113 STAT. 1330 PUBLIC LAW 106-99 —NOV. 12, 1999 Public Law 106-99 106th Congress An Act Nov. 12, 1999 To direct the Librarian of Congress to prepare the history of the House of Representa- [H R 2303] tives, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of History of the the United States of America in Congress assembled, House Awareness and Preservation SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Act 2 USC 183 note. "^^^^ ^^^ "^^y ^^ cited as the "History of the House Awareness and Preservation Act". 2 USC 183. SEC. 2. WRITTEN HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (a) IN GENERAL. —Subject to available funding and in accordance with the requirements of this Act, the Librarian of Congress shall prepare, print, distribute, and arrange for the funding of, a new and complete written history of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Committee on House Administration. In preparing this written history, the Librarian of Congress shall consult, commission, or engage the services or participation of, eminent historians. Members, and former Members of the House of Representatives. (b) GUIDELINES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Librarian of Congress shall take into account the following: (1) The history should be an illustrated, narrative history of the House of Representatives, organized chronologically. (2) The history's intended audience is the general reader, as well as Members of Congress and their staffs. (3) The history should include a discussion of the First and Second Continental Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, especially with regard to their roles in creating the House of Representatives. (c) PRINTING. — (1) IN GENERAL. —The Librarian of Congress shall arrange for the printing of the history. (2) PRINTING ARRANGEMENTS.—The printing may be performed— (A) by the Public Printer pursuant to the provisions of chapter 5 of title 44, United States Code; (B) under a cooperative arrangement among the Librarian of Congress, a private funding source obtained pursuant to subsection (e), and a publisher in the private sector; or (C) under subparagraphs (A) and (B).
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