,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bafc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ah1 #bjai,mr4   
,rubio 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 & ,mr4  
,book]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! ,commission on 
! ,social ,/atus ( ,black ,m5 & ,boys1  
to /udy & make recomm5dations to address
 social problems affect+ ,black m5 &    
boys1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,commission  
on ! ,social ,/atus ( ,black ,m5 & ,boys
 ,act4  #b4 ,commission e/abli%m5t &    
memb]%ip  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,commission
 on ! ,social ,/atus ( ,black ,m5 &     
,boys 7h]e9aft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z !
 ,commission7 is e/abli%$ )9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,commission on ,civil ,rights    
,(fice ( ! ,/aff ,director4  7b7        
,memb]%ip ,! ,commission %all consi/ (  
#ai memb]s appo9t$ z foll[s3 7#a7 ,!    
,s5ate majority lead] %all appo9t "o    
memb] :o is n employ$ by ! ,f$]al       

,gov]nm5t & is an exp]t on issues       
affect+ ,black m5 & boys 9 ,am]ica4     
7#b7 ,! ,s5ate m9ority lead] %all appo9t
 "o memb] :o is n employ$ by ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t & is an exp]t on issues       
affect+ ,black m5 & boys 9 ,am]ica4     
7#c7 ,! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives majority
 lead] %all appo9t "o memb] :o is n     
employ$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & is an   
exp]t on issues affect+ ,black m5 & boys
 9 ,am]ica4  7#d7 ,! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives m9ority lead] %all      
appo9t "o memb] :o is n employ$ by !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & is an exp]t on issues
 affect+ ,black m5 & boys 9 ,am]ica4    
7#e7 ,! ,*air ( ! ,congressional ,black 
,caucus %all be a memb] ( ! ,commission1
 z well z #e additional ,memb]s ( !     
,congressional ,black ,caucus :o %all be
 individuals t ei!r sit on ! foll[+     
committees ( relevant jurisdiction or   
are exp]ts on issues affect+ ,black m5 &
 boys 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+--  7,a7
 education2  7,b7 ju/ice & ,civil       
,rights2  7,c7 heal?c>e2  7,d7 labor &  

employm5t2 &  7,e7 h\s+4  7#f7 ,! ,/aff 
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission 
on ,civil ,rights %all appo9t "o memb] f
 )9 ! /aff ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission
 on ,civil ,rights :o is an exp]t 9     
issues relat+ to ,black m5 & boys4  7#g7
 ,! ,*air ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,equal      
,employm5t ,opportunity ,commission %all
 appo9t "o memb] f )9 ! /aff ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,equal ,employm5t ,opportunity   
,commission :o is an exp]t 9 equal      
employm5t issues impact+ ,black m54     
7#h7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,education %all     
appo9t "o memb] f )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,education :o is an exp]t 9 urban       
education4  7#i7 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al    
%all appo9t "o memb] f )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,ju/ice :o is an exp]t 9 racial         
disp>ities )9 ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em4   
7#aj7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices %all appo9t "o memb] f )9 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices :o 
is an exp]t 9 heal? issues fac+ ,black  
m54  7#aa7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban
 ,developm5t %all appo9t "o memb] f )9 !

 ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t 
:o is an exp]t 9 h\s+ & developm5t 9    
urban communities4  7#ab7 ,! ,secret>y (
 ,labor %all appo9t "o memb] f )9 !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor :o is an exp]t 9     
labor issues impact+ ,black m54  7#ac7  
,! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all     
appo9t #b memb]s :o are n employ$ by !  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & are exp]ts on issues 
affect+ ,black m5 & boys 9 ,am]ica4  #c4
 ,o!r matt]s relat+ to appo9tm5t2       
removal  7a7 ,tim+ ( initial ,appo9tm5ts
 ,ea* initial appo9tm5t to ! ,commission
 %all be made no lat] ?an #ij days aft] 
! ,commission is e/abli%$4 ,if any      
appo9t+ au?orities fail to appo9t a     
memb] to ! ,commission1 _! appo9tm5t    
%all be made by ! ,/aff ,director ( !   
,commission on ,civil ,rights4  7b7     
,t]ms ,except z o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m ( a memb] ( ! ,commission
 %all be #d ye>s4 ,= ! purpose ( provid+
 /agg]$ t]ms1 ! fir/ t]m ( ^? memb]s    
initially appo9t$ "u p>agraphs 7#a7     
?r\gh 7#e7 ( section #b %all be appo9t$ 

to #b-ye> t]ms ) all o!r t]ms la/+ #d   
ye>s4 ,memb]s are eligible = consecutive
 reappo9tm5t4  7c7 ,removal ,a memb] ( !
 ,commission may be remov$ f !          
,commission at any "t by ! appo9t+      
au?ority %\ld ! memb] fail to meet      
,commission responsibilities4 ,once !   
seat becomes vacant1 ! appo9t+ au?ority 
is responsible = fill+ ! vacancy 9 !    
,commission be=e ! next meet+4  7d7     
,vacancies ,! appo9t+ au?ority ( a memb]
 ( ! ,commission %all ei!r reappo9t t   
memb] at ! end ( t memb]'s t]m or appo9t
 ano!r p]son meet+ ! qualifications = t 
appo9tm5t4 ,9 ! ev5t ( a vacancy aris+  
dur+ a t]m1 ! appo9t+ au?ority %all1    
be=e ! next meet+ ( ! ,commission1      
appo9t a replacem5t to f9i% t t]m4  #d4 
,lead]%ip election ,at ! fir/ meet+ ( ! 
,commission ea* ye>1 ! memb]s %all elect
 a ,*air & a ,secret>y4 ,a vacancy 9 !  
,*air or ,secret>y %all be fill$ by vote
 ( ! rema9+ memb]s4 ,! ,*air & ,secret>y
 are eligible = consecutive reappo9tm5t4
  #e4 ,commission duties & p[]s  7a7    

,/udy  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,! ,commission    
%all conduct a sy/ematic /udy ( !       
conditions affect+ ,black m5 & boys1    
includ+ homicide rates1 arre/ &         
inc>c]ation rates1 pov]ty1 viol5ce1     
fa!rhood1 m5tor%ip1 drug abuse1 dea?    
rates1 disp>ate income & weal? levels1  
s*ool p]=mance 9 all grade levels       
includ+ po/second>y education & college1
 & heal? issues4  7#b7 ,tr5ds ,!        
,commission %all docum5t tr5ds reg>d+ ! 
topics describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 & report
 on ! community impacts ( relevant      
gov]nm5t programs )9 ! scope ( su*      
topics4  7b7 ,proposal ( measures ,!    
,commission %all propose measures to    
alleviate & rem$y ! und]ly+ causes ( !  
conditions describ$ 9 subsection 7a71   
:i* may include recomm5dations ( *anges 
to ! law1 recomm5dations = h[ to        
implem5t relat$ policies1 &             
recomm5dations = h[ to create1 develop1 
or improve ^u gov]nm5t programs4  7c7   
,sugge/ions & comm5ts ,! ,commission    
%all accept sugge/ions or comm5ts p]t95t

 to ! applicable issues f memb]s (      
,congress1 gov]nm5tal ag5cies1 public & 
private organizations1 & private        
citiz5s4  7d7 ,/aff & adm9i/rative      
support ,! ,(fice ( ! ,/aff ,director ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on ,civil   
,rights %all provide /aff & adm9i/rative
 support to ! ,commission4 ,all entities
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t %all       
provide in=mation t is o!rwise a public 
record at ! reque/ ( ! ,commission4  #f4
 ,commission meet+ requirem5ts  7a7     
,fir/ meet+ ,! fir/ meet+ ( !           
,commission %all take place no lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] ! initial memb]s are all  
appo9t$4 ,meet+s %all be focus$ on      
significant issues impact+ ,black m5 &  
boys1 = ! purpose ( initiat+ rese>*     
ideas & delegat+ rese>* tasks to        
,commission memb]s to initiate ! fir/   
annual report describ$ 9 section #g4    
7b7 ,qu>t]ly meet+s ,! ,commission %all 
meet qu>t]ly4 ,9 addition to all qu>t]ly
 meet+s1 ! ,commission %all meet at o!r 
times at ! call ( ! ,*air or z det]m9$  

by a majority ( ,commission memb]s4  7c7
 ,quorum2 rule = vot+ on f9al actions ,a
 majority ( ! memb]s ( ! ,commission    
con/itute a quorum1 & an affirmative    
vote ( a majority ( ! memb]s pres5t is  
requir$ = f9al action4  7d7             
,expectations = att5dance by memb]s     
,memb]s are expect$ to att5d all        
,commission meet+s4 ,9 ! case ( an      
abs5ce1 memb]s are expect$ to report to 
! ,*air prior to ! meet+ & all[ance may 
be made = an abs5t memb] to p>ticipate  
remotely4 ,memb]s w /ill be responsible 
= fulfill+ prior commitm5ts1 reg>dless (
 att5dance /atus4 ,if a memb] is abs5t  
twice 9 a giv5 ye>1 he or %e w be       
review$ by ! ,*air & appo9t+ au?ority & 
fur!r action w be consid]$1 includ+     
removal & replacem5t on ! ,commission4  
7e7 ,m9utes ,m9utes %all be tak5 at ea* 
meet+ by ! ,secret>y1 or 9 t            
individual's abs5ce1 ! ,*air %all select
 ano!r ,commission memb] to take m9utes 
dur+ t abs5ce4 ,! ,commission %all make 
its m9utes publicly available &         

accessible n lat] ?an "o week aft] ea*  
meet+4  #g4 ,annual report guidel9es ,! 
,commission %all make an annual report1 
beg9n+ ! ye> ( ! fir/ ,commission meet+4
 ,! report %all address ! curr5t        
conditions affect+ ,black m5 & boys &   
make recomm5dations to address ^!       
issues4 ,! report %all be submitt$ to ! 
,presid5t1 ! ,congress1 memb]s ( !      
,presid5t's ,cab9et1 & ! *airs ( !      
appropriate committees ( jurisdiction4  
,! ,commission %all make ! report       
publicly available onl9e on a c5traliz$ 
,f$]al website4  #h4 ,commission        
comp5sation ,memb]s ( ! ,commission %all
 s]ve on ! ,commission )\t comp5sation4