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,m>key1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 &    
,ms4 ,s9ema7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration  ,,resolution
  ,e/abli%+ ! ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,,iii  
,human ,rights ,commission4  #a4 ,john  
,s4 ,mc,cain ,,iii ,human ,rights       
,commission  7a7 ,commission e/abli%m5t 
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ref]r$ to z ! ,commission74  7#b7       
,duties ,! ,commission %all-- 7,a7 s]ve 
z a =um = bip>tisan discussion (        
int]national human rights issues &      
promotion ( int]nationally recogniz$    
human rights z en%r9$ 9 ! ,univ]sal     
,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights2  7,b7     
raise aw>5ess ( int]national human      
rights violations ?r\gh regul> brief+s &
 he>+s2 &  7,c7 collaborate ) !         

executive bran*1 human rights entities1 
& nongov]nm5tal organizations to promote
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7#c7 ,memb]%ip ,any ,s5ator may become a
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writt5 /atem5t to t effect to !         
,commission4  7#d7 ,co-*airp]sons ( !   
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,commission %all end on ! la/ day ( !   
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a co-*airp]son1 unless ! memb] ceases   
be+ a memb] ( ! ,s5ate1 leaves !        
,commission1 resigns f ! position (     
co-*airp]son1 or is remov$4  7,c7       
,publication ,appo9tm5ts "u ?is p>agraph
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,record4  7,d7 ,vacancies ,any vacancy 9

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,commission %all be fill$ 9 ! same mann]
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,commission /aff  7#a7 ,comp5sation &   
exp5ses  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission is
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subsection 7c71 to-- 7i7 employ su* /aff
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all[$ = employees ( a committee ( !     
,s5ate "u section #aje7;e77#c7 ( !      
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7ii7 incur su* exp5ses z may be necess>y
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incurr$ by ! ,commission 9 ! c\rse (    
conduct+ its (ficial duties & functions4
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describ$ 9 clause 7i7 %all n be report$ 
z income1 & ! exp5ses s reimburs$ %all n
 be all[$ z a d$uction "u ! ,int]nal    

,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  7#b7            
,designation ( pr(essional /aff  7,a7 ,9
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 may designate #a pr(essional /aff      
memb]4  7,b7 ,comp5sation ( ,s5ate      
employees ,9 ! case ( ! comp5sation (   
any pr(essional /aff memb] designat$ "u 
subp>agraph 7,a7 :o is an employee ( a  
,memb] ( ! ,s5ate or ( a committee ( !  
,s5ate & :o has be5 designat$ to p]=m   
s]vices = ! ,commission1 ! pr(essional  
/aff memb] %all cont9ue to be paid by ! 
,memb] or committee1 z ! case may be1 b 
! acc\nt f :i* ! pr(essional /aff memb] 
is paid %all be reimburs$ = ! s]vices ( 
! pr(essional /aff memb] 7includ+ ag5cy 
contributions :5 appropriate7 out (     
funds made available "u subsection 7c74 
7,c7 ,duties ,ea* pr(essional /aff memb]
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7i7 s]ve all memb]s ( ! ,commission2 &  
7ii7 c>ry out su* o!r functions z !     
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/aff memb] may specify4  7c7 ,paym5t (  
exp5ses  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! exp5ses ( !   

,commission %all be paid f ! ,cont+5t   
,fund ( ! ,s5ate1 out ( ! acc\nt (      
,miscellane\s ,items1 ^u v\*]s approv$  
jo9tly by ! co-*airp]sons 7except t     
v\*]s %all n be requir$ = ! disbursem5t 
( sal>ies ( employees :o are paid at an 
annual rate ( pay74  7#b7 ,am\nts       
available ,= any fiscal ye>1 n m ?an    
#bjj1jjj %all be exp5d$ = employees &   
exp5ses4