108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3478
AN ACT
To amend title 44, United States Code, to improve the
efficiency of operations by the National Archives and
Records Administration and to reauthorize the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Archives and
Records Administration Efficiency Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF RECORDS RETENTION PERIODS.
(a) EXTENSION OF RECORDS RETENTION PERIODS
BY REGULATION.—Section 2909 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘, upon the submission of evi-
dence of need,’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘; and, in accordance with regu-
lations promulgated by him,’’ and inserting ‘‘, and’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The
Archivist shall promulgate regulations in accordance
with section 2104(a) of this title to implement this
section.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d) of
section 3303a of title 44, United States Code, is amended
by striking the second sentence.
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY FOR RECORDS CENTER REVOLVING
FUND TO BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE AND
CARE OF UNIFORMS FOR RECORDS CENTERS
EMPLOYEES.
Subsection (a) under the heading ‘‘RECORDS CENTER
REVOLVING FUND’’ in title IV of the Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–58; 113 Stat.
460; 44 U.S.C. 2901 note), is amended by inserting after
‘‘expenses’’ in the first sentence the following: ‘‘(including
expenses for uniforms or allowances for uniforms as au-
thorized by subchapter I of chapter 59 of title 5)’’.
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO CHARGE FEES FOR PUBLIC USE OF
FACILITIES OF NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND
RECORDS ADMINISTRATION.
(a) PRESIDENTIAL ARCHIVAL DEPOSITORIES.—Sub-
section (e) of section 2112 of title 44, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘space’’ and inserting ‘‘space, or
for the occasional, non-official use of rooms and spaces
(and services related to such use),’’.
(b) NATIONAL ARCHIVES BUILDING
AND OTHER
BUILDINGS USED FOR RECORD STORAGE.—Section 2903
of title 44, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The Archivist’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) When the Archivist considers it to be in the pub-
lic interest, the Archivist may charge and collect reason-
able fees from the public for the occasional, non-official
use of rooms and spaces, and services related to such use,
in the buildings subject to this section. Fees collected
under this subsection shall be paid into an account in the
National Archives Trust Fund and shall be held, adminis-
tered, and expended for the benefit and in the interest of
the national archival and records activities administered
by the National Archives and Records Administration, in-
cluding educational and public program purposes.’’.
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHER
PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO
FURTHER NARA PROGRAMS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 21 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 2119. Cooperative agreements
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Archivist may enter into co-
operative agreements pursuant to section 6305 of title 31
that involve the transfer of funds from the National Ar-
chives and Records Administration to State and local gov-
ernments, other public entities, educational institutions, or
private nonprofit organizations (including foundations or
institutes organized to support the National Archives and
Records Administration or the Presidential archival de-
positories operated by it) for the public purpose of car-
rying out programs of the National Archives and Records
Administration.
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Not more than $25,000 may be
transferred under a cooperative agreement entered into as
authorized by subsection (a). Not more than a total of
$75,000 may be transferred under such agreements in any
fiscal year.
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 31st of each
year, the Archivist shall submit to the Committee on Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report
on the provisions, amount, and duration of each coopera-
tive agreement entered into as authorized by subsection
(a) during the preceding fiscal year.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘2119. Cooperative agreements.’’.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS THROUGH
FISCAL YEAR 2009 FOR NATIONAL HISTOR-
ICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMIS-
SION.
Section 2504(f)(1) of title 44, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (N), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(2) in subparagraph (O), by striking the period
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end of the following new
subparagraphs:
‘‘(P) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
‘‘(Q) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
‘‘(R) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
‘‘(S) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 13,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.