,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1
 #bjai,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4
 ,merkley1 and ,ms4 ,sinema7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,rules and
 ,administration  ,,resolution          
,establishing the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain    
,,iii ,human ,rights ,commission4  #a4  
,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,,iii ,human ,rights 
,commission  7a7 ,commission            
establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,there  
is established in the ,senate the ,john 
,s4 ,mc,cain ,,iii ,human ,rights       
,commission 7in this section referred to
 as the ,commission74  7#b7 ,duties ,the
 ,commission shall-- 7,a7 serve as a    
forum for bipartisan discussion of      
international human rights issues and   
promotion of internationally recognized 
human rights as enshrined in the        
,universal ,declaration of ,human       
,rights2  7,b7 raise awareness of       

international human rights violations   
through regular briefings and hearings2 
and  7,c7 collaborate with the executive
 branch1 human rights entities1 and     
nongovernmental organizations to promote
 human rights initiatives within the    
,senate4  7#c7 ,membership ,any ,senator
 may become a member of the ,commission 
by submitting a written statement to    
that effect to the ,commission4  7#d7   
,co-chairpersons of the ,commission     
7,a7 ,in general ,two members of the    
,commission shall be appointed to serve 
as co-chairpersons of the ,commission1  
as follows3  7i7 ,one co-chairperson    
shall be appointed1 and may be removed1 
by the majority leader of the ,senate4  
7ii7 ,one co-chairperson shall be       
appointed1 and may be removed1 by the   
minority leader of the ,senate4  7,b7   
,term ,the term of a member as a        
co-chairperson of the ,commission shall 
end on the last day of the ,congress    
during which the member is appointed as 
a co-chairperson1 unless the member     

ceases being a member of the ,senate1   
leaves the ,commission1 resigns from the
 position of co-chairperson1 or is      
removed4  7,c7 ,publication             
,appointments under this paragraph shall
 be printed in the ,congressional       
,record4  7,d7 ,vacancies ,any vacancy  
in the position of co-chairperson of the
 ,commission shall be filled in the same
 manner in which the original           
appointment was made4  7b7 ,commission  
staff  7#a7 ,compensation and expenses  
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,commission is    
authorized1 from funds made available   
under subsection 7c71 to-- 7i7 employ   
such staff in the manner and at a rate  
not to exceed that allowed for employees
 of a committee of the ,senate under    
section #aje7;e77#c7 of the ,legislative
 ,branch ,appropriation ,act1 #aifh 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #dege7;e77#c772 and  7ii7     
incur such expenses as may be necessary 
or appropriate to carry out its duties  
and functions4  7,b7 ,expenses  7i7 ,in 
general ,payments made under this       

subsection for receptions1 meals1 and   
food-related expenses shall be          
authorized only for actual expenses     
incurred by the ,commission in the      
course of conducting its official duties
 and functions4  7ii7 ,treatment of     
payments ,amounts received as           
reimbursement for expenses described in 
clause 7i7 shall not be reported as     
income1 and the expenses so reimbursed  
shall not be allowed as a deduction     
under the ,internal ,revenue ,code of   
#aihf4  7#b7 ,designation of            
professional staff  7,a7 ,in general    
,each co-chairperson of the ,commission 
may designate #a professional staff     
member4  7,b7 ,compensation of ,senate  
employees ,in the case of the           
compensation of any professional staff  
member designated under subparagraph    
7,a7 who is an employee of a ,member of 
the ,senate or of a committee of the    
,senate and who has been designated to  
perform services for the ,commission1   
the professional staff member shall     

continue to be paid by the ,member or   
committee1 as the case may be1 but the  
account from which the professional     
staff member is paid shall be reimbursed
 for the services of the professional   
staff member 7including agency          
contributions when appropriate7 out of  
funds made available under subsection   
7c74  7,c7 ,duties ,each professional   
staff member designated under           
subparagraph 7,a7 shall-- 7i7 serve all 
members of the ,commission2 and  7ii7   
carry out such other functions as the   
co-chairperson designating the          
professional staff member may specify4  
7c7 ,payment of expenses  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the expenses of the ,commission
 shall be paid from the ,contingent     
,fund of the ,senate1 out of the account
 of ,miscellaneous ,items1 upon vouchers
 approved jointly by the co-chairpersons
 7except that vouchers shall not be     
required for the disbursement of        
salaries of employees who are paid at an
 annual rate of pay74  7#b7 ,amounts    

available ,for any fiscal year1 not more
 than #bjj1jjj shall be expended for    
employees and expenses4