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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6009 Received in Senate (RDS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6009

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 1, 2016

                                Received

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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 2016''.

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).

            Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
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