This bill extends and strengthens the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, which is responsible for collecting and releasing government records related to unsolved civil rights cases from the past. The legislation extends the board's operating period from 7 years to 11 years, giving it more time to complete its work of gathering and making public historical documents about civil rights cold cases. The bill affects federal, state, and local governments by requiring them to turn over relevant records to the National Archives, with the federal government now able to reimburse state and local agencies for costs like digitizing and copying documents. It also removes privacy protections under the Freedom of Information Act for civil rights cold case records created before January 1, 1990, making it easier to release older documents to the public. The goal is to ensure full public disclosure of government records related to these historical civil rights cases.
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