§ 2905. Establishment of standards for selective retention of records; security measures

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. § 2905

   Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1296

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1296

2. 1980

   Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

   Pub. L. 96–511 § 2(c)(2) · 94 Stat. 2812

   1. Amended · 44 U.S.C. § 2905

      Pub. L. 96–511 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Added · 44 U.S.C. § 2905

      Pub. L. 96–511 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 96–511 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Section 2905 of such title is amended by redesignating the text 44 USC 2905. thereof as subsection (a) and by adding at the end of such section the following new subsection: “(b) The Administrator of General Services shall assist the Administrator Studies. for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in conducting studies and developing standards relating to record retention requirements imposed on the public and on State and local governments by Federal agencies.”.

3. 1984

   National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–497 § 107(b)(15)(B) · 98 Stat. 2280

   Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 2905(a)

   Pub. L. 98–497, § 107(b)(15)(B), substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator of General Services”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–497, § 107(b)(15)(B), substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator of General Services”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) Sections 2905, 2908, and 2909 of such title are amended by striking out “Administrator of General Services” 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. 1984

   National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–497 § 203(a) · 98 Stat. 2280

   Inserted · 44 U.S.C. § 2905(a)

   Pub. L. 98–497, § 203(a), inserted “In any case in which the head of the agency does not initiate an action for such recovery or other redress within a reasonable period of time after being notified of any such unlawful action, the Archivist shall request the Attorney General to initiate such an action, and shall notify the Congress when such a request has been made.”

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–497, § 203(a), inserted “In any case in which the head of the agency does not initiate an action for such recovery or other redress within a reasonable period of time after being notified of any such unlawful action, the Archivist shall request the Attorney General to initiate such an action, and shall notify the Congress when such a request has been made.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 2905(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “In any case in which the head of the agency does not initiate an action for such recovery or other redress within a reasonable period of time after being notified of any such unlawful action, the Archivist shall request the Attorney General to initiate such an action, and shall notify the Congress when such a request has been made.”.

   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 § 107(b)(15)(B) · 98 Stat. 2280

   Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 2905(b)

   Pub. L. 98–497, § 107(b)(15)(B), substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator of General Services”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–497, § 107(b)(15)(B), substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator of General Services”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) Sections 2905, 2908, and 2909 of such title are amended by striking out “Administrator of General Services” 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.

6. 2014

   Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014

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

   1. Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 2905(a)

      Pub. L. 113–187 substituted “The Archivist shall notify” for “He shall notify”

   2. Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 2905(a)

      Pub. L. 113–187 substituted “the Archivist’s attention” for “his attention”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–187 substituted “The Archivist shall notify” for “He shall notify” and “the Archivist’s attention” for “his attention”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (8) in section 2905(a)— (A) by striking “He” and inserting “The Archivist”; and (B) by striking “his” and inserting “the Archivist’s”;

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