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(II) by striking ‘‘designee of ei-
ther’’ and inserting ‘‘Archivist’s des-
ignee’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘the Administrator, the Archivist,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Archivist’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Administrator and’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘designee of either’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Archivist’s designee’’. 
(e) REPORTS; CORRECTION OF VIOLATIONS.—Sec-
tion 2115 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘their respective’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and the Administrator’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘each’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘either’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or the Administrator’’, 
each place it appears; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘inaugurated’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘demonstrably commenced’’. 
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(f) RECORDS MANAGEMENT BY THE ARCHIVIST.—. 
(1) AMENDMENT.—The heading for chapter 29 
of title 44, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘AND BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF 
GENERAL SERVICES’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
chapters at the beginning of title 44, United States 
Code, is amended in the item related to chapter 29 
by striking ‘‘and by the Administrator of General 
Services’’. 
(g) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PROGRAM
OF MANAGE-
MENT.—Section 3102(2) of title 44, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Administrator of General 
Services and’’. 
SEC. 10. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT FOR OFFICIAL BUSI-
NESS 
CONDUCTED 
USING 
NON-OFFICIAL 
ELECTRONIC MESSAGING ACCOUNT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 29 of title 44, United 
States Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2911. Disclosure requirement for official business 
conducted using non-official electronic 
messaging accounts 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An officer or employee of an ex-
ecutive agency may not create or send a record using a 
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non-official electronic messaging account unless such offi-
cer or employee— 
‘‘(1) copies an official electronic messaging ac-
count of the officer or employee in the original cre-
ation or transmission of the record; or 
‘‘(2) forwards a complete copy of the record to 
an official electronic messaging account of the offi-
cer or employee within five days after the original 
creation or transmission of the record. 
‘‘(b) ADVERSE ACTIONS.—The intentional violation 
of subsection (a) (including any rules, regulations, or other 
implementing guidelines), as determined by the appro-
priate supervisor, shall be a basis for disciplinary action 
in accordance with subchapter I, II, or V of chapter 75 
of title 5, as the case may be. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELECTRONIC MESSAGES.—The term ‘elec-
tronic messages’ means electronic mail and other 
electronic messaging systems that are used for pur-
poses of communicating between individuals. 
‘‘(2) ELECTRONIC MESSAGING ACCOUNT.—The 
term ‘electronic messaging account’ means any ac-
count that sends electronic messages. 
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‘‘(3) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘executive 
agency’ has the meaning given that term in section 
105 of title 5.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 29 of title 44, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘2911. Disclosure requirement for official business conducted using non-official 
electronic messaging accounts.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 14, 
2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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