Annex: Draft Federal Law on the Support to the National Human Rights Institution Of ………….. The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, based on Articles 173 par 2 and 54 par 1 of the Constitution,152 and having regard to the Federal Council Dispatch dated …, decrees: Art. 1 National Human Rights Institution 1. The Confederation may grant financial assistance, within authorized appropriations, to an independent center which performs tasks in the field of human rights. 2. Financial assistance is granted in the form of a contribution to operating costs (operating grant). 3. The conditions for providing the Confederation’s grants are laid down in Articles 2 to 5 of this Law. 4. The center supported by the Confederation according to this Law shall be the National Institution for Human Rights (NHRI) of Switzerland as defined in the Annex to the United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/134 of 20 December 1993 ("Paris Principles"). Art. 2 Connection to institutions in the field of higher education 1. The NHRI is attached to one or more universities or other institutions in the field of higher education within the meaning of the law of 30 September 2011 on the promotion and coordination of universities153. 2. The universities or other institutions in the field of higher education to which the NHRI is attached make available the necessary infrastructure, including premises and computer equipment, to the NHRI free of charge. 152 153 SR 101 SR 414.20 1