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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2872 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2872

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

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                   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

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                                 A BILL

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

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2014 FOR 
              NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION.

    Section 2504(g)(1) of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (R), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (S), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end of the following:
            ``(T) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $13,500,000 for 
        fiscal year 2011, $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, $14,500,000 
        for fiscal year 2013, and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR ARCHIVIST IN THE RECORDS CENTER 
              REVOLVING FUND.

    Subsection (d) under the heading ``records center revolving fund '' 
in title IV of the Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 
(Public Law 106-58; 113 Stat. 460; 44 U.S.C. 2901 note), is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not to exceed 4 
        percent'' and inserting ``determined by the Archivist of the 
        United States''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Funds in excess of the 
        4 percent at the close of each fiscal year'' and inserting 
        ``Any unobligated and unexpended balances in the Fund that the 
        Archivist of the United States determines to be in excess of 
        those needed for capital equipment or a reasonable operating 
        reserve''.

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE AND LOCAL DATABASES FOR 
              RECORDS OF SERVITUDE, EMANCIPATION, AND POST-CIVIL WAR 
              RECONSTRUCTION.

    Section 8 of the Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act 
of 2008 (44 U.S.C. 2504 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 8. GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE AND LOCAL DATABASES FOR 
              RECORDS OF SERVITUDE, EMANCIPATION, AND POST-CIVIL WAR 
              RECONSTRUCTION.

    ``(a) In General.--The Archivist of the United States, after 
considering the advice and recommendations of the National Historical 
Publications and Records Commission, may make grants to States, 
colleges and universities, museums, libraries, and genealogical 
associations to preserve records and establish electronically 
searchable databases consisting of local records of servitude, 
emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction.
    ``(b) Maintenance.--Any database established using a grant under 
this section shall be maintained by appropriate agencies or 
institutions designated by the Archivist of the United States.''.
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