National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act

Bill: 117-hr-8665
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2022-08-05
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives

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Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Received in the Senate.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-08-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act</strong></p> <p>This bill removes gendered pronouns from the United States Code pertaining to the responsibilities of the Archivist and other senior officials at NARA.</p>

action_date: 2022-12-14
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><strong>National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act</strong></p> <p>This bill removes gendered pronouns from the United States Code pertaining to the responsibilities of the Archivist and other senior officials at NARA.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8665 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2022 Received AN ACT To amend title 44, United States Code, to remove pronouns from such title that reference the Archivist, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act . 2. Amendments Title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 710, by striking his approval and inserting approval by the President ; (2) in section 711, by striking he shall and inserting the Director shall ; (3) in section 2108— (A) by striking transferred to him and inserting transferred to the Archivist ; (B) by striking appear to him and inserting appear to the head of the Federal agency ; (C) by striking his custody and inserting the custody of the head of the Federal agency ; (D) by striking he concurs, and inserting the Archivist concurs ; (E) by striking his successor in function , each place it appears, and inserting the successor in function of the head of the agency ; and (F) by striking he determines and inserting the Archivist determines ; (4) in section 2109— (A) by striking to him and inserting to the Archivist ; and (B) by striking He may and inserting The Archivist may ; (5) in section 2110— (A) by striking he considers and inserting the Archivist considers ; and (B) by striking his custody and inserting the custody of the Archivist ; (6) in section 2112— (A) by striking he may , each place it appears, and inserting the Archivist may ; (B) by striking in him and inserting in the Archivist ; (C) by striking his custody and inserting the custody of the Archivist ; and (D) by striking his control and inserting the control of the Archivist ; (7) in section 2307, by striking his designee and inserting the designee of the Archivist ; (8) in section 2903, by striking by him and inserting by the Archivist ; (9) in section 3308, by striking he may and inserting the Archivist may ; (10) in section 3310, by striking he considers and inserting the Archivist considers ; and (11) in section 3311— (A) by striking his legal custody and inserting the legal custody of the head of the agency of the United States Government ; (B) by striking his opinion and inserting the opinion of such head of such agency ; (C) by striking he shall and inserting such official shall ; and (D) by striking he disposed and inserting such official disposed .

Passed the House of Representatives December 14, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk. Kevin F. McCumber, Deputy Clerk

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8665 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 5, 2022 Mr. Khanna (for himself, Ms. Herrell , Ms. Porter , Mr. Donalds , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 44, United States Code, to remove pronouns from such title that reference the Archivist, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act . 2. Amendments Title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 710, by striking his approval and inserting approval by the President ; (2) in section 711, by striking he shall and inserting the Director shall ; (3) in section 2108— (A) by striking transferred to him and inserting transferred to the Archivist ; (B) by striking appear to him and inserting appear to the head of the Federal agency ; (C) by striking his custody and inserting the custody of the head of the Federal agency ; (D) by striking he concurs, and inserting the Archivist concurs ; (E) by striking his successor in function , each place it appears, and inserting the successor in function of the head of the agency ; and (F) by striking he determines and inserting the Archivist determines ; (4) in section 2109— (A) by striking to him and inserting to the Archivist ; and (B) by striking He may and inserting The Archivist may ; (5) in section 2110— (A) by striking he considers and inserting the Archivist considers ; and (B) by striking his custody and inserting the custody of the Archivist ; (6) in section 2112— (A) by striking he may , each place it appears, and inserting the Archivist may ; (B) by striking in him and inserting in the Archivist ; (C) by striking his custody and inserting the custody of the Archivist ; and (D) by striking his control and inserting the control of the Archivist ; (7) in section 2307, by striking his designee and inserting the designee of the Archivist ; (8) in section 2903, by striking by him and inserting by the Archivist ; (9) in section 3308, by striking he may and inserting the Archivist may ; (10) in section 3310, by striking he considers and inserting the Archivist considers ; and (11) in section 3311— (A) by striking his legal custody and inserting the legal custody of the head of the agency of the United States Government ; (B) by striking his opinion and inserting the opinion of such head of such agency ; (C) by striking he shall and inserting such official shall ; and (D) by striking he disposed and inserting such official disposed .

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8665 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 44, United States Code, to remove pronouns from such title that reference the Archivist, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act . 2. Amendments Title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 710, by striking his approval and inserting approval by the President ; (2) in section 711, by striking he shall and inserting the Director shall ; (3) in section 2108— (A) by striking transferred to him and inserting transferred to the Archivist ; (B) by striking appear to him and inserting appear to the head of the Federal agency ; (C) by striking his custody and inserting the custody of the head of the Federal agency ; (D) by striking he concurs, and inserting the Archivist concurs ; (E) by striking his successor in function , each place it appears, and inserting the successor in function of the head of the agency ; and (F) by striking he determines and inserting the Archivist determines ; (4) in section 2109— (A) by striking to him and inserting to the Archivist ; and (B) by striking He may and inserting The Archivist may ; (5) in section 2110— (A) by striking he considers and inserting the Archivist considers ; and (B) by striking his custody and inserting the custody of the Archivist ; (6) in section 2112— (A) by striking he may , each place it appears, and inserting the Archivist may ; (B) by striking in him and inserting in the Archivist ; (C) by striking his custody and inserting the custody of the Archivist ; and (D) by striking his control and inserting the control of the Archivist ; (7) in section 2307, by striking his designee and inserting the designee of the Archivist ; (8) in section 2903, by striking by him and inserting by the Archivist ; (9) in section 3308, by striking he may and inserting the Archivist may ; (10) in section 3310, by striking he considers and inserting the Archivist considers ; and (11) in section 3311— (A) by striking his legal custody and inserting the legal custody of the head of the agency of the United States Government ; (B) by striking his opinion and inserting the opinion of such head of such agency ; (C) by striking he shall and inserting such official shall ; and (D) by striking he disposed and inserting such official disposed .

Passed the House of Representatives December 14, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.