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Calendar No. 538
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 14 (legislative day, JULY 11), 1994
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AUGUST 2 (legislative day, JULY 20), 1994
Reported by Mr. GLENN, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
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’’.
(1) by striking ‘‘2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30,
1996’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘2-year’’.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REVIEW BOARD
POWERS.
Section 8(j)(1) Section (7)(j)(i) of the President John
F. Kennedy Assassination 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 employed conditionally in accordance with
subsection (b)(3)(B) before qualifying for that clearance.’’.
(b) APPOINTMENT
AND TERMINATION
OF STAFF,
GENERALLY.—Section 8(b) of the President John
F. Kennedy Assassination 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 inserting 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.’’.
(d) CONDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT OF STAFF.—Section
8(b)(3)(B) of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination
Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B)(i) The Review Board may offer conditional em-
ployment to a candidate for a staff position pending the
completion of security clearance background investigations.
During the pendency of such investigations, the Review
Board shall ensure that any such employee does not have
access to, or responsibility involving, classified or otherwise
restricted assassination record materials.
‘‘(ii) If a person hired on a conditional basis under
clause (i) is denied or otherwise does not qualify for all
security clearances necessary to carry out the responsibil-
ities of the position for which conditional employment has
been offered, the Review Board shall immediately terminate
the person’s employment.’’.
(e) COMPENSATION OF STAFF.—Section 8(c) of the
President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collec-
tion Act of 1992 (21 U.S.C. 2107 note) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(c) COMPENSATION.—Subject to such rules as may be
adopted by the Review Board, the chairperson, without re-
gard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, govern-
ing appointments in the competitive service and without
regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III
of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and Gen-
eral Schedule pay rates, may—
‘‘(1) appoint an Executive Director, who shall be
paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for
level V of the Executive Schedule; and
‘‘(2) appoint and fix compensation of such other
personnel as may be necessary to carry out this Act.’’.