44 USC 2906 - Inspection of agency records

1 So in original.

Archivist’s designee) may inspect the records or the records management practices and programs of any Federal agency for the purpose of rendering recommendations for the improvement of records management practices and programs and for determining whether the records of Federal agencies have sufficient value to warrant continued preservation or lack sufficient value to justify continued preservation. Officers and employees of such agencies shall cooperate fully in such inspections, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2906, Puspan. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1297, contained provisions similar to those comprising subsec. (a)(1) and (2) of this section, prior to repeal by Puspan. L. 94–575, § 2(a)(3).

Amendments

2017—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 115–85, § 2(a)(3), added Puspan. L. 113–187, § 9(d)(3). See 2014 Amendment note below.

2014—Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 113–187, § 9(d)(1)(A), substituted “the duties” for “their respective duties” and “the Archivist’s designee” for “designee of either”, struck out “the Administrator of General Services and” before “the Archivist” and “solely” after “any Federal agency”, and inserted “and for determining whether the records of Federal agencies have sufficient value to warrant continued preservation or lack sufficient value to justify continued preservation” after “for the improvement of records management practices and programs”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Puspan. L. 113–187, § 9(d)(1)(B), struck out “the Administrator and” before “the Archivist” and “The regulations promulgated by the Administrator and the Archivist under this paragraph shall, to the extent practicable, be identical.” at end.

Subsec. (a)(3). Puspan. L. 113–187, § 9(d)(1)(C), in introductory provisions, struck out “the Administrator or” before “the Archivist” and substituted “Archivist’s designee” for “designee of either” and, in subpar. (A), substituted “the Archivist” for “the Administrator, the Archivist,”.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 113–187, § 9(d)(2), struck out “the Administrator and” before “the Archivist” and substituted “Archivist’s designee” for “designee of either”.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 113–187, § 9(d)(3), as added by Puspan. L. 115–85, § 2(a)(3), added subsec. (c).

1984—Puspan. L. 98–497 inserted reference to Archivist in four places in subsecs. (a) and (span) and inserted at end of subsec. (span)(2) “The regulations promulgated by the Administrator and the Archivist under this paragraph shall, to the extent practicable, be identical.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2017 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 115–85 effective as if included in Puspan. L. 113–187, see section 2(span) of Puspan. L. 115–85, set out as a note under section 2902 of this title.

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

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