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§142 Appointment of Experts
Title 4 › Chapter 5— OFFICIAL TERRITORIAL PAPERS › § 142
Summary
The Archivist may hire up to five historical experts, inside or outside the District of Columbia, to edit and prepare U.S. territorial papers for publication. The Archivist can do this without following the Classification Act of 1949 or the usual civil service rules.
Full Legal Text
Title 4, §142
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For the purpose of carrying on the work prescribed by section 141 of this title, the Archivist, without regard to the Classification Act of 1949 and the civil service laws and regulations thereunder, may engage the services, either in or outside of the District of Columbia, of not to exceed five historical experts who are especially informed on the various phases of the territorial history of the United States and are especially qualified for the editorial work necessary in arranging such territorial papers for publication.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Classification Act of 1949, referred to in text, is act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, 63 Stat. 954, which was repealed by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 632, and reenacted by the first section thereof as chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”.
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. § 142
Title 4 — Flag and Seal; Seat of Government; States
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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