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Calendar No. 438 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2872 

[Report No. 111–213] 

To authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and 

Records Commission through fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 11, 2009 

Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BYRD, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. 

VOINOVICH, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. WEBB) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

JUNE 21, 2010 

Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 

2014, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

2 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2014 FOR NATIONAL 

3 HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS 

4 COMMISSION. 

5 Section 2504(g)(1) of title 44, United States Code, 

6 is amended— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (R), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

8 (2) in subparagraph (S), by striking the period 

9 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end of the following: 

11 ‘‘(T) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, 

12 $13,500,000 for fiscal year 2011, $14,000,000 for 

13 fiscal year 2012, $14,500,000 for fiscal year 2013, 

14 and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

15 ‘‘(T) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010, 

16 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.’’. 

17 SEC. 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR ARCHIVIST IN THE 

18 RECORDS CENTER REVOLVING FUND. 

19 Subsection (d) under the heading ‘‘RECORDS CENTER

20 REVOLVING FUND ’’ in title IV of the Independent Agen21 cies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-58; 113 

22 Stat. 460; 44 U.S.C. 2901 note), is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not to exceed 

24 4 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘determined by the Archi25 vist of the United States’’; and 


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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Funds in ex2 cess of the 4 percent at the close of each fiscal year’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘Any unobligated and unexpended bal4 ances in the Fund that the Archivist of the United 

5 States determines to be in excess of those needed for 

6 capital equipment or a reasonable operating re7 serve’’. 

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not to exceed 

9 4 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘not to exceed 10 percent’’; 

10 and 

11 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Funds in ex12 cess of the 4 percent at the close of each fiscal year’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘Funds in excess of the 10 percent at 

14 the close of each fiscal year’’. 

15 SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE AND 

16 LOCAL DATABASES FOR RECORDS OF SER17 VITUDE, EMANCIPATION, AND POST-CIVIL 

18 WAR RECONSTRUCTION. 

19 Section 8 of the Presidential Historical Records Pres20 ervation Act of 2008 (44 U.S.C. 2504 note) is amended 

21 to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 8. GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE AND 

2 LOCAL DATABASES FOR RECORDS OF SER3 VITUDE, EMANCIPATION, AND POST-CIVIL 

4 WAR RECONSTRUCTION. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Archivist of the United 

6 States, after considering the advice and recommendations 

7 of the National Historical Publications and Records Com8 mission, may make grants to States, colleges and univer9 sities, museums, libraries, and genealogical associations to 

10 preserve records and establish electronically searchable 

11 databases consisting of local records of servitude, emanci12 pation, and post-Civil War reconstruction. 

13 ‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE.—Any database established 

14 using a grant under this section shall be maintained by 

15 appropriate agencies or institutions designated by the Ar16 chivist of the United States.’’. 


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Calendar No. 438 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2872 

[Report No. 111–213] 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for the National Histhrough fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. torical Publications and Records Commission 

JUNE 21, 2010 

Reported with amendments 


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