§ 2501. — Creation; composition; appointment and tenure; vacancies; meetings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC2501]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 25--NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION
Sec. 2501. Creation; composition; appointment and tenure;
meetings
(a) The National Historical Publications and Records Commission
shall consist of 15 members as follows:
(1) the following ex officio members:
(A) the Archivist of the United States, who shall be
chairman;
(B) the Librarian of Congress (or an alternate designated by
the Librarian);
(C) one Senator, appointed by the President of the Senate;
(D) one Representative, appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives;
(E) one member of the judicial branch of the Government,
appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States;
(F) one representative of the Department of State to be
appointed by the Secretary of State; and
(G) one representative of the Department of Defense to be
appointed by the Secretary of Defense;
(2) one member from each of the following organizations,
appointed by the governing council or board of the respective
organization:
(A) the American Historical Association;
(B) the Organization of American Historians;
(C) the Society of American Archivists;
(D) the American Association for State and Local History;
(E) the Association for Documentary Editing; and
(F) the National Association for Government Archives and
Records Administrators; and
(3) two other members, outstanding in the fields of the social
or physical sciences, the arts, or archival or library science,
appointed by the President of the United States.
(b)(1) The members appointed under subsection (a) shall be appointed
for terms of 4 years, except that--
(A) a member appointed under subsection (a)(1)(D) shall be
appointed for a term of 2 years; and
(B) the Archivist and the Librarian of Congress are permanent ex
officio members.
(2) A member may continue to serve after the expiration of a term
until a successor has been appointed, but not to exceed one year.
(c) The Commission shall meet at least annually and at call of the
Chairman.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1293; Pub. L. 92-546,
Sec. 1(a), Oct. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 1155; Pub. L. 93-536, Sec. 1(b), Dec.
22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1735; Pub. L. 96-98, Sec. 2(b), Nov. 1, 1979, 93
Stat. 731; Pub. L. 98-497, title I, Sec. 107(b)(9), Oct. 19, 1984, 98
Stat. 2287; Pub. L. 100-365, Sec. 2(a), July 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 823.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Secs. 391 (part), 393(a) (June 30,
1949, ch. 288, title I, Sec. 104, 63 Stat. 381, and title V, Sec. 503(a)
as added Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, Sec. 6(d), 64 Stat. 583).
This section incorporates only the last sentence of paragraph (b) of
former section 391. The balance of that section will be found in
sections 1506, 2102, 2301, and 2902 of the revision.
Amendments
1988--Pub. L. 100-365 substituted ``appointment and tenure;
meetings'' for ``appointment and tenure'' in section catchline, and
amended text generally, revising and restating as subsecs. (a) to (c)
provisions formerly contained in a single undesignated paragraph.
1984--Pub. L. 98-497 struck out ``The authority of the Administrator
of General Services under section 754 of title 40 to regroup, transfer,
and distribute functions within the General Services Administration does
not extend to the Commission or its functions.''
1979--Pub. L. 96-98 inserted ``and Records'' after ``Publications''.
1974--Pub. L. 93-536 inserted provision relating to appointment and
term of two members of Society of American Archivists, and two members
of American Association for State and Local History.
1972--Pub. L. 92-546 provided for two additional members of the
Organization of American Historians to be appointed for terms of four
years by Executive Board of Organization, one to be appointed for a term
of two years and his successors for a term of four years.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Section 2(b) of Pub. L. 100-365 provided that: ``The amendment made
by this section [amending this section] shall be effective on January 1,
1989, and shall apply to the appointment of any member on the expiration
of a predecessor's term as follows:
``(1) The next two members appointed to such Commission after
such date shall be appointed pursuant to section 2501(a)(2)(E) and
(F) of title 44, United States Code, as amended by this section.
``(2) Notwithstanding section 2501(b)(1), the first members
appointed pursuant to section 2501(a)(2)(B) and (C) after January 1,
1991, shall be appointed for terms of one year.''
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301
of Pub. L. 98-497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3102 of this title.
