Sec. 9. RECORDS MANAGEMENT BY THE ARCHIVIST
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## SEC. 9 RECORDS MANAGEMENT BY THE ARCHIVIST ###
(a)Objectives of Records Management Section 2902 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (4), by striking “creation and of records maintenance and use” and inserting “creation, maintenance, transfer, and use”; ####
(2)in paragraph (6), by inserting after “Federal paperwork” the following: “and the transfer of records from Federal agencies to the National Archives of the United States in digital or electronic form to the greatest extent possible”; and ####
(3)in paragraph (7), by striking “the Administrator or the Archivist” and inserting “the Archivist or the Administrator”. ###
(b)Records Centers and Centralized Microfilming Services ####
(1)Amendment Section 2907 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— #####
(A)in the section heading by inserting “or digitization” after “microfilming”; and #####
(B)by inserting “or digitization” after “microfilming”. ####
(2)Conforming amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 29 of title 44, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to section 2907 by inserting “or digitization” after “microfilming”. ###
(c)General Responsibilities for Records Management Section 2904 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by amending subsection
(a)to read as follows: > > ### “(a) > > The Archivist shall provide guidance and assistance to Federal agencies with respect to ensuring— > > > #### “(1) > > economical and effective records management; > > > #### “(2) > > adequate and proper documentation of the policies and transactions of the Federal Government; and > > > #### “(3) > > proper records disposition.” > ; ####
(2)in subsection (b), by striking “effective records management by such agencies” and inserting “effective processing of mail by Federal agencies”; ####
(3)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— ######
(i)by striking “their” and inserting “the”; ######
(ii)by striking “subsection
(a)or (b), respectively” and inserting “subsection (a)”; ######
(iii)by striking “and the Administrator”; and ######
(iv)by striking “each”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (8), by striking “or the Administrator (as the case may be)”; ####
(4)subsection
(d)is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(d) > > The Archivist shall promulgate regulations requiring all Federal agencies to transfer all digital or electronic records to the National Archives of the United States in digital or electronic form to the greatest extent possible.” > ; and ####
(5)by inserting at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(e) > > The Administrator, in carrying out subsection (b), shall have the responsibility to promote economy and efficiency in the selection and utilization of space, staff, equipment, and supplies for processing mail at Federal facilities.” > . ###
(d)Inspection of Agency Records Section 2906 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)by striking “their respective” and inserting “the”; ######
(ii)by striking “the Administrator of General Services and”; ######
(iii)by striking “designee of either” and inserting “the Archivist’s designee”; ######
(iv)by striking “solely”; and ######
(v)by inserting after “for the improvement of records management practices and programs” the following: “and for determining whether the records of Federal agencies have sufficient value to warrant continued preservation or lack sufficient value to justify continued preservation”; #####
(B)in paragraph (2)— ######
(i)by striking “the Administrator and”; and ######
(ii)by striking the second sentence; and #####
(C)in paragraph (3)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— ######
(I)by striking “the Administrator or”; and ######
(II)by striking “designee of either” and inserting “Archivist’s designee”; and ######
(ii)in subparagraph (A), by striking “the Administrator, the Archivist,” and inserting “the Archivist”; ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)by striking “the Administrator and”; and #####
(B)by striking “designee of either” and inserting “Archivist’s designee”; and ####
(3)by inserting at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(c) > > The Administrator (or the Administrator’s designee) may inspect the mail processing practices and programs of any Federal agency for the purpose of rendering recommendations for the improvement of mail processing practices and programs. Officers and employees of such agencies shall cooperate fully in such inspections of mail processing practices and programs.” > . ###
(e)Reports; Correction of Violations Section 2115 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)by striking “their respective” and inserting “the”; #####
(B)by striking “and the Administrator”; and #####
(C)by striking “each”; and ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)by striking “either”; #####
(B)by striking “or the Administrator”, each place it appears; and #####
(C)by striking “inaugurated” and inserting “demonstrably commenced”. ###
(f)Establishment of Program of Management Section 3102(2) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Administrator of General Services and”.