[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 102 (Monday, July 12, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S5750]
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        NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION

  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 438, S. 
2872.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will state the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2872) to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Historical Publications and Records Commission 
     through fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, with amendments, as follows:
  (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface 
brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in 
italics.)

                                S. 2872

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

     SECTION 1. 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) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $13,500,000 for 
     fiscal year 2011, $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, 
     $14,500,000 for fiscal year 2013, and $15,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2014.]
       ``(T) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010, 2011, 
     2012, 2013, and 2014.''.

     SEC. 2. 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 ``determined by the Archivist of the 
     United States''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Funds in excess of the 
     4 percent at the close of each fiscal year'' and inserting 
     ``Any unobligated and unexpended balances in the Fund that 
     the Archivist of the United States determines to be in excess 
     of those needed for capital equipment or a reasonable 
     operating reserve''.]
       (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''.

     SEC. 3. 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:

     ``SEC. 8. 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.''.

  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee-reported amendments be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be 
read the third time and passed; that the motions to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; that any 
statements related to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (S. 2872), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed.

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