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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-365—JULY 13, 1988

102 STAT. 823

Public Law 100- 365 100th Congress An Act To amend chapter 25 of title 44, United States Code, to provide an authorization for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission programs, and for other purposes.

July 13, 1988 [S. 1856]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, National SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the "National Historical Publications and Records Commission Amendments of 1988". SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIPS AND TERMS OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.

(a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 2501 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 2501. Creation; composition; appointment and tenure; meetings "(a) The National Historical Publications and Records Commission shall consist of 15 members as follows: "(1) the following ex officio members: "(A) the Archivist of the United States, who shall be chairman; "(B) the Librarian of Congress (or an alternate designated by the Librarian); "(C) one Senator, appointed by the President of the Senate; "(D) one Representative, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; "(E) one member of the judicial branch of the Government, appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States; "(F) one representative of the Department of State to be appointed by the Secretary of State; and "(G) one representative of the Department of Defense to be appointed by the Secretary of Defense; "(2) one member from each of the following organizations, appointed by the governing council or board of the respective organization: "(A) the American Historical Association; "(B) the Organization of American Historians; "(C) the Society of American Archivists; "(D) the American Association for State and Local History; "(E) the Association for Documentary Editing; and "(F) the National Association for Government Archives and Records Administrators; and "(3) two other members, outstanding in the fields of the social or physical sciences, the arts, or archival or library science, appointed by the President of the United States. "(b)(1) The members appointed under subsection (a) shall be appointed for terms of 4 years, except that—

Historical Publications and Records Commission Amendments of 1988 44 USC 101 note.