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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5093 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 668
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5093

                          [Report No. 118-265]

 To sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2024

  Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

                            December 5, 2024

               Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Advisory Committee on the 
Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF THE RECORDS OF 
              CONGRESS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the term ``Archivist'' means the Archivist of 
        the United States;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the term ``Clerk'' means the Clerk of the 
        House of Representatives;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Center for Legislative Archives of the National Archives, 
        or any successor thereto;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the term ``Member of Congress'' means a Member 
        of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to 
        the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner 
        from Puerto Rico; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Reporting.--Not later than February 1 of the second 
calendar year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
every calendar year thereafter, the Director shall submit to the 
Archivist, the Secretary, and the Clerk a report on the management and 
preservation of the records of Congress during the previous 
year.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Review.--The Archivist, the Secretary, and the Clerk 
shall meet to review the management and preservation of the records of 
Congress and Members of Congress--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) not later than 60 days after the date on which 
        the Director submits a report under subsection (b); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) not later than 180 days after the date on 
        which an individual is appointed to the position of Archivist, 
        Secretary, or Clerk.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Sunset of Advisory Committee.--Effective on the date 
that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, title 44 of 
the United States Code is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking chapter 27;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking the table of sections relating to 
        chapter 27; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in the table of chapters, by striking the item 
        relating to chapter 27.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advisory Committee on the Records of 
Congress Sunset Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF THE RECORDS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Archivist'' means the Archivist of the 
        United States;
            (2) the term ``Clerk'' means the Clerk of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (3) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Center 
        for Legislative Archives of the National Archives, or any 
        successor thereto;
            (4) the term ``Member of Congress'' means a Member of the 
        Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House 
        of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto 
        Rico; and
            (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Senate.
    (b) Reporting.--Not later than February 1 of the second calendar 
year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
calendar year thereafter, the Director shall submit a report on the 
management and preservation of the records of Congress during the 
previous year to--
            (1) the Archivist;
            (2) the Secretary;
            (3) the Clerk;
            (4) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
        Senate; and
            (5) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the 
        Committee on House Administration of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (c) Review.--The Archivist, the Secretary, and the Clerk shall meet 
to review the management and preservation of the records of Congress 
and Members of Congress--
            (1) not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
        Director submits a report under subsection (b); and
            (2) not later than 180 days after the date on which an 
        individual is appointed to the position of Archivist, 
        Secretary, or Clerk.
    (d) Sunset of Advisory Committee.--Effective on the date that is 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, title 44 of the United 
States Code is amended--
            (1) by striking chapter 27;
            (2) by striking the table of sections relating to chapter 
        27; and
            (3) in the table of chapters, by striking the item relating 
        to chapter 27.
                                                       Calendar No. 668

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 5093

                          [Report No. 118-265]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 5, 2024

                       Reported with an amendment
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