Sec. 3. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
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## SEC. 3 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION ###
(a)Acceptance of Records for Historical Preservation Section 2107 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 2107 Acceptance of records for historical preservation > > > ### “(a) In General > > When it appears to the Archivist to be in the public interest, the Archivist may— > > > #### “(1) > > accept for deposit with the National Archives of the United States the records of a Federal agency, the Congress, the Architect of the Capitol, or the Supreme Court determined by the Archivist to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant their continued preservation by the United States Government; > > > #### “(2) > > direct and effect the transfer of records of a Federal agency determined by the Archivist to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant their continued preservation by the United States Government to the National Archives of the United States, as soon as practicable, and at a time mutually agreed upon by the Archivist and the head of that Federal agency not later than thirty years after such records were created or received by that agency, unless the head of such agency has certified in writing to the Archivist that such records must be retained in the custody of such agency for use in the conduct of the regular business of the agency; > > > #### “(3) > > direct and effect, with the approval of the head of the originating Federal agency, or if the existence of the agency has been terminated, with the approval of the head of that agency’s successor in function, if any, the transfer of records, deposited or approved for deposit with the National Archives of the United States to public or educational institutions or associations; title to the records to remain vested in the United States unless otherwise authorized by Congress; and > > > #### “(4) > > transfer materials from private sources authorized to be received by the Archivist by section 2111 of this title. > > > ### “(b) Early Transfer of Records > > The Archivist— > > > #### “(1) > > in consultation with the head of the originating Federal agency, is authorized to accept a copy of the records described in subsection (a)(2) that have been in existence for less than thirty years; and > > > #### “(2) > > may not disclose any such records until the expiration of— > > > ##### “(A) > > the thirty-year period described in paragraph (1); > > > ##### “(B) > > any longer period established by the Archivist by order; or > > > ##### “(C) > > any shorter period agreed to by the originating Federal agency.” > . ###
(b)Material Accepted for Deposit Section 2111 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 2111 Material accepted for deposit > > > ### “(a) In General > > When the Archivist considers it to be in the public interest the Archivist may accept for deposit— > > > #### “(1) > > the papers and other historical materials of a President or former President of the United States, or other official or former official of the Government, and other papers relating to and contemporary with a President or former President of the United States, subject to restrictions agreeable to the Archivist as to their use; and > > > #### “(2) > > recorded information (as such term is defined in section 3301(a)(2) of this title) from private sources that are appropriate for preservation by the Government as evidence of its organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and transactions. > > > ### “(b) Exception > > This section shall not apply in the case of any Presidential records which are subject to the provisions of chapter 22 of this title.” > . ###
(c)Preservation of Audio and Visual Records ####
(1)In General Section 2114 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 2114 Preservation of audio and visual records > > “The Archivist may make and preserve audio and visual records, including motion-picture films, still photographs, and sound recordings, in analog, digital, or any other form, pertaining to and illustrative of the historical development of the United States Government and its activities, and provide for preparing, editing, titling, scoring, processing, duplicating, reproducing, exhibiting, and releasing for non-profit educational purposes, motion-picture films, still photographs, and sound recordings in the Archivist’s custody.” > . ####
(2)Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 21 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking the item for section 2114 and inserting the following:" “2114. Preservation of audio and visual records.” ". ###
(d)Legal Status of Reproductions; Official Seal; Fees for Copies and Reproductions Section 2116(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by inserting “digital,” after “microphotographic,”, each place it appears.