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Union Calendar No. 230

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3478

[Report No. 108–403] 

To amend title 44, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of operations 

by the National Archives and Records Administration. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 7, 2003

Mr. PUTNAM (for himself and Mr. CLAY) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 

DECEMBER 8, 2003

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL

To amend title 44, United States Code, to improve the 

efficiency of operations by the National Archives and 

Records Administration.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Archives and 

5 Records Administration Efficiency Act of 2003’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF RECORDS RETENTION PERIODS. 

2 (a) EXTENSION OF RECORDS RETENTION PERIODS

3 BY REGULATION.—Section 2909 of title 44, United States 

4 Code, is amended—

5 (1) by striking ‘‘, upon the submission of evi6 dence of need,’’; 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘; and, in accordance with regu8 lations promulgated by him,’’ and inserting ‘‘, and’’; 

9 and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 

11 Archivist shall promulgate regulations in accordance 

12 with section 2104(a) of this title to implement this 

13 section.’’. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d) of 

15 section 3303a of title 44, United States Code, is amended 

16 by striking the second sentence. 

17 SEC. 3. AUTHORITY FOR RECORDS CENTER REVOLVING 

18 FUND TO BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE AND 

19 CARE OF UNIFORMS FOR RECORDS CENTERS 

20 EMPLOYEES. 

21 Subsection (a) under the heading ‘‘RECORDS CENTER

22 REVOLVING FUND’’ in title IV of the Independent Agencies 

23 Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–58; 113 Stat. 

24 460; 44 U.S.C. 2901 note), is amended by inserting after 

25 ‘‘expenses’’ in the first sentence the following: ‘‘(including 
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1 expenses for uniforms or allowances for uniforms as au2 thorized by subchapter I of chapter 59 of title 5)’’. 

3 SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO CHARGE FEES FOR PUBLIC USE OF 

4 FACILITIES OF NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND 

5 RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. 

6 (a) PRESIDENTIAL ARCHIVAL DEPOSITORIES.—Sub7 section (e) of section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, 

8 is amended by striking ‘‘space’’ and inserting ‘‘space, or 

9 for the occasional, non-official use of rooms and spaces 

10 (and services related to such use),’’. 

11 (b) NATIONAL ARCHIVES BUILDING AND OTHER

12 BUILDINGS USED FOR RECORD STORAGE.—Section 2903 

13 of title 44, United States Code, is amended—

14 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The Archivist’’; 

15 and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub17 section: 

18 ‘‘(b) When the Archivist considers it to be in the pub19 lic interest, the Archivist may charge and collect reason20 able fees from the public for the occasional, non-official 

21 use of rooms and spaces, and services related to such use, 

22 in the buildings subject to this section. Fees collected 

23 under this subsection shall be paid into an account in the 

24 National Archives Trust Fund and shall be held, adminis25 tered, and expended for the benefit and in the interest of 
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1 the national archival and records activities administered 

2 by the National Archives and Records Administration, in3 cluding educational and public program purposes.’’. 

4 SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS 

5 WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, 

6 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHER 

7 PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO 

8 FURTHER NARA PROGRAMS. 

9 (a) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 21 of title 44, United 

10 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing new section: 

12 ‘‘§ 2119. Cooperative agreements 

13 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Archivist may enter into co14 operative agreements pursuant to section 6305 of title 31 

15 that involve the transfer of funds from the National Ar16 chives and Records Administration to State and local gov17 ernments, other public entities, educational institutions, or 

18 private nonprofit organizations (including foundations or 

19 institutes organized to support the National Archives and 

20 Records Administration or the Presidential archival de21 positories operated by it) for the public purpose of car22 rying out programs of the National Archives and Records 

23 Administration. 

24 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Not more than $25,000 may be 

25 transferred under a cooperative agreement entered into as 
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1 authorized by subsection (a). Not more than a total of 

2 $75,000 may be transferred under such agreements in any 

3 fiscal year. 

4 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 31st of each 

5 year, the Archivist shall submit to the Committee on Gov6 ernment Reform of the House of Representatives and the 

7 Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 

8 on the provisions, amount, and duration of each coopera9 tive agreement entered into as authorized by subsection 

10 (a) during the preceding fiscal year.’’. 

11 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

12 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

13 at the end the following new item:

‘‘2119. Cooperative agreements.’’. 
Union Calendar No. 230

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3478

[Report No. 108–403] 

A BILL

To amend title 44, United States Code, to improve 

the efficiency of operations by the National Archives and Records Administration. 

DECEMBER 8, 2003

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed