Authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 2014 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 and inserting ; and; and (3)by adding at the end of the following:

(T)$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Increased flexibility for archivist in the records center revolving fund

Subsection (d) under the heading

records center revolving fund

in title IV of the Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–58; 113 Stat. 460; 44 U.S.C. 2901 note), is amended— (1)in paragraph (1), by striking not to exceed 4 percent and inserting not to exceed 10 percent; and (2)in paragraph (2), by striking Funds in excess of the 4 percent at the close of each fiscal year and inserting Funds in excess of the 10 percent at the close of each fiscal year.

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:

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.