Sec. 2. COMMISSION ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP

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## SEC. 2 COMMISSION ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP ###

(a)Establishment The Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Commission”) is established within the United States Commission on Civil Rights Office of the Staff Director. ###

(b)Membership The Commission shall consist of 19 members appointed as follows: ####

(1)The Senate majority leader shall appoint one member who is not employed by the Federal Government and is an expert on issues affecting Black men and boys in America. ####

(2)The Senate minority leader shall appoint one member who is not employed by the Federal Government and is an expert on issues affecting Black men and boys in America. ####

(3)The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member who is not employed by the Federal Government and is an expert on issues affecting Black men and boys in America. ####

(4)The House of Representatives minority leader shall appoint one member who is not employed by the Federal Government and is an expert on issues affecting Black men and boys in America. ####

(5)The Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus shall be a member of the Commission, as well as 5 additional Members of the Congressional Black Caucus who shall be individuals that either sit on the following committees of relevant jurisdiction or are experts on issues affecting Black men and boys in the United States, including— #####

(A)education; #####

(B)justice and Civil Rights; #####

(C)healthcare; #####

(D)labor and employment; and #####

(E)housing. ####

(6)The Staff Director of the United States Commission on Civil Rights shall appoint one member from within the staff of the United States Commission on Civil Rights who is an expert in issues relating to Black men and boys. ####

(7)The Chair of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall appoint one member from within the staff of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission who is an expert in equal employment issues impacting Black men. ####

(8)The Secretary of Education shall appoint one member from within the Department of Education who is an expert in urban education. ####

(9)The Attorney General shall appoint one member from within the Department of Justice who is an expert in racial disparities within the criminal justice system. ####

(10)The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall appoint one member from within the Department of Health and Human Services who is an expert in health issues facing Black men. ####

(11)The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall appoint one member from within the Department of Housing and Urban Development who is an expert in housing and development in urban communities. ####

(12)The Secretary of Labor shall appoint one member from within the Department of Labor who is an expert in labor issues impacting Black men. ####

(13)The President of the United States shall appoint 2 members who are not employed by the Federal Government and are experts on issues affecting Black men and boys in America. ###

(c)Membership by Political Party If after the Commission is appointed there is a partisan imbalance of Commission members, the congressional leaders of the political party with fewer members on the Commission shall jointly name additional members to create partisan parity on the Commission.