§ 2501. Creation; composition; appointment and tenure; meetings

• (a) The National Historical Publications and Records Commission shall consist of 15 members as follows:
  • (1) the following ex officio members:
    • (A) the Archivist of the United States, who shall be chairman;
    • (B) the Librarian of Congress (or an alternate designated by the Librarian);
    • (C) one Senator, appointed by the President of the Senate;
    • (D) one Representative, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
    • (E) one member of the judicial branch of the Government, appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States;
    • (F) one representative of the Department of State to be appointed by the Secretary of State; and
    • (G) one representative of the Department of Defense to be appointed by the Secretary of Defense;
  • (2) one member from each of the following organizations, appointed by the governing council or board of the respective organization:
    • (A) the American Historical Association;
    • (B) the Organization of American Historians;
    • (C) the Society of American Archivists;
    • (D) the American Association for State and Local History;
    • (E) the Association for Documentary Editing; and
    • (F) the National Association for Government Archives and Records Administrators; and
  • (3) two other members, outstanding in the fields of the social or physical sciences, the arts, or archival or library science, appointed by the President of the United States.
• (b)
  • (1) The members appointed under subsection (a) shall be appointed for not more than 2 terms of 4 years, except that—
    • (A) a member appointed under subsection (a)(1)(D) shall be appointed for not more than 4 terms of 2 years; and
    • (B) the Archivist and the Librarian of Congress are permanent ex officio members.
  • (2) A member may continue to serve after the expiration of a term until a successor has been appointed, but not to exceed one year.
• (c) The Commission shall meet at least annually and at call of the Chairman.
• (d) Members of the Commission shall recuse themselves from voting on any matter that poses, or could potentially pose, a conflict of interest, including a matter that could benefit them or an entity they represent.