,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bi1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman 7for        
herself1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 and ,mr4         
,fitzpatrick7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the      
,civil ,rights ,cold ,case ,records     
,collection ,act of #bjah to strengthen 
the powers of the ,civil ,rights ,cold  
,case ,records ,review ,board1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,civil ,rights 
,cold ,case ,records ,collection        
,reauthorization ,act4  #b4 ,clarifying 
the ,authorities of the ,civil ,rights  
,cold ,case ,review ,board  7a7 ,civil  
,rights ,cold ,case ,records ,review    
,board presumption of release ,it is the
 sense of ,congress that all records of 
the ,federal ,government and ,state and 
local governments concerning civil      
rights cold cases should--  7#a7 carry a

 presumption of immediate disclosure2   
and  7#b7 eventually be disclosed to    
enable the public to become fully       
informed about the history surrounding  
the cases4  7b7 ,reimbursement for      
expenses incurred by ,state or local    
governments ,section #c of the ,civil   
,rights ,cold ,case ,records ,collection
 ,act of #bjah 7#dd ,u4,s4,c4 #bajg     
note2 ,public ,law #aae-dbf7 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3  7i7
 ,reimbursement for expenses incurred by
 ,state or local governments ,upon      
request of a ,state or local government 
to the ,review ,board1 the ,review      
,board may reimburse the ,state or local
 government in full for any expense     
incurred by the ,state or local         
government for digitizing1 photocopying1
 or mailing a civil rights cold case    
record for the purpose of transmitting  
such record to the ,archivist for       
inclusion in the ,collection4  4  7c7   
,transmission to ,collection of civil   
rights cold case records in possession  

of ,state or local government ,section  
#c7;a77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,civil ,rights
 ,cold ,case ,records ,collection ,act  
of #bjah 7#dd ,u4,s4,c4 #bajg note2     
,public ,law #aae-dbf7 is amended by    
striking 1 except in the case of a      
,state or local government4  7d7 ,no    
application of section #eeb7;b77#f7 to  
civil rights cold case records on or    
before ,january #a1 #aiij ,section      
#i7;a77#b7 of the ,civil ,rights ,cold  
,case ,records ,collection ,act of #bjah
 7#dd ,u4,s4,c4 #bajg note2 ,public ,law
 #aae-dbf7 is amended by striking the   
period at the end and inserting 1 except
 in the case of information contained in
 a civil rights cold case record created
 on or before ,january #a1 #aiij44  #c4 
,civil ,rights ,cold ,case ,records     
,review ,board ,extension of ,tenure    
,section #e7n77#a7 of ,civil ,rights    
,cold ,case ,records ,collection ,act of
 #bjah 7#dd ,u4,s4,c4 #bajg note2       
,public ,law #aae-dbf7 is amended-- 7#a7
 by striking #g years and inserting #aa 

years2 and  7#b7 by striking #g-year    
period and inserting #aa-year period4