(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; (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. § 2502. Vacancies A person appointed to fill a vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whom he succeeds, and his appointment shall be made in the same manner as the appointment of his predecessor. $ 2503. Executive director, staff, transportation expenses (a) The Commission may appoint, without reference to chapter 51 of title 5, an executive director. The Chairman may appoint such other employees as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) Members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses (including per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence) in the same amount and to the same extent as persons serving intermittently in the Government service are allowed travel expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. § 2504. Duties; authorization of grants for historical publications and records programs; authorization for appropriations (a) The Commission shall make plans, estimates, and recommendations for historical works and collections of sources it considers appropriate for preserving, publishing or otherwise recording at the public expense. The Chairman of the Commission shall transmit to the President and the Congress from time to time, and at least biennially, the plans, estimates, and recommendations developed and approved by the Commission. (b) The Commission shall cooperate with, assist and encourage appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and nongovernmental institutions, societies, and individuals in collecting and preserving and, when it considers it desirable, in editing and publishing papers of outstanding citizens of the United States, and other documents as may be important for an understanding and appreciation of the history of the United States. (c) The Commission may conduct institutes, training and educational programs, and recommend candidates for fellowships related to the activities of the Commission and may disseminate information about documentary sources through guides, directories, and other technical publications. (d) The Commission may recommend the expenditure of appropriated or donated funds for the collecting, describing, preserving, compiling and publishing (including microfilming and other forms of reproduction) of documentary sources significant to the history of the United States and for the activities described in subsection (c). (e) The Archivist of the United States may, within the limits of available appropriated and donated funds, make grants to State and local agencies and to nonprofit organizations, institutions, and individuals, for those activities in subsection (d) after considering the advice and recommendations of the Commission. 46 (f)(1) For the purposes specified in this section, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (A) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1989; (B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1990; (C) $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991, (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1994; (G) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; (S) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. (2) Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall be available until expended when so provided in appropriation Acts. § 2505. Special advisory committees; membership; reimbursement The Commission may establish special advisory committees to consult with and make recommendations to it, from among the leading historians, political scientists, archivists, librarians, and other specialists of the Nation. Members of special advisory committees shall be reimbursed for transportation and other expenses on the same basis as members of the Commission. $ 2506. Records to be kept by grantees (a) Each recipient of grant assistance under section 2504 of this title shall keep such records as the Archivist of the United States prescribes, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by the recipient of the proceeds of the grants, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which funds are given or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and any other records as will facilitate an effective audit. (b) The Archivist and the Comptroller General of the United States or their authorized representatives shall have access for the purposes of audit and examination to books, documents, papers, and records of the recipients that are pertinent to the grants received under section 2504 of this title. I § 2702. Membership; chairman; meetings (a)(1) The Committee shall consist of the eleven members including (A) (i) the Secretary of the Senate; (ii) the Clerk of the House of Representatives; (iii) the Archivist of the United States; (iv) the Historian of the Senate; and (v) the Historian of the House of Representatives; and (B) six members of whom one shall be appointed by each of the following: (i) the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (ii) the Minority Leader of the House of (iii) the Majority Leader of the Senate; (v) the Secretary of the Senate; and (vi) the Clerk of the House of Representatives. (2) Each member appointed under paragraph (1)(B) shall have knowledge or expertise in United States history, archival management, publishing, library science, or use of legislative records. (b) The Secretary of the Senate shall serve as Chairman during the two-year period beginning on January 1, 1991, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall serve as Chairman during the two-year period beginning on January 1, 1993. Thereafter, such members shall alternate serving as Chairman for a term of two years. (c)(1) Members of the Committee referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) shall serve only while holding such offices. Members appointed to the Committee under subsection (a)(1)(B) shall serve for a term of two years, and may be reappointed without limitation. The initial appointments for such terms shall begin on January 1, 1991. (2) Any vacancy on the Committee shall not affect the powers of the Committee. Any vacancy in an appointed position on the Committee shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (d)(1) No later than thirty days after the date on which the first session of the 102d Congress begins, the Committee shall hold its first meeting. Thereafter, the Committee shall meet semiannually or at the call of a majority of its members. (2) Seven members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. § 2703. Functions of the Committee The Committee shall (1) review the management and preservation of the records of Congress; (2) report to and advise the Congress and the Archivist of the United States on such management and preservation; and (3)(A) no later than December 31, 1991, conduct a study and submit a report to the Congress on (i) the effect any transfer of records of the National Archives and Records Administration from facilities located in Washington, D.C., to any location outside of Washington, D.C., shall have on the management and preservation of the records of Congress; and (ii) the five year plan for the management and preservation of the records of Congress; and (B) no later than December 31, 1995, conduct a study to update the report submitted under subparagraph (A)(ii), and submit a report to the Congress. § 2704. Powers of the Committee (a) For purposes of carrying out the duties. referred to under section 2703, the Committee or, on the authorization of the Committee, any subcommittee or member thereof, may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as is appropriate. (b) The Committee may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States such information as the Committee may require to carry out the duties referred to under section 2703. Upon request of the Chairman of the Committee, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Committee. $2705. Compensation and travel expenses A member of the Committee may not be paid compensation for service performed as a member of the Committee. However, members of the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of service for the Committee. § 2706. Administrative provisions (a) Upon request of the Committee, the head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail to the Committee, on a nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such agency to assist the Committee in carrying out the duties referred to under section 2703 and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. (b) For purposes of supporting the Committee, the Archivist may obtain the services of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for GS-16 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title. Records Management by the Archivist of the United States and by the Administrator General Services (44 U.S.C. Chapter 29) § 2901. Definitions As used in this chapter, and chapters 21, 25, 31, and 33 of this title (1) the term "records" has the meaning given it by section 3301 of this title: (2) the term "records management" means the planning, controlling, directing, organizing, training, promoting, and other managerial activities involved with respect to records creation, records maintenance and use, and records disposition in order to achieve adequate and proper documentation of the policies and transactions of the Federal Government and effective and economical management of agency operations; (3) the term "records creation" means the production or reproduction of any record; (4) the term "records maintenance and use" means any activity involving (A) location of records of a Federal agency; (C) processing of mail by a Federal agency; or (5) the term "records disposition" means any activity with respect to (A) disposal of temporary records no longer necessary for the conduct of business by destruction or donation; (B) transfer of records to Federal agency storage facilities or records centers; (C) transfer to the National Archives of the United States of records determined to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant continued preservation; or (D) transfer of records from one Federal agency to any other Federal agency; (6) the term "records center" means an establishment maintained and operated by the Archivist or by another Federal agency primarily for the storage, serv icing, security, and processing of records which need to be preserved for varying periods of time and need not be retained in office equipment or space; (7) the term "records management study" means an investigation and analysis of any Federal agency records, or records management practices or programs (whether manual or automated), with a view toward rendering findings and recommendations with respect thereto; (8) the term "inspection" means reviewing any Federal agency's records or records management practices or programs with respect to effectiveness and compliance with records management laws and making necessary recommendations for correction or improvement of records management; (9) the term "servicing" means making available for use information in records and other materials in the custody of the Archivist, or in a records center(A) by furnishing the records or other materials, or information from them, or copies or reproductions thereof, to any Federal agency for official use, or to the public; or (B) by making and furnishing authenticated or unauthenticated copies or reproductions of the records or other materials; (10) the term "unauthenticated copies" means exact copies or reproductions of records or other materials that are not certified as such under seal and that need not be legally accepted as evidence; (11) the term "National Archives of the United States" means those official records which have been determined by the Archivist of the United States to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant their continued preservation by the Federal Government, and which have been accepted by the Archivist for deposit in his custody; (12) the term "Archivist" means the Archivist of the United States; (13) the term "executive agency" shall have the meaning given such term by section 102 of title 40; (14) the term "Federal agency" means any executive agency or any establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the Government (except the Supreme Court, the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol and any activities under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol); and (15) the term "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services. 44 U.S.C. § 2901 note (a) Establishment of fund.-There is hereby established in the Treasury a revolving fund to be available for expenses (including expenses for uniforms or allowances for uniforms as authorized by subchapter I of chapter 59 of title 5 [5 U.S.C.A. § 5901 et seq.]) and equipment necessary to provide for storage and related services for all temporary and pre-archival Federal records, which are to be stored or stored at Federal National and Regional Records Centers by agencies and other instrumentalities of the Federal Government. The Fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation for expenses necessary for operation of these activities. (b) Start-up capital.— (1) There is appropriated $22,000,000 as initial capitalization of the Fund. (2) In addition, the initial capital of the Fund shall include the fair and reasonable value at the Fund's inception of the inventories, equipment, receivables, and other assets, less the liabilities, transferred to the Fund. The Archivist of the United States is authorized to accept inventories, equipment, receivables and other assets from other Federal entities that were used to provide for storage and related services for temporary and pre-archival Federal records. (c) User charges.-The Fund shall be credited with user charges received from other Federal Government accounts as payment for providing personnel, storage, materials, supplies, equipment, and services as authorized by subsection (a). Such payments may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement. The rates charged will return in full the expenses of operation, including reserves for accrued annual leave, worker's compensation, depreciation of capitalized equipment and shelving, and amortization of information technology software and systems. (d) Funds returned to miscellaneous receipts of the Department of the Treasury.— (1) In addition to funds appropriated to and assets transferred to the Fund in subsection (b), an amount |