I 
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. 
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 ‘‘Federal Agency Mail 
Management Act of 2017’’. 
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— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph 
(3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘the Adminis-
trator 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 fol-
lows: 
‘‘ ‘(a) The Archivist shall provide guidance and assist-
ance to Federal agencies with respect to ensuring— 
‘‘ ‘(1) economical and effective records manage-
ment; 
‘‘ ‘(2) adequate and proper documentation of 
the policies and transactions of the Federal Govern-
ment; 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’;’’; 
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(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘ ‘subsections (a) and (b)’ ’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘ ‘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 fa-
cilities.’.’’; 
(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 pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) by inserting at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘ ‘(c) The Administrator (or the Administrator’s des-
ignee) may inspect the mail processing practices and pro-
grams 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 sub-
section (f). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the Presi-
dential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 
(Public Law 113–187). 
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