COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

SEC. 805. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. (a) In General.—Section 204 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6432b) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking “fix the compensation of the Executive Director and other personnel” and inserting “provide reasonable compensation to the Executive Director”; (B) by striking “and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316” and inserting “may not exceed the rate payable under level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “The rate of pay for other personnel of the Commission may not exceed the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title. All employees of the Commission shall otherwise be treated as employees whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, including for purposes of applying the Standing Rules of the Senate. The Commission shall be treated as an employing office of the Senate.”; (2) in subsection (f), by striking “the commission, for the executive director” and inserting “the Commission, for the Executive Director”; and (3) by striking subsection (g). (b) Coverage of Commission Employees.—Section 101(b) of the Congressional Accountability Act (2 U.S.C. 1301(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting “the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom,” after “With respect to”; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (B) by inserting “(A)” before “Subject to paragraph (3),”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(B) Legal assistance and representation under this chapter, including assistance and representation with respect to the proposal or acceptance of the disposition of a claim under this chapter, shall be provided to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom by the Office of Senate Chief Counsel for Employment of the Senate, in the case of assistance and representation in connection with a claim filed under subchapter IV (including all subsequent proceedings under such subchapter in connection with such claim).” ; and (3) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(D) the term ‘United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’ means the Commission established under section 201 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.).” .