[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2372 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2372

To reauthorize for three years the Commission on Civil Rights, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               August 9 (legislative day, August 8), 1994

   Mr. Simon introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize for three years the Commission on Civil Rights, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Commission 
Reauthorization Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS.

    Section 5(a) of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Act of 
1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975c(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Investigatory and Other Duties.--The Commission shall--
            ``(1) investigate allegations, in writing, under oath or 
        affirmation, relating to deprivations of civil rights based on 
        color, race, religion, sex, age, disability, or national 
        origin, or as a result of any pattern or practice of fraud, or 
        denial of the right to vote and have votes counted; and
            ``(2) study, collect, make appraisals of, serve as a 
        national clearinghouse for information on, and prepare public 
        service announcements and advertising campaigns to discourage 
        discrimination or the denial of equal protection of the laws, 
        including the administration of justice, based on color, race, 
        religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin.''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 7 of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Act (42 
U.S.C. 1975e) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$9,500,000 for fiscal year 1995.''.

SEC. 4. TERMINATION.

    Section 8 of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Act (42 
U.S.C. 1973f) is amended by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``1997''.
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