(i) the Commission on Central Intel-
ligence 
Agency 
Activities 
Within 
the 
United States (the ‘‘Rockefeller Commis-
sion’’); 
(ii) the Senate Select Committee to 
Study Governmental Operations with Re-
spect 
to 
Intelligence 
Activities 
(the 
‘‘Church Committee’’); 
(iii) the Select Committee on Assas-
sinations (the ‘‘House Assassinations Com-
mittee’’) of the House of Representatives; 
(iv) the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence (the ‘‘Pike Committee’’) of the 
House of Representatives; 
(v) the Library of Congress; 
(vi) the National Archives; 
(vii) any Presidential library; 
(viii) any Executive agency; 
(ix) any independent agency; 
(x) any Government office; 
(xi) any State or local law enforce-
ment office that provided support or assist-
ance or performed work in connection with 
a Federal inquiry into the life and assas-
sination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther 
King, Jr.; or 
(xii) any donated deed or gift; or 
(B) that is any of the following: 
(i) A record created in the course of 
a Federal, State, or local governmental in-
vestigation that is no longer in possession 
of the Federal, State, or local government. 
(ii) A record located at, or under the 
control of—
(I) record repositories and ar-
chives of a Federal, State, or local 
government; 
(II) record repositories and ar-
chives of a university, library, histor-
ical society, or similar organization; 
(III) an individual who possesses 
the record by virtue of service with a 
Government office; 
(IV) a person, including an indi-
vidual or corporation, who obtained 
such record from Government sources 
or individuals identified in this Act; or 
(V) a person, including an indi-
vidual or corporation, who created or
has obtained such record from sources 
other than those identified in this 
clause. 
(iii) A record of a Federal or State 
criminal or civil court, including a record 
under seal released in accordance with sec-
tion 10. 
(iv) A record generated by a foreign 
government. 
(v) A record in possession of a con-
tractor of the Federal Government. 
(vi) All records collected by or seg-
regated by all Federal, State, and local 
government agencies in conjunction with 
any investigation or analysis of or inquiry 
into the life and assassination of Dr. Mar-
tin Luther King, Jr., including any intra-
agency investigation or analysis, any inter-
agency communications, any request by the 
Select Committee on Assassinations of the 
House of Representatives to collect docu-
ments and other materials, or any intra-
agency collection or segregation of docu-
ments and other materials regarding the
life and assassination of Dr. Martin Lu-
ther King, Jr. 
(vii) All documents used by Govern-
ment offices and agencies during their de-
classification review of related records as 
well as all other documents, indices, and 
other material, including but not limited to 
those 
that 
disclose 
cryptonyms, 
code 
names, or other identifiers that appear in 
related records that would reasonably con-
stitute a related record or would assist in 
the identification, evaluation, or interpreta-
tion of a related record, including—
(I) with respect to records that 
are identified with respect to a par-
ticular person, all records relating to 
that person that use or reflect the 
true name or any other name, pseu-
donym, codeword, symbol, number, 
cryptonym, or alias used to identify 
that person; 
(II) with respect to records that 
are identified with respect to a par-
ticular operation or program, all 
records pertaining to that program by
any 
other 
name, 
pseudonym, 
codeword, 
symbol, 
number, 
or 
cryptonym; and 
(III) any other record that does 
not fall within the scope of a related 
record as described in the Act, but 
which has the potential to enhance, 
enrich, and broaden the historical 
record of the life and death of Dr. 
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
(3) The term ‘‘Collection’’ means the Reverend 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection es-
tablished under section 4. 
(4) The term ‘‘Executive agency’’ means an Ex-
ecutive agency as defined in subsection 552(f) of 
title 5, United States Code, and includes any Execu-
tive department, military department, Government 
corporation, Government controlled corporation, or 
other establishment in the executive branch of the 
Government, including the Executive Office of the 
President, or any independent regulatory agency. 
(5) The term ‘‘Government office’’ includes—
(A) all current, past, and former depart-
ments, agencies, offices, divisions, foreign of-
fices, bureaus, and deliberative bodies of any
Federal, State, or local government and in-
cludes all inter- or intra-agency working groups, 
committees, and meetings that possess or cre-
ated records relating to the life and assassina-
tion of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and 
(B) any office of the Federal Government 
that has possession or control of related 
records, including—
(i) the House Committee on Adminis-
tration with regard to the Select Com-
mittee on Assassinations of the records of 
the House of Representatives; 
(ii) the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate with regard to 
records of the Senate Select Committee to 
Study Governmental Operations with Re-
spect to Intelligence Activities and other 
related records; 
(iii) the Library of Congress; 
(iv) the National Archives as custo-
dian of related records that it has obtained 
or possesses, including the Commission on 
Central Intelligence Agency Activities in 
the United States; and
(v) any other executive branch office 
or agency, and any independent agency. 
(6) The term ‘‘identification aid’’ means the 
written description prepared by the Archivist for 
each record as required by section 4. 
(7) The term ‘‘National Archives’’ means the 
National Archives and all components thereof, in-
cluding Presidential archival depositories established 
under section 2112 of title 44, United States Code. 
(8) The term ‘‘official investigation’’ means the 
reviews of the activities or assassination of Reverend 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., conducted by any 
Presidential commission, any authorized congres-
sional committee, and any Government agency either 
independently, at the request of any Presidential 
commission or congressional committee, or at the re-
quest of any Government official. 
(9) The term ‘‘originating body’’ means the Ex-
ecutive agency, government commission, congres-
sional committee, or other governmental entity that 
created a record or particular information within a 
record. 
(10) The term ‘‘public interest’’ means the 
compelling interest in the prompt public disclosure 
of related records for historical and governmental
purposes and for the purpose of fully informing the 
American people about the history surrounding the 
life and assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Lu-
ther King, Jr. 
(11) The term ‘‘record’’ includes a book, paper, 
map, photograph, sound or video recording, machine 
readable material, computerized, digitized, or elec-
tronic information, regardless of the medium on 
which it is stored, or other documentary material or 
physical evidence or artifact regardless of its phys-
ical form or characteristics. 
(12) The term ‘‘Review Board’’ means the 
Records Review Board established by section 7. 
(13) The term ‘‘third agency’’ means a Govern-
ment agency that originated a related record that is 
in the possession of another agency. 
SEC. 4. REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., 
RECORDS COLLECTION AT THE NATIONAL 
ARCHIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the National Archives 
shall commence establishment of a collection of records to 
be known as the ‘‘Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 
Records Collection.’’ In so doing, the Archivist shall en-
sure the physical integrity and original provenance of all
records. The Collection shall consist of originals or record 
copies of all Government records relating to the life and 
assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 
which shall be transmitted to the National Archives in ac-
cordance with section 2107 of title 44, United States 
Code. The Archivist shall prepare and publish a subject 
guidebook and index to the collection, including the central 
directory described in paragraph (2)(B), which shall be 
available to the public and searchable electronically. 
(2) The Collection shall include—
(A) all related records—
(i) that have been transmitted to the Na-
tional Archives or disclosed to the public in an 
unredacted form prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act, or were so transmitted or disclosed 
and reclassified prior to such date of enact-
ment; 
(ii) that are required to be transmitted to 
the National Archives; 
(iii) the disclosure of which is postponed 
under this Act; or 
(iv) that meets the definition of a related 
record discovered after termination of the exist-
ence of the Records Review Board;
(B) a central directory comprised of identifica-
tion aids created for each record transmitted to the 
Archivist under section 5; and 
(C) all Review Board records as required by 
this Act. 
(b) USE OF SECONDARY LOCATION FOR PORTION OF 
COLLECTION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Archivist shall enter 
into an agreement with an entity outside the Na-
tional Archives for the establishment of a secondary 
location for copies of such portion of the Collection 
as the Archivist considers appropriate. 
(2) PROCESS
FOR
ENTERING
INTO
AGREE-
MENT.—The Archivist shall enter into an agreement 
under this subsection through the solicitation of pro-
posals from public and private institutions of higher 
education, research institutions, museums, and other 
archival institutions. 
(3) CRITERIA
FOR
SELECTION.—In selecting 
from the proposals submitted under paragraph (2), 
the Archivist shall give preference to an entity—
(A) with a proven record of archival col-
lecting;
(B) which will provide a maximum level of 
public access to copies of the portion of the Col-
lection involved; and 
(C) which will encourage continuing study 
and education regarding the life and assassina-
tion of Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. 
(4) TREATMENT
OF
COLLECTION
AT
SEC-
ONDARY LOCATION.—The copies of the portion of 
the Collection maintained at the secondary location 
pursuant to this subsection, and the entity respon-
sible for maintaining such copies of the collection 
under the agreement under this subsection, shall be 
subject to the same terms, conditions, and require-
ments as apply under this Act to the portion of the 
Collection maintained at the National Archives and 
the Archivist. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF COLLECTION AT ARCHIVES AND 
ELECTRONICALLY.—Each item in the Collection (as de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2)), other than an artifact or a 
record the disclosure of which is postponed under this Act, 
shall be available to the public for inspection and copying 
at the National Archives and through an electronic format 
within 30 days after its transmission to the National Ar-
chives. 
(d) FEES FOR COPYING.—The Archivist shall—
(1) charge fees for copying such records; and 
(2) grant waivers of such fees pursuant to the 
standards established by section 552(a)(4) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(e) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—(1) The Collec-
tion shall be preserved, protected, archived, and made 
available to the public at the National Archives. 
(2) Whenever artifacts are included in the Collection, 
it shall be sufficient to comply with this Act if the public 
is provided with access to photographs, drawings, or simi-
lar materials depicting the artifacts. Additional display, 
examination, or testing by the public of artifacts in the 
Collection shall occur if there is a reasonable claim that 
such examination or testing will reveal aspects of the arti-
fact that cannot be determined from such photographs or 
depictions, and shall occur under the terms and conditions 
established by the National Archives to ensure their pres-
ervation and protection for prosperity. 
(3) The National Archives, in consultation with its 
Information Security Oversight Office, shall ensure the se-
curity of the records in the Collection that qualify for post-
ponement of public disclosure pursuant to section 6. 
(f) OVERSIGHT.—The Committee on Government Re-
form of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate shall have continuing oversight jurisdiction with re-
spect to the Collection and shall conduct biannual hear-
ings, up to and including the final Archivist determination. 
SEC. 5. REVIEW, IDENTIFICATION, TRANSMISSION TO THE 
NATIONAL ARCHIVES, AND PUBLIC DISCLO-
SURE OF RELATED RECORDS BY GOVERN-
MENT OFFICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) PREPARATION FOR REVIEW.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 
each Government office shall identify and organize 
its records relating to the life and assassination of 
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and prepare 
them for transmission to the Archivist for inclusion 
in the Collection. 
(2) DETERMINATION OF USE OF ORIGINALS OR 
COPIES.—
(A) For purposes of determining whether 
originals or copies of related records are to be 
made part of the Collection established under 
this Act, the following shall apply: 
(i) In the case of papers, maps, and 
other documentary materials, the Review 
Board may determine that record copies of 
Government records, either the signed
original, original production, or a repro-
duction that has been treated as the offi-
cial record maintained to chronicle govern-
ment functions or activities may be placed 
in the Collection. 
(ii) In the case of other papers, maps, 
and other documentary material, the Re-
view Board may determine that a true and 
accurate copy of a record in lieu of the 
original may be placed in the Collection. 
(iii) In the case of photographs, the 
original negative, whenever available (oth-
erwise the nearest generation print that is 
a true and accurate copy), may be placed 
in the Collection. 
(iv) In the case of motion pictures, 
the camera original, whenever available 
(otherwise the earliest generation print 
that is a true and accurate copy) may be 
placed in the Collection. 
(v) In the case of sound and video re-
cordings, the original recording, whenever 
available (otherwise the earliest generation 
copy that is a true and accurate copy) may 
be placed in the Collection.
(vi) In the case of machine-readable 
information, a true and accurate copy of 
the original (duplicating all information 
contained in the original and in a format 
that permits retrieval of the information) 
may be placed in the Collection. 
(vii) In the case of artifacts, the origi-
nal objects themselves shall be placed in 
the Collection. 
(B) To the extent records from foreign 
governments are included in the Collection, cop-
ies of the original records shall be sufficient for 
inclusion in the Collection. 
(C) In cases where a copy, as defined in 
subparagraph (D), is authorized by the Review 
Board to be included in the Collection, the Re-
view Board may require that a copy be certified 
if, in its discretion, it determines a certification 
to be necessary to ensure the integrity of the 
Collection. In cases where an original, as de-
fined in subparagraph (A), is required for inclu-
sion in the Collection, the Review Board may, 
at its discretion, accept the best available copy. 
In such cases that records included in the Col-
lection, whether originals or copies, contain il-
legible portions, such records shall have at-
tached thereto a certified transcription of the il-
legible language to the extent practicable. 
(D) For purposes of implementing this 
Act, the term ‘‘copy’’ means true and accurate 
photocopy duplication by a means appropriate 
to the medium of the original record that pre-
serves and displays the integrity of the record 
and the information contained in it. 
(E) Nothing in this paragraph shall be in-
terpreted to suggest that additional copies of 
any related records contained in the Collection 
are not also related records that, at the Review 
Board’s discretion, may also be placed in the 
Collection. 
(F) Nothing in this paragraph shall be in-
terpreted to prevent or to preclude copies of any 
electronic related records from being refor-
matted electronically in order to conform to dif-
ferent hardware or software requirements of 
audiovisual or machine readable formats if such 
is the professional judgment of the National Ar-
chives.
(3) RELATED RECORDS.—In carrying out this 
section, a Government office may not destroy, alter, 
or mutilate in any way a related record. 
(4) PRIOR DISCLOSURE.—
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), in carrying out this section, a Government 
office may not withhold, redact, postpone for 
public disclosure, or reclassify a related record 
that was made available or disclosed to the pub-
lic prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), a 
Government office may withhold names or iden-
tifies, consistent with the requirements of sec-
tion 6, in a related record created by a person 
or entity outside government. 
(b) CUSTODY OF RELATED RECORDS PENDING RE-
VIEW.—During the review by a Government office and 
pending review activity by the Review Board, the Govern-
ment office shall retain custody of its related records for 
purposes of preservation, security, and efficiency, unless—
(1) the Review Board requires the physical 
transfer of records for purposes of conducting an 
independent and impartial review; 
(2) transfer is necessary for an administrative 
hearing or other Review Board function;
(3) it is a third agency record described in sub-
section (c)(2)(C); or 
(4) any other records are transferred to the Ar-
chives for public disclosure. 
(c) REVIEW.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, each Gov-
ernment office shall review each related record in its 
custody or possession in accordance with paragraph 
(2). 
(2) RELATED RECORDS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), a Government office shall—
(A) determine which of its records are re-
lated records; 
(B) determine which of its related records 
have been officially disclosed or publicly avail-
able in a complete and unredacted form; 
(C)(i) determine which of its related 
records, or particular information contained in 
such a record, was created by a third agency or 
by another Government office; and 
(ii) transmit to a third agency or other 
Government office those records, or particular 
information contained in those records, or com-
plete and accurate copies thereof;
(D)(i) 
determine 
whether 
its 
related 
records or particular information in related 
records are covered by the standards for post-
ponement of public disclosure under this Act; 
and 
(ii) specify on the identification aid re-
quired by subsection (d) the applicable post-
ponement provision contained in section 6; 
(E) organize and make available to the Re-
view Board all related records identified under 
subparagraph (D) the public disclosure of which 
in whole or in part may be postponed under 
this Act; 
(F) organize and make available to the Re-
view Board any record concerning which the of-
fice has any uncertainty as to whether the 
record is a related record governed by this Act; 
(G) give priority to—
(i) the identification, review, and 
transmission of all related records publicly 
available or disclosed as of the date of en-
actment of this Act in a redacted or edited 
form; and 
(ii) the identification, review, and 
transmission, under the standards for post-
ponement set forth in this Act, of related 
records that on the date of enactment of 
this Act are the subject of litigation under 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code; 
and 
(H) make available to the Review Board 
any additional information and records that the 
Review Board has reason to believe it requires 
for conducting a review under this Act, includ-
ing the following: 
(i) All training manuals, instructional 
materials and guidelines created or used by 
the Government office in furtherance of its 
review of related records. 
(ii) All records, lists, and documents 
describing the procedure by which the of-
fice identified or selected related records 
for review. 
(iii) Organizational charts of the of-
fice. 
(iv) Records necessary and sufficient 
to describe the office’s—
(I) records policies and schedules; 
(II) filing systems and organiza-
tion;
(III) storage facilities and loca-
tions; 
(IV) indexing symbols, marks, 
codes, instructions, guidelines, meth-
ods, and procedures; and 
(V) search methods and proce-
dures used in the performance of the 
duties of the office under this Act. 
(v) Reclassification to a higher level, 
transfer, destruction, or other information 
(e.g., theft) regarding the status of related 
records. 
(3) ARCHIVAL DEPOSITORIES.—The Director of 
each archival depository established under section 
2112 of title 44, United States Code, shall have as 
a priority the expedited review for public disclosure 
of related records in the possession and custody of 
the depository, and shall make such records available 
to the Review Board as required by this Act. 
(d) IDENTIFICATION AIDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) STANDARD FORM.—Not later than 45 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Archivist, in consultation with the appro-
priate Government offices, shall prepare and
make available to all Government offices a 
standard form of identification or finding aid 
for use with each related record subject to re-
view under this Act. 
(B) UNIFORM
SYSTEM.—The Archivist 
shall ensure that the identification aid program 
is established in such a manner as to result in 
the creation of a uniform system of electronic 
records by Government offices that are compat-
ible with each other and which shall be made 
publicly available and searchable electronically. 
(2) PRINTED COPIES.—Upon completion of an 
identification aid by the Archivist, a Government of-
fice shall—
(A) attach a printed copy to the record it 
describes; 
(B) transmit to the Review Board a print-
ed copy; and 
(C) attach a printed copy to each related 
record it describes when it is transmitted to the 
Archivist. 
(3) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RECORDS.—Related 
records which are in the possession of the National 
Archives on the date of enactment of this Act, and 
which have been publicly available in their entirety
without redaction, shall be made available in the 
Collection without any additional review by the Re-
view Board or another authorized office under this 
Act. 
(e) TRANSMISSION TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES.—
Each Government office shall—
(1) transmit to the Archivist, and make imme-
diately available to the public, all related records 
that can be publicly disclosed, including those that 
are publicly available on the date of enactment of 
this Act, without any redaction, adjustment, or with-
holding under the standards of this Act; and 
(2) transmit to the Archivist upon approval for 
postponement by the Review Board or upon comple-
tion of other action authorized by this Act, all re-
lated records the public disclosure of which has been 
postponed, in whole or in part, under the standards 
of this Act, to become part of the protected Collec-
tion. 
(f) RECORD AVAILABILITY.—Executive branch agen-
cies shall—
(1) charge fees for copying related records; 
(2) grant waivers of such fees pursuant to the 
standards established by section 552(a)(4) of title 5, 
United States Code;
(3) permit, when not deemed a risk by the 
Board, the use of personal copying devices, includ-
ing, but not limited to portable scanners, digital 
cameras, and the like; and 
(4) make available to the public electronic 
versions of related records, identification aids, and 
indexes. 
SEC. 6. POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF 
RECORDS. 
(a) GROUNDS FOR POSTPONEMENT.—Disclosure of 
related records or particular information in related records 
to the public may be postponed subject to the limitations 
of this Act if there is clear and convincing evidence that—
(1) the threat, as of the time the postponement 
decision is made, to the military defense, intelligence 
operations, or conduct of foreign relations of the 
United States posed by the public disclosure of the 
related record is of such gravity that it outweighs 
the public interest, and such public disclosure would 
reveal—
(A) a living intelligence agent whose iden-
tity currently requires protection; 
(B) an intelligence source or method which 
is currently utilized, or reasonably expected to 
be utilized, by the United States Government
and which has not been officially disclosed, the 
disclosure of which would interfere with the 
conduct of intelligence activities; or 
(C) any other matter currently relating to 
the military defense, intelligence operations, or 
conduct of foreign relations of the United 
States, the disclosure of which would demon-
strably impair the national security of the 
United States; 
(2) the public disclosure of the related record 
would reveal the name or identity of a living person 
who provided confidential information to the United 
States and would pose a substantial risk of harm to 
that person; 
(3) the public disclosure of the related record 
could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwar-
ranted invasion of a living person’s personal privacy, 
and that invasion of privacy is so substantial that it 
outweighs the public interest; or 
(4) the public disclosure of the related record 
would compromise the existence of an understanding 
of confidentiality currently requiring protection be-
tween a Government agent and a living cooperating 
individual or a foreign government, and public dis-
closure would be so harmful that it outweighs the 
public interest. 
(b) CUSTODY OF POSTPONED RELATED RECORDS.—
A related record the public disclosure of which has been 
postponed shall, pending transmission to the Archivist, be 
held for reasons of security and preservation by the origi-
nating body until such time as the information security 
program has been established at the National Archives as 
required by section 4(e)(2). 
(c) ANNUAL REVIEW
OF POSTPONED RELATED 
RECORDS.—(1) All postponed or redacted records shall be 
reviewed annually by the originating agency and the Ar-
chivist consistent with the recommendations of the Review 
Board under section 9(c)(3)(B). 
(2) An annual review shall address the public disclo-
sure of additional related records in the Collection. Any 
related records discovered since the preceding annual re-
view in possession of any Federal, State, or local agency, 
Government office, organization, or person shall be added 
to the Collection, and the annual review also shall address 
the public disclosure of such records under the standard 
of this Act. 
(3) All postponed related records determined to re-
quire continued postponement shall require an unclassified 
written description of the record and the reason for such
continued postponement. Such description shall be pro-
vided to the Archivist and published in the Federal Reg-
ister upon determination. 
(4) The annual review of postponed related records 
shall serve to downgrade and declassify security classified 
information and implement the presumption of release re-
quired by section 15. 
(d) 
REQUIREMENT
TO
DISCLOSE
POSTPONED 
RECORDS.—Each related record shall be publicly disclosed 
in full, and available in the Collection no later than 1 year 
after the termination of the Review Board or the date that 
is 8 years after the date of enactment of this Act, which-
ever is earlier, unless the President certifies, as required 
by this Act, that continued postponement is made nec-
essary by—
(1) a current and identifiable harm to the mili-
tary defense, intelligence operations, law enforce-
ment, or conduct of foreign relations; and 
(2) the identifiable harm is of such gravity that 
it outweighs the public interest in disclosure. 
SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT AND POWERS OF THE RECORDS 
REVIEW BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as an 
independent agency a board to be known as the ‘‘Martin 
Luther King Records Review Board’’.
(b) APPOINTMENT.—
(1) FIVE
MEMBERS.—The President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall ap-
point, without regard to political affiliation, 5 citi-
zens to serve as members of the Review Board to en-
sure and facilitate the review, transmission to the 
Archivist, and public disclosure of Government 
records related to the life and assassination of Rev-
erend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
(2) THREE ALTERNATE MEMBERS.—The Presi-
dent shall appoint, without regard to political affili-
ation, 3 citizens to serve as alternate members of the 
Review Board in the case of a vacancy. The appoint-
ments shall be made at the same time members 
under paragraph (1) are nominated. 
(3) NOMINATIONS.—The President shall make 
nominations to the Review Board not later than 90 
calendar days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(4) ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS.—If the Senate 
votes not to confirm a nomination to the Review 
Board, the President shall make an additional nomi-
nation not later than 30 days thereafter. 
(5) RECOMMENDATIONS.—(A) The President 
shall make nominations to the Review Board after
considering persons recommended by the Society of 
American Archivists, the National Bar Association, 
the Black Caucus of the American Library Associa-
tion, Inc., and the National Conference of Black Po-
litical Scientists. 
(B) If an organization described in subpara-
graph (A) does not recommend at least 2 nominees 
meeting the qualifications stated in paragraph (6) by 
the date that is 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the President shall consider for nomina-
tion the persons recommended by the other organi-
zations described in subparagraph (A). 
(C) The President may request an organization 
described in subparagraph (A) to submit additional 
nominations. 
(6) NOMINATIONS.—Persons nominated to the 
Review Board—
(A) shall be impartial private citizens, none 
of whom is presently employed by any branch 
of the Government, none of whom shall have 
had any previous involvement with any official 
investigation or inquiry into the life or death of 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., conducted by a 
Federal, State, or local government, and none 
of whom shall have been previously employed by