§ 2902. Objectives of records management
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It is the purpose of this chapter, and chapters 21, 31, and 33 of this title, to require the establishment of standards and procedures to assure efficient and effective records management. Such records management standards and procedures shall seek to implement the following goals:
(1)Accurate and complete documentation of the policies and transactions of the Federal Government.
(2)Control of the quantity and quality of records produced by the Federal Government.
(3)Establishment and maintenance of mechanisms of control with respect to records creation in order to prevent the creation of unnecessary records and with respect to the effective and economical operations of an agency.
(4)Simplification of the activities, systems, and processes of records creation, maintenance, transfer, and use.
(5)Judicious preservation and disposal of records.
(6)Direction of continuing attention on records from their initial creation to their final disposition, with particular emphasis on the prevention of unnecessary Federal paperwork 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.
(7)Establishment and maintenance of such other systems or techniques as the Archivist or the Administrator considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and chapters 21, 31, and 33 of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 94–575, § 2(a)(1), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2724; amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(14), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2288; Pub. L. 113–187, § 9(a), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2012; Pub. L. 115–85, § 2(a)(1), Nov. 21, 2017, 131 Stat. 1274.)
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- Public Law 117–263To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–85To ensure the effective processing of mail by Federal agencies, and for other purposes
- Public Law 98–497To establish the National Archives and Records Administration, and for other purposes
- Public Law 94–575To amend title 44, United States Code, to strengthen the authority of the Administrator of General Services with respect to records management by Federal agencies, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 94–575, § 2(a)(1)
- 90 Stat. 2724
- Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(14)
- 98 Stat. 2288
- 128 Stat. 2012
- 131 Stat. 1274
- Pub. L. 90–620
- 82 Stat. 1296
- Pub. L. 98–497
- 131 Stat. 1275
- section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497
- 136 Stat. 3248
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§ 2902
Objectives of records management
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–575, § 2(a)(1)
Stat.90 Stat. 2724
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(14)
Stat.98 Stat. 2288
Stat.128 Stat. 2012
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