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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3478
To amend title 44, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of operations 
by the National Archives and Records Administration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2003
Mr. PUTNAM (for himself and Mr. CLAY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to improve the 
efficiency of operations by the National Archives and 
Records Administration.
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 2003’’. 
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 (Public Law 106–58; 113 Stat. 460; 
44 U.S.C. 2901 note) is amended by inserting after ‘‘ex-
penses’’ the following: ‘‘(including expenses for uniforms 
or allowances for uniforms as authorized 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.’’.
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