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§2302 Authority of the Board; seal; services; bylaws; rules; regulations; employees

Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - NATIONAL ARCHIVES TRUST FUND BOARD › § 2302

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Board can create an official seal that courts must accept as authentic. It can hire, and pay back to, staff from the National Archives (as the Archivist allows) and from other federal agencies to help run the trust fund and to prepare and publish special historical works, photos, and sound recordings. The Board can make bylaws, rules, and regulations to run its work, and it can hire employees and set their pay while following civil service laws and rules.

Full Legal Text

Title 44, §2302

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In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the Board—
(1)may adopt an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed;
(2)may utilize on a reimbursable basis the services and personnel of the National Archives and Records Administration necessary (as determined by the Archivist) to assist the Board in the administration of the trust fund, and in the preparation and publication of special works and collections of sources and preparation, duplication, editing, and release of historical photographic materials and sound recordings, and may utilize on a reimbursable basis the services and personnel of other Federal agencies for such purposes;
(3)may adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations necessary for the administration of its functions under this chapter; and
(4)may, subject to the laws and regulations governing appointments in the civil service, appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out its functions.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 300hh (July 9, 1941. ch. 284, § 8, 55 Stat. 582).

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The laws governing appointments in the civil service, referred to in par. (4), are set out in Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly, section 3301 et seq. of Title 5.

Amendments

1984—Pub. L. 98–497 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the Board may— “(1) adopt an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed; “(2) appoint, or authorize the Chairman to appoint, without regard to the civil-service laws, necessary employees, and fix their duties; and “(3) adopt bylaws, rules, and

Regulations

necessary for the administration of its functions under this chapter.”

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 this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

44 U.S.C. § 2302

Title 44Public Printing and Documents

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73