§ 2116. Legal status of reproductions; official seal; fees for copies and reproductions

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. § 2116

   Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1291, § 2112

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1291, § 2112

2. 1976

   Federal Records Management Amendments of 1976

   Pub. L. 94–575 § 4(b) · 90 Stat. 2723

   Inserted · 44 U.S.C. § 2116(a)

   Pub. L. 94–575 inserted reference to chapter 33 of this title

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–575 inserted reference to chapter 33 of this title.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Chapter 21 of such title is further amended by striking out “or 31” in section 2111(b) and “and 31” in section 2112, and inserting in lieu thereof “31, or 33” and “31, and 33”, respectively.

3. 1984

   National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–497 § 107(a)(9)(A) · 98 Stat. 2280

   Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 2116(a)

   Pub. L. 98–497, § 107(a)(9)(A), substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator of General Services”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–497, § 107(a)(9)(A), substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator of General Services”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by striking out “Administrator of General Services” and inserting in lieu thereof “Archivist,”; and

   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. 1984

   National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–497 § 107(a)(9)(B) · 98 Stat. 2280

   Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 2116(b)

   Pub. L. 98–497, § 107(a)(9)(B), substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–497, § 107(a)(9)(B), substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) by striking out “Administrator” 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.

5. 1984

   National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–497 § 201 · 98 Stat. 2280

   1. Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 2116(c)

      Pub. L. 98–497, § 201, substituted provisions transferring functions from Administrator of General Services to Archivist of the United States, further substituted provisions relating to permissible fee charges for former provisions which set a fee not in excess of 10 percent above costs and expenses for making copies

   2. Inserted · 44 U.S.C. § 2116(c)

      Pub. L. 98–497, § 201, inserted “unless appropriations available to the Archivist for this purpose are insufficient to cover the cost of performing the work”

   3. Struck · 44 U.S.C. § 2116(c)

      Pub. L. 98–497, § 201, struck out provision that reimbursement may be accepted to cover cost of furnishing copies or reproductions that could not otherwise be furnished

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98–497, § 201, substituted provisions transferring functions from Administrator of General Services to Archivist of the United States, further substituted provisions relating to permissible fee charges for former provisions which set a fee not in excess of 10 percent above costs and expenses for making copies, inserted “unless appropriations available to the Archivist for this purpose are insufficient to cover the cost of performing the work”, and struck out provision that reimbursement may be accepted to cover cost of furnishing copies or reproductions that could not otherwise be furnished.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 201. copying and authenticating charges Section 2116(c) of title 44, United States Code (as redesignated Ante, p. 2280. by section 102(a)), is amended to read as follows: “(c) The Archivist may charge a fee set to recover the costs for making or authenticating copies or reproductions of materials transferred to his custody. Such fee shall be fixed by the Archivist at a level which will recover, so far as practicable, all elements of such costs, and may, in the Archivist’s discretion, include increments for the estimated replacement cost of equipment. Such fees shall be paid into, administered, and expended as a part of the National Archives Trust Fund. The Archivist may not charge for making or authenticating copies or reproductions of materials for official use by the United States Government unless appropriations available to the Archivist for this purpose are insufficient to cover the cost of performing the work.”.

   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.

6. 2014

   Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–187 § 3(d) · 128 Stat. 2003

   Inserted · 44 U.S.C. § 2116(a)

   Pub. L. 113–187, § 3(d), inserted “digital,” after “microphotographic,” in two places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–187, § 3(d), inserted “digital,” after “microphotographic,” in two places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (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.

7. 2014

   Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–187 § 8(1) · 128 Stat. 2003

   Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 2116(c)

   Pub. L. 113–187, § 8(1), substituted “the Archivist’s custody” for “his custody”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–187, § 8(1), substituted “the Archivist’s custody” for “his custody”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in section 2116(c), by striking “his” and inserting “the Archivist’s”;

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