§ 1503. Filing documents with Office; notation of time; public inspection; transmission for publishing

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1968

   Pub. L. 90–620 · 82 Stat. 1238

   Enacted · 44 U.S.C. § 1503

   Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1274

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1274

2. 1978

   Pub. L. 95–440 § 2 · 92 Stat. 1063

   1. Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 1503

      Pub. L. 95–440 substituted provision for retention of original documents by the General Services Administration for prior provision for retention in the archives of the National Archives

   2. Inserted · 44 U.S.C. § 1503

      Pub. L. 95–440 inserted provisions dispensing with such retention when disposals are made in accordance with disposal schedules and requiring retention of original proclamations of the President and Executive orders as part of the National Archives

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–440 substituted provision for retention of original documents by the General Services Administration for prior provision for retention in the archives of the National Archives and inserted provisions dispensing with such retention when disposals are made in accordance with disposal schedules and requiring retention of original proclamations of the President and Executive orders as part of the National Archives.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. Section 1503 of chapter 15, title 44, United States Code, is Federal Register documents, disposal. amended by deleting the fifth sentence and substituting in lieu thereof the following sentence: “The original shall be retained by the General Services Administration and shall be available for inspection under regulations prescribed by the Administrator, unless such original is disposed of in accordance with disposal schedules submitted by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register and authorized by the Administrator pursuant to regulations issued under chapter 33 of this title; however, originals of proclamations of the President and 44 USC 3301 et seq. Executive orders shall be permanently retained by the Administration as part of the National Archives of the United States.”.

3. 1984

   National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–497 title I § 107(b)(4) · 98 Stat. 2280

   1. Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 1503

      Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services” wherever appearing

   2. Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 1503

      Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “National Archives and Records Administration” for “General Services Administration” wherever appearing

   3. Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 1503

      Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator” wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services”, “National Archives and Records Administration” for “General Services Administration”, and “Archivist” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) Section 1503 of such title is amended— 44 USC 1503. (A) by striking out “Administrator of General Services” and inserting in lieu thereof “Archivist of the United States”; (B) by striking out “General Services Administration” and inserting in lieu thereof “National Archives and Records Administration”; and (C) by striking out “Administrator” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Archivist”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.

4. 2025

   Pub. L. 118–267 § 2(c) · 138 Stat. 2983

   Amended · 44 U.S.C. § 1503

   Pub. L. 118–267 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section provided for the filing of documents, notation of time, public inspection, and transmission for printing

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–267 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 118–267 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section provided for the filing of documents, notation of time, public inspection, and transmission for printing.

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