Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Archivist means the Archivist of the United States. The term Civil Rights Cold Case means any unsolved case related to criminal civil rights statutes specifically— section 241 of title 18, United States Code (relating to conspiracy against rights); section 242 of title 18, United States Code (relating to deprivation of rights under color of law); section 245 of title 18, United States Code (relating to federally protected activities); sections 1581 and 1584 of title 18, United States Code (relating to involuntary servitude and peonage); section 901 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3631 ); and any other Federal law that— was in effect on or before December 31, 1969; and the criminal section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice enforced, prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
The term Collection means the Civil Rights Cold Cases Collection established under section 4. The term Executive Agency means an executive agency as defined in subsection 552(f) of title 5, United States Code, and includes any executive department, military department, Government Corporation, government controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the government, including the Executive Office of the President, or any independent regulatory agency.
The term Government office means any office of the Federal Government that has possession or control of civil rights cold cases records. The term Government official means any officer or employee of the United States, including elected and appointed officials. The term Identification aid means the written description prepared for each record as required in section 224. The term National Archives means the National Archives and Records Administration and all components thereof, including Presidential archival depositories established under section 2112 of title 44, United States Code.
The term Official Investigation means the reviews of Civil Rights Cold Cases conducted by any entity of the Federal Government either independently, at the request of any Presidential commission or congressional committee, or at the request of any government official. The term Originating body means the executive agency, government commission, congressional committee, or other governmental entity that created a record or particular information within a record. The term Public interest means the compelling interest in the prompt public disclosure of Civil Rights Cold Cases records for historical and governmental purposes and for the purpose of fully informing the American people about the history surrounding all Civil Rights Cold Cases in the United States.
The term Record includes a book, paper, map, photograph, sound or video recording, machine readable material, computerized, digitized, or electronic information, regardless of the medium on which it is stored, or other documentary material, regardless of its physical form or characteristics. The term Civil Rights Cold Case Record means a record that is related to Civil Rights Cold Cases, that was created or made available for use by, obtained by, or otherwise came into the possession of— the Library of Congress; the National Archives and Records Administration; any executive agency; any independent agency; any other entity of the Federal Government; and any State or local government, or component thereof, that provided support or assistance or performed work in connection with a Federal inquiry into Civil Rights Cold Cases.
The term Review Board means the Civil Rights Cold Cases Records Review Board established by section 6. The term Third agency means an executive agency that originated a Civil Rights Cold Case record that is in the possession of another agency. The term Widely accessible format refers to an open format that is platform independent, machine readable, and made available to the public without restrictions that would impede the re-use of that information.
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