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— arising out of events which occurred during the period beginning on January 1, 1940 and ending on December 31, 1979; and related to— 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 peonage and involuntary servitude); section 901 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3631 ); or any other Federal law that was— in effect on or before December 31, 1979; and enforced by the criminal section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice before the date of enactment of this Act.
The term civil rights cold case record means a record that— is related to a civil rights cold case; and 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 a civil rights cold case.
The term Collection means the Civil Rights Cold Cases Collection established under section 4. The term executive agency means an agency, as defined in subsection 552(f) of title 5, United States Code. The term Government office means any office of the Federal Government that has possession or control of 1 or more civil rights cold case records. The term Government official means any officer or employee of the United States, including elected and appointed officials. 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 case records for historical and Governmental purposes and for the purpose of fully informing the people of the United States about the history surrounding all civil rights cold cases in the United States.
The term record has the meaning given the term in section 3301 of title 44, United States Code. The term Review Board means the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board established under section 6.
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