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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. 

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 ‘‘Advisory Committee 

5 on the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF THE 

2 RECORDS OF CONGRESS. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

4 (1) the term ‘‘Archivist’’ means the Archivist of 

5 the United States; 

6 (2) the term ‘‘Clerk’’ means the Clerk of the 

7 House of Representatives; 

8 (3) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 

9 the Center for Legislative Archives of the National 

10 Archives, or any successor thereto; 

11 (4) the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means a 

12 Member of the Senate or the House of Representa13 tives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, 

14 and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; 

15 and 

16 (5) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

17 of the Senate. 

18 (b) REPORTING.—Not later than February 1 of the 

19 second calendar year beginning after the date of enact20 ment of this Act, and every calendar year thereafter, the 

21 Director shall submit to the Archivist, the Secretary, and 

22 the Clerk a report on the management and preservation 

23 of the records of Congress during the previous year. 

24 (c) REVIEW.—The Archivist, the Secretary, and the 

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1 tion of the records of Congress and Members of Con2 gress— 

3 (1) not later than 60 days after the date on 

4 which the Director submits a report under sub5 section (b); and 

6 (2) not later than 180 days after the date on 

7 which an individual is appointed to the position of 

8 Archivist, Secretary, or Clerk. 

9 (d) SUNSET OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Effective 

10 on the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment 

11 of this Act, title 44 of the United States Code is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) by striking chapter 27; 

14 (2) by striking the table of sections relating to 

15 chapter 27; and 

16 (3) in the table of chapters, by striking the item 

17 relating to chapter 27. 

18 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

19 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advisory Committee on 

20 the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024’’. 

21 SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF THE 

22 RECORDS OF CONGRESS. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

24 (1) the term ‘‘Archivist’’ means the Archivist of 

25 the United States; 


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1 (2) the term ‘‘Clerk’’ means the Clerk of the 

2 House of Representatives; 

3 (3) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the 

4 Center for Legislative Archives of the National Ar5 chives, or any successor thereto; 

6 (4) the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means a 

7 Member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, 

8 a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the 

9 Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; and 

10 (5) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

11 the Senate. 

12 (b) REPORTING.—Not later than February 1 of the sec13 ond calendar year beginning after the date of enactment 

14 of this Act, and every calendar year thereafter, the Director 

15 shall submit a report on the management and preservation 

16 of the records of Congress during the previous year to— 

17 (1) the Archivist; 

18 (2) the Secretary; 

19 (3) the Clerk; 

20 (4) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

21 Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Rules 

22 and Administration of the Senate; and 

23 (5) the Committee on Oversight and Account24 ability and the Committee on House Administration 

25 of the House of Representatives. 


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1 (c) REVIEW.—The Archivist, the Secretary, and the 

2 Clerk shall meet to review the management and preserva3 tion of the records of Congress and Members of Congress— 

4 (1) not later than 60 days after the date on 

5 which the Director submits a report under subsection 

6 (b); and 

7 (2) not later than 180 days after the date on 

8 which an individual is appointed to the position of 

9 Archivist, Secretary, or Clerk. 

10 (d) SUNSET OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Effective on 

11 the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this 

12 Act, title 44 of the United States Code is amended— 

13 (1) by striking chapter 27; 

14 (2) by striking the table of sections relating to 

15 chapter 27; and 

16 (3) in the table of chapters, by striking the item 

17 relating to chapter 27. 


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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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