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[H.R. 9489 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 579
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9489

                          [Report No. 118-684]

 To sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2024

  Mr. Steil introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

                           September 17, 2024

                    Additional sponsor: Mr. Morelle

                           September 17, 2024

   Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
                    Union and ordered to be printed


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                                 A BILL


 
 To sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, and for 
                            other purposes.


 


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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Advisory Committee 
on the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF THE RECORDS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Archivist'' means the Archivist of the 
        United States;
            (2) the term ``Clerk'' means the Clerk of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (3) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Center 
        for Legislative Archives of the National Archives, or any 
        successor thereto;
            (4) the term ``Member of Congress'' means a Member of the 
        Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House 
        of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto 
        Rico; and
            (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Senate.
    (b) Reporting.--Not later than February 1 of the second calendar 
year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
calendar year thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Archivist, 
the Secretary, and the Clerk a report on the management and 
preservation of the records of Congress during the previous year.
    (c) Review.--The Archivist, the Secretary, and the Clerk shall meet 
to review the management and preservation of the records of Congress 
and Members of Congress--
            (1) not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
        Director submits a report under subsection (b); and
            (2) not later than 180 days after the date on which an 
        individual is appointed to the position of Archivist, 
        Secretary, or Clerk.
    (d) Sunset of Advisory Committee.--Effective on the date that is 60 
days after enactment, title 44 of the United States Code is amended--
            (1) by striking chapter 27;
            (2) by striking the table of sections relating to chapter 
        27; and
            (3) in the table of chapters, by striking the item relating 
        to chapter 27.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 579

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 9489

                          [Report No. 118-684]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 17, 2024

   Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
                    Union and ordered to be printed