"uniformed" be stricken from the title of the proposed legislation, and that the word "member" be inserted in lieu of the words "uniformed members" in the penultimate line of the bill. Subject to amendment in the foregoing manner, the Department of Defense would favor enactment of S. 1089. The Department of Defense is unable to estimate the fiscal effects of such legislation. This report has been coordinated within the Department of Defense in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The Bureau of the Budget advises that there is no objection to the submission of this report. Sincerely yours, DAVID S. SMITH, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. Mr. YOUNG. S. 3415, a bill to establish a Federal Commission on Civil Rights and Privileges; to promote observance of the civil rights of all individuals; and to aid in eliminating discrimination in employment because of race, creed or color. Introduced March 12, by Mr. Dirksen. I offer that bill, S. 3415, for inclusion in the record, and a request for report on the bill. [S. 3415, 84th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To establish a Federal Commission on Civil Rights and Privileges; to promote observance of the civil rights of all individuals; and to aid in eliminating discrimination in employment because of race, creed, or color Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Civil Rights and Privileges Act of 1956". FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY SEC. 2. The Congress hereby finds and declares (a) that it is the policy of the United States to encourage and promote observance of, and respect for, the civil rights and privileges of all individuals under the Constitution and laws of the United States; (b) that the denying of employment opportunities to, and discrimination in employment against, properly qualified persons by reason of race, creed, or color is contrary to the principles of freedom and equality of opportunity upon which this Nation is built, deprives the United States of the fullest utilization of its capacities for production and defense, and burdens, hinders, and obstruct commerce; and (c) that it is the policy of the United States to bring about the elimination of discrimination because of race, creed, or color in employment relations. FEDERAL COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES SEC. 3. (a) There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Federal Commission on Civil Rights and Privileges (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"), which shall be composed of five members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One of the original members shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of five years, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of five years each, except that any individual chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whom he shall succeed. The President shall designate one member to serve as Chairman of the Commission. Any member of the Commission may be removed by the President upon notice and hearing for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause. (b) A vacancy in the Commission shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the Commission and three members of the Commission shall at all times constitute a quorum. (c) The Commission shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed. (d) Each member of the Commission shall receive a salary at the rate of $12,000 a year, and shall not engage in any other business, vocation, or employment. (e) The principal office of the Commission shall be in the District of Columbia, but it may meet and exercise any or all of its powers at any other place and may establish such regional offices as it deems necessary. The Commission may, by one or more of its members or by such agents or agencies as it may designate, conduct any investigation, proceeding, or hearing necessary to its functions in any part of the United States. (f) The Commission shall have power (1) to appoint such officers and employees as it deems necessary to assist it in the performance of its functions; (2) to cooperate with or utilize regional, State, local, and other agencies and to utilize voluntary and uncompensated services; (3) to pay to witnesses whose depositions are taken or who are summoned before the Commission or any of its agents or agencies the same witness and mileage fees as are paid to witnesses in the courts of the United States; (4) from time to time to make, amend, and rescind, in such manner prescribed by the Administrative Procedure Act, such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act; (5) to serve process or other papers of the Commission, either personally, by registered mail, or by leaving a copy at the principal office or place of business of the person to be served; and (6) to make such technical studies as are appropriate to effectuate the purposes and policies of this Act and to make the results of such studies available to interested Government and nongovernmental agencies. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 4. (a) It shall be the duty of the Commission to promote and encourage observance of, and respect for, the civil rights and privileges of all individuals under the Constitution and laws of the United States (1) by making comprehensive studies of the extent of observance of, and respect for, such civil rights and privileges in different metropolitan districts and sections of the country and the effect of the lack of full observance of, or respect for, such rights and privileges; (2) by formulating, in cooperation with other interested public and private agencies, comprehensive plans to encourage and promote observance of, and respect for, such civil rights and privileges, as rapidly as possible, in all sections of the country; (3) by publishing and disseminating reports and other information relating to the observance of, and respect for, such civil rights and privileges and ways and means for bringing about a full observance of, and respect for, such civil rights and privileges; (4) by conferring, cooperating with, and furnishing technical assistance to private and public agencies in formulating and executing policies and programs to encourage and promote observance of, and respect for, such civil rights and privileges; (5) by receiving and investigating complaints charging a violation of any civil right or privilege and by investigating other cases where it has reason to believe that any such violation has occurred; and (6) by making specific and detailed recommendations to the interested parties in any such case as to ways and means of preventing any further violation of such civil right or privilege. (b) It shall be the duty of the Commission to bring about the removal of discrimination in regard to hire or tenure, terms or conditions of employment, or union membership, because of race, creed, or color (1) by making comprehensive studies of such discrimination in different metropolitan districts and sections of the country and of the effect of such discrimination and of the best methods of eliminating it; (2) by formulating in cooperation with other interested public and private agencies, comprehensive plans for the elimination of such discrimination, as rapidly as possible, in regions or areas where such discrimination is prevalent; (3) by publishing and disseminating reports and other information relating to such discrimination and to ways and means for eliminating it; (4) by conferring, cooperating with, and furnishing technical assistance to employers, labor unions, and other private and public agencies in formu lating and executing policies and programs for the elimination of such discrimination; (5) by receiving and investigating complaints charging any such discrimination and by investigating other cases where it has reason to believe that any such discrimination is practiced; and (6) by making specific and detailed recommendations to the interested parties in any such case as to ways and means for the elimination of any such discrimination. (c) The Commission shall at the close of each fiscal year report to the Congress and to the President describing in detail the investigations, proceedings, and hearings it has conducted and their outcome, the decisions it has rendered, and the other work performed by it, and may make such recommendations for further legislation as may appear desirable. The Commission may make such other recommendations to the President or any Federal agency as it deems necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes and policies of this Act. INVESTIGATORY POWERS SEC. 5. (a) For the purpose of all investigations, proceedings, or hearings which the Commission deems necessary or proper for the exercise of the powers vested in it by this Act, the Commission, or its authorized agent or agencies, shall at all reasonable times have the right to examine or copy any evidence of any person relating to any such investigation, proceeding, or hearing. (b) Any member of the Commission shall have power to issue subpenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence relating to any investigation, proceeding, or hearing before the Commission, its member, agent, or agency conducting such investigation, proceeding, or hearing. (c) Any member of the Commission, or any agent or agency designated by the Commission for such purposes, may administer oaths, examine witnesses, receive evidence, and conduct investigations, proceedings, or hearings. (d) Such attendance of witnesses and the production of such evidence may be required, from any place in the United States or any Territory or possession thereof, at any designated place of hearing. (e) In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpena issued to any person under this Act, any district court of the United States or the United States courts of any Territory or possession, or the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, within the jurisdiction of which the investigation, proceeding, or hearing is carried on or within the jurisdiction of which said person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the Commission shall have jurisdiction to issue to such person an order requiring such person to appear before the Commission, its member, agent, or agency, there to produce evidence if so ordered, or there to give testimony relating to the investigation, proceeding, or hearing; any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by it as a contempt thereof. (f) No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing documentary or other evidence in obedience to the subpena of the Commission, on the ground that the testimony or evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; but no individual shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he is compelled, after having claimed his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, except that such individual so testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying. GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SEC. 6. (a) The Commission shall make a study and investigation of the observance of, and respect for, civil rights and privileges of individuals in the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The Commission shall recommend to the President and the heads of such departments and agencies specific plans to encourage and promote a full observance of, and respect for such civil right and privileges, and shall recommend to the Congress such legislation as it deems necessary to implement and effectuate such plans. (b) The Commission shall make a study and investigation of discrimination in regard to hire, or tenure, terms or conditions of employment, in the depart ments and agencies of the Federal Government because of race, creed, or color, and shall recommend to the Congress a specific plan to eliminate it and such legislation as it deems necessary to eliminate it. WILLFUL INTERFERENCE WITH COMMISSION AGENTS SEC. 7. Any person who shall willfully resist, impede, or interfere with, any member of the Commission or any of its agents or agencies in the performance of their duties pursuant to this Act shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. TITLE II-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE STATES GRANTS FOR CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRAMS SEC. 201. Within the limit of funds made available under section 205 of this Act, the Commission is authorized to make grants to the States in the matter provided in this title to assist the States in carrying out programs designed to encourage and promote observance of, and respect for, the civil rights of individuals within the States, and to bring about the removal of discrimination within the States in regard to hire or tenure, terms or conditions of employment, or union membership, because of race, creed, or color. ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE SEC. 202. To be eligible for financial assistance under this title, a State shall give assurances satisfactory to the Commission that (a) there has been established in such State, a State agency charged with the duty of performing functions on a State level similar to those functions imposed by this Act upon the Commission; or (b) there has been established in one or more political subdivisions of such State, a local governmental agency charged with the duty of performing functions on a local level similar to those functions imposed by this Act upon the Commission; and (c) the purposes and policies of the State agency or local governmental agencies, as the case may be, are not inconsistent with purposes and policies of this Act or with the policies of the Commission in performing its duties under this Act. APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS SEC. 203. (a) In the case of each State which is eligible for assistance under this title under the provisions of section 202 (a), the amount of assistance to be granted to such State for each fiscal year shall not exceed an amount which bears the same ratio to the total amount appropriated under section 205 for such fiscal year as the population of such State bears to the total population of all the States. (b) In the case of each State which is eligible for assistance under this title solely under the provisions of section 202 (b), the amount of assistance to be granted to such State for each fiscal year shall not exceed an amount which bears the same ratio to the total amount appropriated under section 205 for such fiscal year as the population of the political subdivisions having local governmental agencies which provide the basis for the State's eligibility bears to the total population of all the States. (c) Within the limitations prescribed by subsections (a) and (b), the Commission shall make grants to the States based upon need and the scope of the State or local program. PAYMENT OF FUNDS SEC. 204. Payment of funds to eligible States shall be made by the Commission to the State agency, or to the State officer who, under State law, is charged with responsibility for receiving such funds. In the case of any State which is eligible for assistance under this title solely under the provisions of section 202 (b), the Commission shall require satisfactory assurances that funds paid to the State will be transmitted to the local governmental agencies which provide the basis for the State's eligibility. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 205. For each fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, there is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $1,000,000 for making grants to the States under this title. DEFINITION OF "STATE" SEC. 206. As used in this title, the term "State" includes the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Hawaii. Hon. HERBERT BROWNELL, JR., UNITED STATES SENATE, The Attorney General, Washington, D. C. March 14, 1956. DEAR MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL: The Judiciary Committee is herewith transmitting S. 3415 for your study and report thereon in triplicate. To facilitate the work of the committee, it is urgently requested that your report be submitted within 20 days. The committee should be formally advised in writing if any delay beyond this time period is necessary. Most sincerely yours, Chairman. Mr. YOUNG. S. 3604, a bill to provide for an additional Assistant Attorney General, introduced April 11, 1956, by Senator Dirksen (for himself, Mr. Kuchel, Mr. Beall, Mr. Buch, Mr. Duff, Mr. Langer, Mr. Potter, Mr. Purtell, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Case of New Jersey, Mr. Capehart, Mr. Bender, Mr. Butler, Mr. Knowland, Mr. Ives, Mr. Jenner, Mr. Thye, and Mr. Saltonstall.) I offer that bill for inclusion in the record, at the present time. [S. 3604, 84th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To provide for an additional Assistant Attorney General Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be in the Department of Justice one additional Assistant Attorney General, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall assist the Attorney General in the performance of his duties, and who shall receive compensation at the rate prescribed by law for other Assistant Attorneys General. Mr. YOUNG. S. 3605, a bill to establish a bipartisan Commission on Civil Rights in the executive branch of the Government. Introduced April 11, 1956, by Senator Dirksen and the same sponsors of the previous bill. I offer that bill at the present time for inclusion in the record. [S. 3605, 84th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To establish a bipartisan Commission on Civil Rights in the executive branch of the Government Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, |