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# JFK ASSASSINATION ACTPUBLIC LAW 102-526-OCT. 26, 1992Public Law 102-526102d Congress## An Act106 STAT. 3443 106 STAT. 3444 44 USC 2107 note.To provide for the expeditious disclosure of records relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION L. SHORT TIILEOct. 26, 1992 [S. 3006)President John F. Kennedy Assassination RecordsThis Act may be cited as the "President John F. Kennedy Collection Act of 1992."Collection Act of 1992. 44 USC 2107. note. 44 USC 2107 note.SEC. 2. FINDINGS, DECLARATIONS, AND PURPOSES.(a) FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.-The Congress finds and declares that-(1) all Government records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy should be preserved for historical and governmental purposes;(2) all Government records concerning the assassination of President John F. Kennedy should carry a presumption of immediate disclosure, and all records should be eventually disclosed to enable the public to become fully informed about the history surrounding the assassination;(3) legislation is necessary to create an enforceable, independent, and accountable process for the public disclosure of such records,(4) legislation is necessary because congressional records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy would not otherwise be subject to public disclosure until at least the year 2029;(5) legislation is necessary because the Freedom of Informa- tion Act, as implemented by the executive branch, has pre- vented the timely public disclosure of records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy,(6) legislation is necessary because Executive Order No. 12356, entitled "National Security Information" has eliminated the declassification and downgrading schedules relating to classified information across government and has prevented the timely public disclosure of records relating to the assassina- tion of President John F. Kennedy, and(7) most of the records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy are almost 30 years old, and only in the rarest cases is there any legitimate need for continued protection of such records.(b) PURPOSES.-The purposes of this Act are-(1) to provide for the creation of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection at the National Archives and Records Administration; and(2) to require the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of such records.PUBLIC LAW 102-526-OCT. 26, 1992SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.In this Act:(1) "Archivist" means the Archivist of the United States.(2) "Assassination record" means a record that is related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, that was created or made available for use by obtained-by, or otherwise came into the possession of-(A) the Commision to Investigate the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (the Warren Commission")(B) the Commission on Central Intelligence Agency Activities Within the United States (the "Rockefeller Com- mission");(C) the Senate Select Committee to Study Govern- mental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities (the "Church Committee");(D) the Select Committee on Intelligence (the "Pike Committee") of the House of Representatives;(E) the Select Committee on Assassinations (the "House Assassinations Committee") of the House of Rep- resentatives;(F) the Library of Congress;(G) the National Archives and Records Administration;(H) any Presidential library;(I) any Executive agency(J) any independent agency,(K) any other office of the Federal Government; and(L) any State, or local law enforcement office that pro- vided support or assistance or performed work in connec- tion with a Federal inquiry into the assassination of Presi- dent John F. Kennedy,but does not include the autopsy records donated by the Kan- nedy family to the National Archives pursuant to a deed of gift regulating access to those records, or copies and reproduc- tions made from such records.(3) "Collection" means the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection established under section 4.(4) "Executive agency" means an Executive agency as defined in subsection 552(f) of title 5, United States Code, and includes any Executive department, military department, Government corporation, Government controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Govern- ment, including the Executive Office of the President, or any independent regulatory agency.(5) "Government office" means any office of the Federal Government that has possession or control of assassination records, including-(A) the House Committee on Administration with regard to the Select Committee on Assassinations of the records of the House of Representatives;(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate with regard to records of the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intel- ligence Activities and other assassination records;(C) the Library of Congress;(D) the National Archives as custodian of assassination records that it has obtained or possesses, including the Commission to Investigate the Assassination of President