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§143 Employment and Utilization of Other Personnel; Cost of Copy Reading and Indexing
Title 4 › Chapter 5— OFFICIAL TERRITORIAL PAPERS › § 143
Summary
Archivist may hire clerical assistants for work under this chapter. Copy reading and index work for the papers in section 141 will be done by National Archives editors, with monthly costs prorated by hours and their yearly pay and charged to the annual appropriations under section 146.
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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.
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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”.
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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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4 U.S.C. § 143
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Apr 3, 2026
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