3.0.0 2499 2023-01-13T04:48:39Z 2023-01-13T04:48:39Z Senate S S 2006-04-04 109 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-04-04T15:30:44Z Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection Act of 2005 109 2554 HR 2005-05-23 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. Identical bill CRS 2006-04-04 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2006-04-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2802) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-04-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2006-04-24 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Advice and consent of the Senate Archives Armed Forces and National Security Arts, Culture, Religion Assassination Blacks Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Civil rights workers Classified defense information Clergy Colleges Confidential communications Congress Congressional committees (House) Congressional committees (Senate) Congressional hearings Congressional information resources Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Court records Crime and Law Enforcement Data banks Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic government information Evidence (Law) Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal employees Freedom of information Government paperwork Government publicity Higher education History House Government Reform Informers Injunctions Law Legal fees Minorities Motion pictures Museums Official secrets Photography Presidential appointments Presidential records Public records Religion Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Security classification (Government documents) Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sound recording and reproducing User charges Video tape recording Whistle blowing Government Operations and Politics 00 2006-04-04 Introduced in Senate 2006-06-16T13:39:59Z Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection Act of 2006 - Directs the National Archives to commence establishment of a collection of records to be known as the "Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection" at the National Archives.

Requires the Archivist of the United States to enter into an agreement with an entity outside the National Archives for the establishment of a secondary location for copies of such part of the Collection as considered appropriate.

Instructs the National Archives to ensure the security of the records in the Collection that qualify for postponement of public disclosure pursuant to this Act.

Sets forth provisions for the: (1) review, identification, transmission to the National Archives, and public disclosure of records related to the life and assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Government offices; and (2) postponement of public disclosure of related records or particular information in such records.

Establishes the Martin Luther King Records Review Board. Provides for the appointment of an Executive Director to such Board.

Sets forth requirements for the review of all assassination and related records for public disclosure or postponement of public disclosure by the Review Board. Grants Presidential authority over such disclosure or postponement of executive branch related records or information, or of any information in a related record obtained or developed solely within the executive branch.

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