131 STAT. 1274 PUBLIC LAW 115–85—NOV. 21, 2017 

Public Law 115–85 

115th Congress 

An Act 

To ensure the effective processing of mail by Federal agencies, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Agency Mail Management 

Act of 2017’’. 

SEC. 2. RECORD MANAGEMENT. 

(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 9 of the Presidential and Federal 

Records Act Amendments of 2014 (44 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (3) to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘the Administrator or 

the Archivist’ and inserting ‘the Archivist or the Administrator’.’’; 

(2) in subsection (c)— 

(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 

‘‘(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 

‘‘ ‘(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) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 

(C) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘effective records management by such agencies’ and inserting ‘effective processing of 

mail by Federal agencies’;’’; 

(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 

(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘ ‘subsections (a) and (b)’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘subsection (a)’ ’’; 

and 

(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

inserting a semicolon; 

(E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking 

the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(F) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(5) by inserting at the end the following new subsection: 

44 USC 2904 

note. 

44 USC 2902 

note. 

Federal Agency 

Mail 

Management Act 

of 2017. 

44 USC 101 note. 

Nov. 21, 2017 

[H.R. 194] 


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PUBLIC LAW 115–85—NOV. 21, 2017 131 STAT. 1275 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 194: 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115–66 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017): 

May 17, considered and passed House. 

Nov. 8, considered and passed Senate. 

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‘‘ ‘(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.’.’’; 

(3) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end 

and inserting a semicolon; 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) by inserting at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘ ‘(c) The Administrator (or the Administrator’s designee) may 

inspect the mail processing practices and programs of any Federal 

agency for the purpose of rendering recommendations for the 

improvement of mail processing practices and programs. Officers 

and employees of such agencies shall cooperate fully in such inspections of mail processing practices and programs.’.’’; 

(4) by striking subsection (f); and 

(5) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f). 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect as if included in the Presidential and Federal 

Records Act Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113–187). 

Approved November 21, 2017. 

44 USC 2901 

note. 

44 USC 3102 

note. 

44 USC 2902 

note. 

Recommendations. 

44 USC 101 prec. 


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