[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1248 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1248

      To establish a servitude and emancipation archival research 
                clearinghouse in the National Archives.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 14, 2005

 Ms. Landrieu (for herself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Schumer) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
      To establish a servitude and emancipation archival research 
                clearinghouse in the National Archives.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Servitude and Emancipation Archival 
Research ClearingHouse Act of 2005'' or the ``SEARCH Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASE.

    (a) In General.--The Archivist of the United States shall 
establish, as a part of the National Archives, a national database 
consisting of historic records of servitude and emancipation in the 
United States to assist African Americans in researching their 
genealogy.
    (b) Maintenance.--The database established by this Act shall be 
maintained by the National Historical Publications and Records 
Commission.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated--
            (1) $5,000,000 to establish the national database 
        authorized by this Act; and
            (2) $5,000,000 to provide grants to States and colleges and 
        universities to preserve local records of servitude and 
        emancipation.
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