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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4569

To extend and make amendments to the President John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 13, 1994

Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. CLINGER) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations

A BILL

To extend and make amendments to the President John

F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘President John F.

5 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Extension Act

6 of 1994’’.

7 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ACT.

8 Section 7(o)(1) of the President John F. Kennedy

9 Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C.

10 2107 note) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘3

2 years’’; and

3 (2) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting ‘‘3-year’’.

4 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REVIEW BOARD

5 POWERS.

6 Section 8(j)(1) of the President John F. Kennedy As7 sassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C.

8 2107 note) is amended—

9 (1) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘and’’

10 after the semicolon;

11 (2) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period

12 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

13 (3) by adding at the end the following:

14 ‘‘(G) use the Federal Supply Service in the

15 same manner and under the same conditions as

16 other departments and agencies of the United

17 States; and

18 ‘‘(H) use the United States mails in the

19 same manner and under the same conditions as

20 other departments and agencies of the United

21 States.’’.

22 SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REVIEW BOARD PER23 SONNEL.

24 (a) SECURITY CLEARANCE FOR REVIEW BOARD PER25 SONNEL.—Section 8 of the President John F. Kennedy
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1 Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C.

2 2107 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:

3 ‘‘(e) SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED.—An individ4 ual employed in any position by the Review Board (includ5 ing an individual appointed as Executive Director) shall

6 be required to qualify for any necessary security clearance

7 prior to taking office in that position, but may be offered

8 the position before qualifying for that clearance.’’.

9 (b) APPOINTMENT AND TERMINATION OF STAFF,

10 GENERALLY.—Section 8(b) of the John F. Kennedy As11 sassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C.

12 2107 note) is amended by striking ‘‘(b) STAFF.—’’ and

13 all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and in14 serting the following:

15 ‘‘(b) STAFF.—(1) The Review Board, without regard

16 to the civil service laws, may appoint and terminate addi17 tional personnel as are necessary to enable the Review

18 Board and its Executive Director to perform the duties

19 of the Review Board.’’.

20 (c) REVIEW BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.—Sec21 tion 8(b)(2) of the President John F. Kennedy Assassina22 tion Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note)

23 is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)

2 Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a person’’;

3 and

4 (2) by adding at the end the following:

5 ‘‘(B) An individual who is an employee of the Govern6 ment may be appointed to the staff of the Review Board

7 if in that position the individual will perform only adminis8 trative functions.’’.

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