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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. 

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 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

4 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2014 FOR NATIONAL 

5 HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS 

6 COMMISSION. 

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

8 is amended— 

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


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

2 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

5 $13,500,000 for fiscal year 2011, $14,000,000 for 

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

7 and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 

8 SEC. 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR ARCHIVIST IN THE 

9 RECORDS CENTER REVOLVING FUND. 

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

11 REVOLVING FUND ’’ in title IV of the Independent Agen12 cies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–58; 113 

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

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

15 4 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘determined by the Archi16 vist of the United States’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Funds in ex18 cess of the 4 percent at the close of each fiscal year’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘Any unobligated and unexpended bal20 ances in the Fund that the Archivist of the United 

21 States determines to be in excess of those needed for 

22 capital equipment or a reasonable operating re23 serve’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE AND 

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

4 WAR RECONSTRUCTION. 

5 Section 8 of the Presidential Historical Records Pres6 ervation Act of 2008 (44 U.S.C. 2504 note) is amended 

7 to read as follows: 

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

9 LOCAL DATABASES FOR RECORDS OF SER10 VITUDE, EMANCIPATION, AND POST-CIVIL 

11 WAR RECONSTRUCTION. 

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

13 States, after considering the advice and recommendations 

14 of the National Historical Publications and Records Com15 mission, may make grants to States, colleges and univer16 sities, museums, libraries, and genealogical associations to 

17 preserve records and establish electronically searchable 

18 databases consisting of local records of servitude, emanci19 pation, and post-Civil War reconstruction. 

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

21 using a grant under this section shall be maintained by 

22 appropriate agencies or institutions designated by the Ar23 chivist of the United States.’’. 

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