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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 194 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.194

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen

                                 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:
    ```(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).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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