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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 194 

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 

A BILL 

To ensure the effective processing of mail by Federal 

agencies, and for other purposes. 

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— 


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

2 (3) to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘the Adminis4 trator or the Archivist’ and inserting ‘the Archivist 

5 or the Administrator’.’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (c)— 

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

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘ ‘(a) The Archivist shall provide guidance and assist12 ance to Federal agencies with respect to ensuring— 

13 ‘‘ ‘(1) economical and effective records manage14 ment; 

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

16 the policies and transactions of the Federal Govern17 ment; and 

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

19 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

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

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

22 following new paragraph: 

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

24 records management by such agencies’ and inserting 

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


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

2 (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik3 ing ‘‘ ‘subsections (a) and (b)’ ’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘ ‘subsection (a)’ ’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

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

8 by striking the period at the end and inserting 

9 ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (F) by inserting at the end the following 

11 new paragraph: 

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

13 subsection: 

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

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

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

17 equipment, and supplies for processing mail at Federal fa18 cilities.’.’’; 

19 (3) in subsection (d)— 

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

21 at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

22 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe23 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

25 new paragraph: 


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

2 subsection: 

3 ‘‘ ‘(c) The Administrator (or the Administrator’s des4 ignee) may inspect the mail processing practices and pro5 grams of any Federal agency for the purpose of rendering 

6 recommendations for the improvement of mail processing 

7 practices and programs. Officers and employees of such 

8 agencies shall cooperate fully in such inspections of mail 

9 processing practices and programs.’.’’; 

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

11 (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub12 section (f). 

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

14 this section shall take effect as if included in the Presi15 dential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 

16 (Public Law 113–187). 

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