[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4569 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.4569
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
four
An Act
To extend and make amendments to the President John F. Kennedy
Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``President John F. Kennedy
Assassination Records Collection Extension Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ACT.
Section 7(o)(1) of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination
Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act'' and inserting ``September 30, 1996''; and
(2) by striking ``2-year''.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REVIEW BOARD POWERS.
Section 7(j)(1) of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination
Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) use the Federal Supply Service in the same manner and
under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of
the United States; and
``(H) use the United States mails in the same manner and
under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of
the United States.''.
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REVIEW BOARD PERSONNEL.
(a) Security Clearance for Review Board Personnel.--Section 8 of
the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of
1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(e) Security Clearance Required.--An individual employed in any
position by the Review Board (including an individual appointed as
Executive Director) shall be required to qualify for any necessary
security clearance prior to taking office in that position, but may be
employed conditionally in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(B) before
qualifying for that clearance.''.
(b) Appointment and Termination of Staff, Generally.--Section 8(b)
of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act
of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is amended by striking ``(b) Staff.--''
and all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
``(b) Staff.--(1) The Review Board, without regard to the civil
service laws, may appoint and terminate additional personnel as are
necessary to enable the Review Board and its Executive Director to
perform the duties of the Review Board.''.
(c) Review Board Administrative Staff.--Section 8(b)(2) of the
President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992
(44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``A person'' and inserting ``(A) Except as
provided in subparagraph (B), a person''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) An individual who is an employee of the Government may be
appointed to the staff of the Review Board if in that position the
individual will perform only administrative functions.''.
(d) Conditional Employment of Staff.--Section 8(b)(3)(B) of the
President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992
(44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(B)(i) The Review Board may offer conditional employment to a
candidate for a staff position pending the completion of security
clearance background investigations. During the pendency of such
investigations, the Review Board shall ensure that any such employee
does not have access to, or responsibility involving, classified or
otherwise restricted assassination record materials.
``(ii) If a person hired on a conditional basis under clause (i) is
denied or otherwise does not qualify for all security clearances
necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the position for which
conditional employment has been offered, the Review Board shall
immediately terminate the person's employment.''.
(e) Compensation of Staff.--Section 8(c) of the President John F.
Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (21 U.S.C. 2107
note) is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Compensation.--Subject to such rules as may be adopted by the
Review Board, the chairperson, without regard to the provisions of
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification
and General Schedule pay rates, may--
``(1) appoint an Executive Director, who shall be paid at a
rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level V of the
Executive Schedule; and
``(2) appoint and fix compensation of such other personnel as
may be necessary to carry out this Act.''.
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
Section 6(1) of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records
Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note) is amended in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting ``record'' after ``the
assassination''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.