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Union Calendar No. 37 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 194 

[Report No. 115–66] 

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

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2017 

Mr. RUSSELL (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

MARCH 29, 2017 

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

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To ensure the effective processing of mail by Federal 

agencies, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Federal Agency Mail 

5 Management Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RECORD MANAGEMENT. 

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

8 Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 (44 U.S.C. 101 

9 note) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph 

11 (3) to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘the Adminis13 trator or the Archivist’ and inserting ‘the Archivist 

14 or the Administrator’.’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (c)— 

16 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

17 follows: 

18 ‘‘(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol19 lows: 

20 ‘‘ ‘(a) The Archivist shall provide guidance and assist21 ance to Federal agencies with respect to ensuring— 

22 ‘‘ ‘(1) economical and effective records manage23 ment; 


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1 ‘‘ ‘(2) adequate and proper documentation of 

2 the policies and transactions of the Federal Govern3 ment; and 

4 ‘‘ ‘(3) proper records disposition.’;’’; 

5 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

6 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 

7 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 

8 following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘effective 

10 records management by such agencies’ and inserting 

11 ‘effective processing of mail by Federal agencies’;’’; 

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

13 (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik14 ing ‘‘ ‘subsections (a) and (b)’ ’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘ ‘subsection (a)’ ’’; and 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

17 ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

18 (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 

19 by striking the period at the end and inserting 

20 ‘‘; and’’; and 

21 (F) by inserting at the end the following 

22 new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(5) by inserting at the end the following new 

24 subsection: 


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1 ‘‘ ‘(e) The Administrator, in carrying out subsection 

2 (b), shall have the responsibility to promote economy and 

3 efficiency in the selection and utilization of space, staff, 

4 equipment, and supplies for processing mail at Federal fa5 cilities.’.’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (d)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

8 at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

9 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe10 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

12 new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(3) by inserting at the end the following new 

14 subsection: 

15 ‘‘ ‘(c) The Administrator (or the Administrator’s des16 ignee) may inspect the mail processing practices and pro17 grams of any Federal agency for the purpose of rendering 

18 recommendations for the improvement of mail processing 

19 practices and programs. Officers and employees of such 

20 agencies shall cooperate fully in such inspections of mail 

21 processing practices and programs.’.’’; 

22 (4) by striking subsection (f); and 

23 (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub24 section (f). 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall take effect as if included in the Presi3 dential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 

4 (Public Law 113–187). 


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Union Calendar No. 37 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 194 

[Report No. 115–66] 

A BILL 

To ensure the effective processing of mail by 

Federal agencies, and for other purposes. 

MARCH 29, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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