,commission 
considers appropriate4  7#b7 ,interim   
reports ,in addition to the final report
 under paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission  
may submit to ,congress such interim    

reports as it considers appropriate4    
7#c7 ,minority reports ,the ,commission 
may include in any report submitted     
under this subsection a report          
containing minority views4  #f4 ,powers 
7a7 ,hearings and sessions ,the         
,commission may1 for the purpose of     
carrying out this ,act1 hold hearings1  
sit and act at times and places1 take   
testimony1 and receive evidence as the  
,commission considers appropriate4 ,the 
,commission may administer oaths or     
affirmations to witnesses appearing     
before it4  7b7 ,powers of members and  
agents ,any member or agent of the      
,commission may1 if authorized by the   
,commission1 take any action which the  
,commission is authorized to take by    
this section4  7c7 ,obtaining official  
data ,the ,commission may secure        
directly from any department or agency  
of the ,united ,states information      
necessary to enable it to carry out this
 ,act4 ,upon request of the ,chairperson
 of the ,commission1 the head of that   

department or agency shall furnish that 
information to the ,commission4  7d7    
,mails ,the ,commission may use the     
,united ,states mails in the same manner
 and under the same conditions as other 
departments and agencies of the ,united 
,states4  7e7 ,administrative support   
services ,upon the request of the       
,commission1 the ,architect of the      
,capitol shall provide to the           
,commission1 on a reimbursable basis1   
the administrative support services     
necessary for the ,commission to carry  
out its responsibilities under this     
,act4  7f7 ,subpoena power  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,commission may issue      
subpoenas requiring the attendance and  
testimony of witnesses and the          
production of any evidence relating to  
any matter under investigation by the   
,commission4 ,the attendance of         
witnesses and the production of evidence
 may be required from any place within  
the ,united ,states at any designated   
place of hearing within the ,united     

,states4  7#b7 ,failure to obey a       
,subpoena ,if a person refuses to obey a
 subpoena issued under paragraph 7#a71  
the ,commission may apply to a ,united  
,states district court for an order     
requiring that person to appear before  
the ,commission to give testimony1      
produce evidence1 or both1 relating to  
the matter under investigation4 ,the    
application may be made within the      
judicial district where the hearing is  
conducted or where that person is found1
 resides1 or transacts business4 ,any   
failure to obey the order of the court  
may be punished by the court as civil   
contempt4  7#c7 ,service of subpoenas   
,the subpoenas of the ,commission shall 
be served in the manner provided for    
subpoenas issued by a ,united ,states   
district court under the ,federal ,rules
 of ,civil ,procedure for the ,united   
,states district courts4  7#d7 ,service 
of process ,all process of any court to 
which application is made under         
paragraph 7#b7 may be served in the     

judicial district in which the person   
required to be served resides or may be 
found4  #g4 ,termination ,the           
,commission shall terminate #ij days    
after submitting its final report under 
section #e7;b77#a74  #h4 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this    
,act such sums as are necessary for     
fiscal year #bjba1 of which-- 7#a7 #ej  
percent shall be derived from the       
applicable accounts of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7#b7 #ej percent 
shall be derived from the contingent    
fund of the ,senate4