Title 4 — Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States
Chapter 5 — Official Territorial Papers
§ 142. Appointment of experts
Statutory text
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
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 12, 65 Stat. 714 · 65 Stat. 714
Enacted · 4 U.S.C. § 142
Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 12, 65 Stat. 714
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 12, 65 Stat. 714National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984
Pub. L. 98–497 title I § 107(f) · 98 Stat. 2280
Substituted · 4 U.S.C. § 142
Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(f) Sections 141 through 145 of title 4, United States Code, are amended by striking out “Administrator of General Services”, “Administrator”, and “General Services Administration” each place they appear and inserting in lieu thereof “Archivist of the United States”, “Archivist”, and “National Archives and Records Administration”, respectively.Effective date note
Amendment 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.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
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The Classification Act of 1949, referred to in text, is act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, 63 Stat. 954, which was repealed by Pub.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), , 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 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective , 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.
Credits
1951–1984 · 2 acts
- 1951Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 12, 65 Stat. 714
- 1984amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(f), , 98 Stat. 2292.
Show as published
(Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 12, 65 Stat. 714; amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(f), , 98 Stat. 2292.)