[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3874 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3874

 To reauthorize the United States Commission on Civil Rights, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 1996

Mr. Canady of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the United States 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 Act of 
1996''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Extension.--Section 6 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 
1986 (42 U.S.C. 1975d) is amended by striking ``1996'' and inserting 
``1997''.
    (b) Authorization.--(1) The first sentence of section 5 of the 
Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975c) is amended to 
read ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$8,750,000 for fiscal year 1997.''.
    (2) The second sentence of section 5 of the Civil Rights Commission 
Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975c) is amended by striking ``1995'' and 
inserting ``1997''.

SEC. 3. SUBPOENAS.

    Section 3(e)(2) of the Civil Rights Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a) 
is amended by inserting ``, by a majority vote of those present and 
voting'' before ``issue subpoenas''.

SEC. 4. STAFF DIRECTOR.

    Section 4(a) of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 
1975b(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Removal of staff director.--The Commission may, by a 
        majority vote of the Commission, remove the staff director from 
        office.''.

SEC. 5. APPLICATION OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, PRIVACY, AND SUNSHINE 
              ACTS.

    Section 4 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 
1975b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Application of Certain Provisions of Law.--The Commission 
shall be included in the term ``agency'' as such term is defined for 
the purposes of sections 552, 552a, and 552b of title 5, United States 
Code.''.
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