Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
Chapter 29 — Records Management by the Archivist of the United States and by the Administrator of General Services
§ 2903. Custody and control of property
Statutory text
The Archivist shall have immediate custody and control of the National Archives Building and its contents, and may design, construct, purchase, lease, maintain, operate, protect, and improve buildings used by him for the storage of records of Federal agencies in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
When the Archivist considers it to be in the public interest, the Archivist may charge and collect reasonable fees from the public for the occasional, non-official use of rooms and spaces, and services related to such use, in the buildings subject to this section. Fees collected under this subsection shall be paid into an account in the National Archives Trust Fund and shall be held, administered, and expended for the benefit and in the interest of the national archival and records activities administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, including educational and public program purposes.
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.
Pub. L. 90–620 · 82 Stat. 1238
Enacted · 44 U.S.C. § 2903
Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1296
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1296National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984
Pub. L. 98–497 title I § 107(b)(15)(A) · 98 Stat. 2280
Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 2903
Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) Sections 2903 and 2907 of such title are amended 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.National Archives and Records Administration Efficiency Act of 2004
Pub. L. 108–383 § 4(b) · 118 Stat. 2218
Amended · 44 U.S.C. § 2903
Pub. L. 108–383 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)
Added · 44 U.S.C. § 2903
Pub. L. 108–383 added subsec. (b)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 108–383 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) National Archives Building and Other Buildings Used for Record Storage.— Section 2903 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(a)” before “The Archivist”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) When the Archivist considers it to be in the public interest, the Archivist may charge and collect reasonable fees from the public for the occasional, non-official use of rooms and spaces, and services related to such use, in the buildings subject to this section. Fees collected under this subsection shall be paid into an account in the National Archives Trust Fund and shall be held, administered, and expended for the benefit and in the interest of the national archival and records activities administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, including educational and public program purposes.” .
3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 392 (June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title V, § 502, as added Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6(d), 64 Stat. 583).
Editorial Notes
Amendments1984–2004 · 2 rounds
2004
Pub. L. 108–383 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
1984
Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective , see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.
Credits
1968–2004 · 3 acts
- 1968Pub. L. 90–620, , 82 Stat. 1296
- 1984Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(15)(A), , 98 Stat. 2288
- 2004Pub. L. 108–383, § 4(b), , 118 Stat. 2218.
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(Pub. L. 90–620, , 82 Stat. 1296; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(15)(A), , 98 Stat. 2288; Pub. L. 108–383, § 4(b), , 118 Stat. 2218.)