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44 U.S.C. § 2101 — Definitions
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As used in this chapter—
(1) “Presidential archival depository” means an institution operated by the United States to house and preserve the papers and books of a President or former President of the United States, together with other historical materials belonging to a President or former President of the United States, or related to his papers or to the events of his official or personal life, and may include research facilities and museum facilities in accordance with this chapter;
(2) “historical materials” including books, correspondence, documents, papers, pamphlets, works of art, models, pictures, photographs, plats, maps, films, motion pictures, sound recordings, and other objects or materials having historical or commemorative value;
(3) “Archivist” means the Archivist of the United States appointed under [section 2103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section2103&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(4) “Administration” means the National Archives and Records Administration established under [section 2102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section2102&num=0&edition=prelim).
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As used in this chapter—
(1) “Presidential archival depository” means an institution operated by the United States to house and preserve the papers and books of a President or former President of the United States, together with other historical materials belonging to a President or former President of the United States, or related to his papers or to the events of his official or personal life, and may include research facilities and museum facilities in accordance with this chapter;
(2) “historical materials” including books, correspondence, documents, papers, pamphlets, works of art, models, pictures, photographs, plats, maps, films, motion pictures, sound recordings, and other objects or materials having historical or commemorative value;
(3) “Archivist” means the Archivist of the United States appointed under [section 2103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section2103&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(4) “Administration” means the National Archives and Records Administration established under [section 2102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section2102&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** The Archivist of the United States shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Archivist shall be appointed without regard to political affiliations and solely on the basis of the professional qualifications required to perform the duties and responsibilities of the office of Archivist. The Archivist may be removed from office by the President. The President shall communicate the reasons for any such removal to each House of the Congress.
**(b)** The Archivist shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under [section 5314 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5314&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** There shall be in the Administration a Deputy Archivist of the United States, who shall be appointed by and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Archivist. The Deputy Archivist shall be established as a career reserved position in the Senior Executive Service within the meaning of [section 3132(a)(8) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3132/a/8&num=0&edition=prelim). The Deputy Archivist shall perform such functions as the Archivist shall designate. During any absence or disability of the Archivist, the Deputy Archivist shall act as Archivist. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the Archivist, the Deputy Archivist shall act as Archivist until an Archivist is appointed under subsection (a).
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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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**(a) In General.—** When the Archivist considers it to be in the public interest the Archivist may accept for deposit—
(1) the papers and other historical materials of a President or former President of the United States, or other official or former official of the Government, and other papers relating to and contemporary with a President or former President of the United States, subject to restrictions agreeable to the Archivist as to their use; and
(2) recorded information (as such term is defined in [section 3301(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section3301/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim)) from private sources that are appropriate for preservation by the Government as evidence of its organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and transactions.
**(b) Exception.—** This section shall not apply in the case of any Presidential records which are subject to the provisions of chapter 22 of this title.
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**(a)**
(1) When the Archivist considers it to be in the public interest, the Archivist may—
(A)
(i) accept, for and in the name of the United States, land, a facility, and equipment offered as a gift to the United States for the purpose of creating a Presidential archival depository;
(ii) take title to the land, facility, and equipment on behalf of the United States; and
(iii) maintain, operate, and protect the land, facility, and equipment as a Presidential archival depository and as part of the national archives system;
(B)
(i) make agreements, upon terms and conditions the Archivist considers proper, with a State, political subdivision, university, institution of higher learning, institute, or foundation to use as a Presidential archival depository land, a facility, and equipment of the State, subdivision, university, or other organization, to be made available by it without transfer of title to the United States; and
(ii) maintain, operate, and protect the depository as a part of the national archives system; and
(C) accept, for and in the name of the United States, gifts offered for the purpose of making any physical or material change or addition to a Presidential archival depository.
(2) The Archivist shall promulgate architectural and design standards applicable to Presidential archival depositories in order to ensure that such depositories (A) preserve Presidential records subject to chapter 22 of this title and papers and other historical materials accepted for deposit under [section 2111 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section2111&num=0&edition=prelim) and (B) contain adequate research facilities.
(3) Prior to accepting and taking title to any land, facility, or equipmen
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TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
§ 1916
(Added Pub. L. 92–368, § 1(a), Aug. 10, 1972, 86
Stat. 507; amended Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title
I, § 1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2014—Pub. L. 113–235 substituted ‘‘Director of the
Government Publishing Office’’ for ‘‘Public Printer’’.
§ 1916. Designation of libraries of accredited law
schools as depository libraries
(a) Upon the request of any accredited law
school, the Director of the Government Pub-
lishing Office shall designate the library of such
law school as a depository library. The Director
of the Government Publishing Office may not
make such designation unless he determines
that the library involved meets the require-
ments of this chapter, other than those require-
ments of the first undesignated paragraph of
section 1909 of this title which relate to the lo-
cation of such library.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘ac-
credited law school’’ means any law school
which is accredited by a nationally recognized
accrediting agency or association approved by
the Commissioner of Education for such purpose
or accredited by the highest appellate court of
the State in which the law school is located.
(Added Pub. L. 95–261, § 1, Apr. 17, 1978, 92 Stat.
199; amended Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I,
§ 1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–235 substituted ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Government Publishing Office’’ for ‘‘Public
Printer’’ in two places.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 95–261, § 3, Apr. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 199, provided
that: ‘‘The amendments made by this Act [enacting
this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1978.’’
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