PUBLIC LAW 94-575—OCT. 21, 1976
90 STAT. 2723
Public Law 94-575 94th Congress An Act To 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE
1. This Act may be cited as the "Federal Eecords Management Amendments of 1976". SECTION
Oct. 21, 1976 [H.R. 13828]
Federal Records Management Amendments of 1976. 44 USC 2901 note.
AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 2 9, TITLE 4 4, UNITED STATES CODE
SEC. 2. (a) Chapter 29 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out sections 2901 and 2902 of such chapter and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
- '§ 2901. Definitions
"As used in this chapter, and chapters 21, 25, 27, 31, and 33 of this title— "(1) the term 'records' has the meaning given it by section 3301 of this title; "(2) the term 'records management' means the planning, controlling, directing, organizing, training, promoting, and other managerial activities involved with respect to records creation, records maintenance and use, and records disposition; "(3) the term 'records creation' means the production or reproduction of any record; "(4) the term 'records maintenance and use' means any activity involving— "(A) location of records of a Federal agency; "(B) storage, retrieval, and handling of records kept at office file locations by or for a Federal agency; "(C) processing of mail by a Federal agency; or "(D) selection and utilization of equipment and supplies associated with records and copying; "(5) the term 'records disposition' means any activity with respect to— "(A) disposal of temporary records no longer necessary for the conduct of business by destruction or donation; "(B) transfer of records to Federal agency storage facilities or records centers; "(C) transfer to the National Archives of the United States of records determined to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant continued preservation; or "(D) transfer of records from one Federal agency to any other Federal agency; "(6) the term 'records center' means an establishment maintained and operated by the Administrator or by another Federal agency primarily for the storage, servicing, security, and processing of records which need to be preserved for varying periods of time and need not be retained in office equipment or space;
44 USC 2901.
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