Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §§ 391 (part), 393(a) (June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 104, 63 Stat. 381, and title V, § 503(a) as added Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6(d), 64 Stat. 583).

This section incorporates only the last sentence of paragraph (span) of former section 391. The balance of that section will be found in sections 1506, 2102, 2301, and 2902 of the revision.

2008—Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 110–404, § 3(a)(1)(A), inserted “not more than 2” after “subsection (a) shall be appointed for” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (span)(1)(A). Puspan. L. 110–404, § 3(a)(1)(B), substituted “not more than 4 terms” for “a term”.

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 110–404, § 3(span)(1), added subsec. (d).

1988—Puspan. L. 100–365 substituted “appointment and tenure; meetings” for “appointment and tenure” in section catchline, and amended text generally, revising and restating as subsecs. (a) to (c) provisions formerly contained in a single undesignated paragraph.

1984—Puspan. L. 98–497 struck out “The authority of the Administrator of General Services under section 754 of title 40 to regroup, transfer, and distribute functions within the General Services Administration does not extend to the Commission or its functions.”

1979—Puspan. L. 96–98 inserted “and Records” after “Publications”.

1974—Puspan. L. 93–536 inserted provision relating to appointment and term of two members of Society of American Archivists, and two members of American Association for State and Local History.

1972—Puspan. L. 92–546 provided for two additional members of the Organization of American Historians to be appointed for terms of four years by Executive Board of Organization, one to be appointed for a term of two years and his successors for a term of four years.

Puspan. L. 110–404, § 3(a)(2), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4282, provided that: “The restrictions on the terms of members of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission provided in the amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to members serving on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 13, 2008].”

Puspan. L. 110–404, § 3(span)(2), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4283, provided that: “The requirement of recusal provided in the amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to members of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission serving on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 13, 2008].”

Puspan. L. 100–365, § 2(span), July 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 824, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall be effective on January 1, 1989, and shall apply to the appointment of any member on the expiration of a predecessor’s term as follows:

Amendment by Puspan. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Puspan. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.