I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5616 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2010 Mr. Clay (for himself and Mr. Larson of Connecticut) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.

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Short Title

This Act may be cited as the National Historical Publications and Records Commission Act of 2010.

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Authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 2015 for national historical publications and records commission

Section 2504(g)(1) of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subparagraph (R), by striking and; (2)in subparagraph (S), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (T)$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. .

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Grants for establishment of state and local databases for records of servitude, emancipation, and post-civil war reconstruction

Section 8 of the Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008 (44 U.S.C. 2504 note) is amended to read as follows:

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Grants for establishment of state and local databases for records of servitude, emancipation, and post-civil war reconstruction

(a)

In General

The Archivist of the United States, after considering the advice and recommendations of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, may make grants to States, colleges and universities, museums, libraries, and genealogical associations to preserve records and establish electronically searchable databases consisting of local records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction. (b)

Maintenance

Any database established using a grant under this section shall be maintained by appropriate agencies or institutions designated by the Archivist of the United States.

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