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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4569
To extend and make amendments to the President John F. Kennedy
Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 13, 1994
Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. CLINGER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations
A BILL
To extend and make amendments to the President John
F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘President John F.
Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Extension Act
of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ACT.
Section 7(o)(1) of the President John F. Kennedy
Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C.
2107 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘3
years’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting ‘‘3-year’’.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REVIEW BOARD
POWERS.
Section 8(j)(1) of the President John F. Kennedy As-
sassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C.
2107 note) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(G) use the Federal Supply Service in the
same manner and under the same conditions as
other departments and agencies of the United
States; and
‘‘(H) use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as
other departments and agencies of the United
States.’’.
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REVIEW BOARD PER-
SONNEL.
(a) SECURITY CLEARANCE FOR REVIEW BOARD PER-
SONNEL.—Section 8 of the President John F. Kennedy
Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C.
2107 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED.—An individ-
ual employed in any position by the Review Board (includ-
ing an individual appointed as Executive Director) shall
be required to qualify for any necessary security clearance
prior to taking office in that position, but may be offered
the position before qualifying for that clearance.’’.
(b) APPOINTMENT
AND TERMINATION
OF STAFF,
GENERALLY.—Section 8(b) of the John F. Kennedy As-
sassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C.
2107 note) is amended by striking ‘‘(b) STAFF.—’’ and
all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(b) STAFF.—(1) The Review Board, without regard
to the civil service laws, may appoint and terminate addi-
tional personnel as are necessary to enable the Review
Board and its Executive Director to perform the duties
of the Review Board.’’.
(c) REVIEW BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.—Sec-
tion 8(b)(2) of the President John F. Kennedy Assassina-
tion Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a person’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) An individual who is an employee of the Govern-
ment may be appointed to the staff of the Review Board
if in that position the individual will perform only adminis-
trative functions.’’.
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