Four leadership offices jointly determine the contents
To provide for the creation of a congressional time capsule in commemoration of the semiquincentennial of the United States, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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Four leadership offices jointly determine the contents
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 jointly determine the contents of the Time Capsule, taking into account the requirements of paragraph (2)”
Section 2(b)(1) assigns the choice of contents to four offices acting together: the Speaker of the House, the Minority Leader of the House, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate. Their choice is to take account of the requirements set out in section 2(b)(2).
What the document actually says
“shall jointly determine the contents of the Time Capsule, taking into account the requirements of paragraph (2)”
That sentence, in plain words
The four offices must agree on what goes in the box. They also have to follow the rules in the next part.
What this is about
Four leaders share the job. Two lead the House and two lead the Senate. One of each pair is from each party. No office can fill the box alone.
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