115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 194 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Management Act of 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RECORD MANAGEMENT. 

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

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

7 note) is amended— 

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

9 (3) to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘the Adminis11 trator or the Archivist’ and inserting ‘the Archivist 

12 or the Administrator’.’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (c)— 

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

15 follows: 

16 ‘‘(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol17 lows: 

18 ‘‘ ‘(a) The Archivist shall provide guidance and assist19 ance to Federal agencies with respect to ensuring— 

20 ‘‘ ‘(1) economical and effective records manage21 ment; 

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

23 the policies and transactions of the Federal Govern24 ment; and 

25 ‘‘ ‘(3) proper records disposition.’;’’; 
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1 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

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

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

4 following new paragraph: 

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

6 records management by such agencies’ and inserting 

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

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

9 (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik10 ing ‘‘ ‘subsections (a) and (b)’ ’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘ ‘subsection (a)’ ’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

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

15 by striking the period at the end and inserting 

16 ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (F) by inserting at the end the following 

18 new paragraph: 

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

20 subsection: 

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

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

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

24 equipment, and supplies for processing mail at Federal fa25 cilities.’.’’; 
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1 (3) in subsection (d)— 

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

3 at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

4 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe5 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

6 (C) by inserting at the end the following 

7 new paragraph: 

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

9 subsection: 

10 ‘‘ ‘(c) The Administrator (or the Administrator’s des11 ignee) may inspect the mail processing practices and pro12 grams of any Federal agency for the purpose of rendering 

13 recommendations for the improvement of mail processing 

14 practices and programs. Officers and employees of such 

15 agencies shall cooperate fully in such inspections of mail 

16 processing practices and programs.’.’’; 

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

18 (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub19 section (f). 

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

21 this section shall take effect as if included in the Presi-
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1 dential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 

2 (Public Law 113–187). 

Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2017. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 194 

AN ACT 

To ensure the effective processing of mail by 

Federal agencies, and for other purposes.