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44 U.S.C. § 2904 — General responsibilities for records management
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**(a)** The Archivist shall provide guidance and assistance to Federal agencies with respect to ensuring—
(1) economical and effective records management;
(2) adequate and proper documentation of the policies and transactions of the Federal Government; and
(3) proper records disposition.
**(b)** The Administrator shall provide guidance and assistance to Federal agencies to ensure economical and effective processing of mail by Federal agencies.
**(c)** In carrying out the responsibilities under subsection (a), the Archivist shall have the responsibility—
(1) to promulgate standards, procedures, and guidelines with respect to records management and the conduct of records management studies;
(2) to conduct research with respect to the improvement of records management practices and programs;
(3) to collect and disseminate information on training programs, technological developments, and other activities relating to records management;
(4) to establish such interagency committees and boards as may be necessary to provide an exchange of information among Federal agencies with respect to records management;
(5) to direct the continuing attention of Federal agencies and the Congress on the need for adequate policies governing records management;
(6) to conduct records management studies and, in the Archivist’s discretion, designate the heads of executive agencies to conduct records management studies with respect to establishing systems and techniques designed to save time and effort in records management;
(7) to conduct inspections or surveys of the records and the records management programs and practices within and between Federal agencies;
(8) to report to the appropriate oversight and appropriations committees of the Congress and to the Director of the Office
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**(a)** The Archivist shall provide guidance and assistance to Federal agencies with respect to ensuring—
(1) economical and effective records management;
(2) adequate and proper documentation of the policies and transactions of the Federal Government; and
(3) proper records disposition.
**(b)** The Administrator shall provide guidance and assistance to Federal agencies to ensure economical and effective processing of mail by Federal agencies.
**(c)** In carrying out the responsibilities under subsection (a), the Archivist shall have the responsibility—
(1) to promulgate standards, procedures, and guidelines with respect to records management and the conduct of records management studies;
(2) to conduct research with respect to the improvement of records management practices and programs;
(3) to collect and disseminate information on training programs, technological developments, and other activities relating to records management;
(4) to establish such interagency committees and boards as may be necessary to provide an exchange of information among Federal agencies with respect to records management;
(5) to direct the continuing attention of Federal agencies and the Congress on the need for adequate policies governing records management;
(6) to conduct records management studies and, in the Archivist’s discretion, designate the heads of executive agencies to conduct records management studies with respect to establishing systems and techniques designed to save time and effort in records management;
(7) to conduct inspections or surveys of the records and the records management programs and practices within and between Federal agencies;
(8) to report to the appropriate oversight and appropriations committees of the Congress and to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in January of each year and at such other times as the Archivist deems desirable—
(A) on the results of activities conducted pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (7) of this section,
(B) on evaluations of responses by Federal agencies to any recommendations resulting from inspections or studies conducted under paragraphs (6) and (7) of this section, and
(C) to the extent practicable, estimates of costs to the Federal Government resulting from the failure of agencies to implement such recommendations.
**(d)** The Archivist shall promulgate regulations requiring all Federal agencies to transfer all digital or electronic records to the National Archives of the United States in digital or electronic form to the greatest extent possible.
**(e)** The Administrator, in carrying out subsection (b), shall have the responsibility to promote economy and efficiency in the selection and utilization of space, staff, equipment, and supplies for processing mail at Federal facilities.
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**(a) Establishment** There is established in the Department of the Interior, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (hereinafter referred to as the “Office”).
**(b) Appointment, compensation, duties, etc., of Director; employees** The Office shall have a Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 11 So in original. Probably should be section “5316”. of title 5, and such other employees as may be required. Pursuant to [section 5108 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5108&num=0&edition=prelim), and after consultation with the Secretary, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall determine the necessary number of positions in general schedule employees in grade 16, 17, and 18 to perform functions of this subchapter and shall allocate such positions to the Secretary. The Director shall have the responsibilities provided under subsection (c) of this section and those duties and responsibilities relating to the functions of the Office which the Secretary may assign, consistent with this chapter. Employees of the Office shall be recruited on the basis of their professional competence and capacity to administer the provisions of this chapter. The Office may use, on a reimbursable basis when appropriate, employees of the Department and other Federal agencies to administer the provisions of this chapter, providing that no legal authority, program, or function in any Federal agency which has as its purpose promoting the development or use of coal or other mineral resources or regulating the health and safety of miners under provisions of t
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**(a)**
(1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over receipts or appropriations, the President shall provide the committee with assistance and information.
(2) When requested by a committee of Congress, additional information related to the amount of an appropriation originally requested by an Office of Inspector General shall be submitted to the committee.
**(b)** When requested by a committee of Congress, by the Comptroller General, or by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of each executive agency shall—
(1) provide information on the location and kind of available fiscal, budget, and program information;
(2) to the extent practicable, prepare summary tables of that fiscal, budget, and program information and related information the committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office considers necessary; and
(3) provide a program evaluation carried out or commissioned by an executive agency.
**(c)** In cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General shall—
(1) establish and maintain a current directory of sources of, and information systems for, fiscal, budget, and program information and a brief description of the contents of each source and system;
(2) when requested, provide assistance to committees of Congress and members of Congress in obtaining information from the sources in the directory; and
(3) when requested, provide assistance to committees and, to the extent practicable, to members of Congress in evaluating the information obtained from the sources in the directory
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There shall be an independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government to be known as the National Archives and Records Administration. The Administration shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Archivist.
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Level IV of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):
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### Statutory Notes
Section 1235, Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 471, formerly Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4701, as added Pub. L. 102–545, § 3, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3586; renumbered § 471 of Pub. L. 90–247 and amended Pub. L. 103–252, title I, § 121(a)(1), (2)(A), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 649, authorized contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants to develop, produce, and distribute educational and instructional video programming for preschool and elementary school children and their parents.
Section 1235a, Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 472, formerly Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4702, as added Pub. L. 102–545, § 3, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3586; renumbered § 472 of Pub. L. 90–247 and amended Pub. L. 103–252, title I, § 121(a)(1), (b), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 649, related to development and dissemination of educational programming.
Section 1235b, Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 473, formerly Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4703, as added Pub. L. 102–545, § 3, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3587; renumbered § 473 of Pub. L. 90–247, Pub. L. 103–252, title I, § 121(a)(1), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 649, set forth duties of Secretary of Education.
Section 1235c, Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 474, formerly Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4704, as added Pub. L. 102–545, § 3, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3588; renumbered § 474 of Pub. L. 90–247 and amended Pub. L. 103–252, title I, § 121(a)(1), (2)(B), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 649, related to submission of applications.
Section 1235d, Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 475, formerly Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4705, as added Pub. L. 102–545, § 3, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3588; renumbered § 475 of Pub. L. 90–247 and amended Pub. L. 103–252, title I, § 121(a)(1), (2)(C), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 649; Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1062(5), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2088,
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall establish, within the Division of Student Assistance of the Bureau of Health Professions, an office to be known as the Office for Health Education Assistance Loan Default Reduction (in this section referred to as the “Office”).
**(b) Purpose and functions** It shall be the purpose of the Office to achieve a reduction in the number and amounts of defaults on loans guaranteed under this subpart. In carrying out such purpose the Office shall—
(1) conduct analytical and evaluative studies concerning loans and loan defaults;
(2) carry out activities designed to reduce loan defaults;
(3) respond to special circumstances that may exist in the financial lending environment that may lead to loan defaults;
(4) coordinate with other Federal entities that are involved with student loan programs, including—
(A) with respect to the Department of Education, in the development of a single student loan application form, a single student loan deferment form, a single disability form, and a central student loan database; and
(B) with respect to the Department of Justice, in the recovery of payments from health professionals who have defaulted on loans guaranteed under this subpart; and
(5) provide technical assistance to borrowers, lenders, holders, and institutions concerning deferments and collection activities.
**(c) Additional duties** In conjunction with the report submitted under subsection (b), the Office shall—
(1) compile, and publish in the Federal Register, a list of the borrowers who are in default under this subpart; and
(2) send the report and notices of default with respect to these borrowers to relevant Federal agencies and to schools, school associations, professional and specialty associations, State licensing boar
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**(a)** The Archivist shall establish standards for the selective retention of records of continuing value, and assist Federal agencies in applying the standards to records in their custody. The Archivist shall notify the head of a Federal agency of any actual, impending, or threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of records in the custody of the agency that shall come to the Archivist’s attention, and assist the head of the agency in initiating action through the Attorney General for the recovery of records unlawfully removed and for other redress provided by law. 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.
**(b)** The Archivist shall assist the Administrator 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.
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It is the purpose of this chapter, and chapters 21, 31, and 33 of this title, to require the establishment of standards and procedures to assure efficient and effective records management. Such records management standards and procedures shall seek to implement the following goals:
(1) Accurate and complete documentation of the policies and transactions of the Federal Government.
(2) Control of the quantity and quality of records produced by the Federal Government.
(3) Establishment and maintenance of mechanisms of control with respect to records creation in order to prevent the creation of unnecessary records and with respect to the effective and economical operations of an agency.
(4) Simplification of the activities, systems, and processes of records creation, maintenance, transfer, and use.
(5) Judicious preservation and disposal of records.
(6) Direction of continuing attention on records from their initial creation to their final disposition, with particular emphasis on the prevention of unnecessary Federal paperwork and the transfer of records from Federal agencies to the National Archives of the United States in digital or electronic form to the greatest extent possible.
(7) Establishment and maintenance of such other systems or techniques as the Archivist or the Administrator considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and chapters 21, 31, and 33 of this title.
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TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
§ 2904
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN IN-PERSON STAFFING
LEVELS.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, and not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2022], the Archivist of
the United States shall ensure, to the extent prac-
ticable, that the National Personnel Records Center
maintains staffing levels and telework arrangements
that enable the maximum processing of records re-
quests possible in order to achieve the performance
goal of responding to 90 percent of all requests in 20
days or less, not including any request involving a
record damaged or lost in the National Personnel
Records Center fire of 1973 or any request that is sub-
ject to a fee that has not been paid in a timely man-
ner by the requestor (provided the National Per-
sonnel Records Center issues an invoice within 20
days after the date on which the request is made).
‘‘(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORTING.—The Inspector
General for the National Archives and Records Ad-
ministration shall, for two years following the date of
the enactment of this Act, include in every semi-
annual report submitted to Congress pursuant to the
Inspector General Act of 1978 ([former] 5 U.S.C. App.)
[see 5 U.S.C. 401 et seq.], a detailed summary of—
‘‘(A) efforts taken by the National Archives and
Records Administration to address the backlog of
records requests at the National Personnel Records
Center; and
‘‘(B) any recommendations for action proposed by
the Inspector General related to reducing the back-
log of records requests at the National Personnel
Records Center and the status of compliance with
those recommendations by the National Archives
and Records Administration.’’
§ 2903. Custody and control of prope
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