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

Bill: 111-s-2872
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2009-12-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Humanities programs funding
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
National Archives and Records Administration
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-11
text: 
Authorizes appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for FY2010-FY2014.
 
Amends the Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 with respect to the Federal National and Regional Records Center Revolving Fund.
 
Authorizes the Archivist of the United States to determine and (as under current law) retain an amount of the Fund's total income as an operating reserve or for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment and other support systems of the National Archives and Records Administration. (Currently the amount retained for these purposes may not exceed 4%.)
 
Repeals the 4% limitation on the excess of amounts remaining in the Fund at the close of each fiscal year that must be returned to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Requires return to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, instead, any unobligated and unexpended balances in the Fund that the Archivist determines to be in excess of those needed for capital equipment or a reasonable operating reserve.
 
Amends the Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008 to shift from the Commission to the Archivist the authority to make grants for establishment of state and local databases for records of servitude, emancipation, and post-civil war reconstruction. Requires the Archivist to consider Commission advice and recommendations before making such a grant.

action_date: 2010-06-21
text: 
Authorizes appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for FY2010-FY2014.
 
Amends the Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 with respect to the Federal National and Regional Records Center Revolving Fund.
 
Increases from 4% to 10% the maximum amount of the Fund's total income that may be retained as an operating reserve or for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment and other support systems of the National Archives and Records Administration. 
 
Increases from 4% to 10% the threshold amount in excess of which any amounts remaining in the Fund at the close of each fiscal year that must be returned to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
 
Amends the Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008 to shift from the Commission to the Archivist the authority to make grants for establishment of state and local databases for records of servitude, emancipation, and post-civil war reconstruction. Requires the Archivist to consider Commission advice and recommendations before making such a grant.

action_date: 2010-07-12
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 21, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Authorizes appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for FY2010-FY2014.
 
Amends the Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 with respect to the Federal National and Regional Records Center Revolving Fund.
 
Increases from 4% to 10% the maximum amount of the Fund's total income that may be retained as an operating reserve or for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment and other support systems of the National Archives and Records Administration. 
 
Increases from 4% to 10% the threshold amount in excess of which any amounts remaining in the Fund at the close of each fiscal year that must be returned to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
 
Amends the Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008 to shift from the Commission to the Archivist the authority to make grants for establishment of state and local databases for records of servitude, emancipation, and post-civil war reconstruction. Requires the Archivist to consider Commission advice and recommendations before making such a grant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-13
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2010-07-13
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2010-07-13
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5750; text as passed Senate: CR S5750)
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5750; text as passed Senate: CR S5750)
action_date: 2010-06-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438.
action_date: 2010-06-21
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with amendments. With written report No. 111-213.
action_date: 2010-06-21
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with amendments. With written report No. 111-213.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2009-12-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13035)
action_date: 2009-12-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13034-13035)
action_date: 2009-12-11
text: Introduced in Senate