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§143 Employment and utilization of other personnel; cost of copy reading and indexing

Title 4 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - OFFICIAL TERRITORIAL PAPERS › § 143

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Archivist may hire clerical assistants when needed to do the work required under this chapter. The regular editorial staff at the National Archives and Records Administration must do the proofreading and index-making for the publications of the papers covered by section 141. The cost of that part of the work will be charged to the annual appropriation under section 146, calculated each month by prorating the clerks’ annual salaries based on the hours they worked.

Full Legal Text

Title 4, §143

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(a)In carrying out his functions under this chapter, the Archivist may employ such clerical assistants as may be necessary.
(b)The work of copy reading and index making for the publication of the papers described in section 141 of this title shall be done by the regular editorial staff of the National Archives and Records Administration, and the cost of this particular phase of the work (prorated each month according to the number of hours spent and the annual salaries of the clerks employed) shall be charged against the annual appropriations made under section 146 of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “National Archives and Records Administration” for “General Services Administration”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1984 AmendmentAmendment 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 Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. Similar Provisions; Repeal; Saving Clause; Delegation of Functions; Transfer of Property and Personnel See note preceding section 141 of this title.

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Citation

4 U.S.C. § 143

Title 4Flag and Seal; Seat of Government; States

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73