[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 439 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 439 To establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse in the National Archives. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2007 Mr. Cummings (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Watt, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse in the National Archives. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act'' or the ``SEARCH Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL ARCHIVES DATABASE OF HISTORIC RECORDS REGARDING SERVITUDE AND EMANCIPATION. (a) In General.--The Archivist of the United States shall establish, as a part of the National Archives, a national database consisting of historic records of servitude and emancipation in the United States to assist African Americans in researching their genealogy. (b) Maintenance.--The database shall be maintained by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated-- (1) $5,000,000 to establish the database; and (2) $5,000,000 to provide grants to States and colleges and universities to preserve local records of servitude and emancipation. <all>