44 U.S.C. § 2304 — Compensation of members; availability of trust funds for expenses of the Board

Compensation may not be paid to the members of the Board for their services as members. Costs incurred by the Board in carrying out its duties under this chapter, including the obligations necessarily incurred by the members of the Board in the performance of their duties and the compensation of persons employed by the Board, shall be paid by the Archivist of the United States from trust funds available to the Board for this purpose. The Board, by resolution, may authorize the transfer of funds (including the principal or interest of a gift or bequest) to the National Archives and Records Administration to be expended on an archival or records activity approved by the Board or to accomplish the purpose of a gift or bequest. ( Pub. L. 90–620 , Oct. 22, 1968 , 82 Stat. 1292 ; Pub. L. 98–497, title II, § 202(a) , Oct. 19, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2293 .) Historical and Revision Notes Based on 44 U.S. C ode, 1964 ed., § 300ii (July 9, 1941, ch. 284, § 9, 55 Stat. 582 ). Editorial Notes Amendments 1984— Pub. L. 98–497 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “Compensation may not be paid to the members of the Board for their services as members. Costs incurred by the Board in carrying out its duties under this chapter, including the expenditures necessarily made by the members of the Board in the performance of their duties and the compensation of persons employed by the Board, shall be paid out of income from trust funds available to the Board for the purpose. Unless otherwise restricted by the instrument of gift or bequest, the Board, by resolution, may authorize the Chairman to use for these purposes, or for any other purpose for which funds may be expended under this chapter, the principal of a gift or bequest accepted under this chapter.” Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 1984 Amendment 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 this title .

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