Items are to be made of materials at low risk of degrading
The document says “shall”Who acts: Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Office of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Office of the Majority Leader of the Senate, Office of the Minority Leader of the SenateHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says“shall be made of materials that pose a low risk of degrading, such as metal or archival paper”
Section 2(b)(2)(B)(i) limits every item placed in the Time Capsule to materials that pose a low risk of degrading, and gives metal and archival paper as examples.
What the document actually says“shall be made of materials that pose a low risk of degrading, such as metal or archival paper”
That sentence, in plain words
Each item must be made of stuff that lasts. Metal and special paper are two examples.
What this is about
The box will sit shut for 250 years. Most things rot or crumble in that time. So the law asks for things that hold up.
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