An Act to amend title 44, United States Code, to facilitate the disposal of Government records without sufficient value to warrant their continued preservation, to abolish the Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, and for other purposes
PL 91-287 (H.R.14300), enacted 06/23/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-287-JUNE 23, 1970 
[84 STAT. 
53 Stat. 1193. 
43 u s e 485h. 
Interest rate. 
Determination 
by Treasury Secre-
tary. 
16 u s e 
460l-
12 note. 
Agricultural use, 
limitation. 
63 Stat. 1051. 
7 u s e 1421 
note. 
62 Stat. 1251; 
63 Stat. 676, 1057. 
7 u s e 1301. 
Appropriations. 
qualified entity or entities pursuant to the provision of this Act without 
regard to the last sentence of subsection 9(c) of the Reclamation Proj-
ect Act of 1939, supra, and shall be executed before the commencement 
of construction of the unit. 
(c) The interest rate used for purposes of computing interest during 
construction and, where appropriate, interest on the unpaid balance 
of the reimbursable obligations assumed by non-Federal entities shall 
be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, as of the beginning of 
the fiscal year in which construction is initiated, on the basis of the 
computed average interest rate payable by the Treasur;^ upon its out-
standing marketable public obligations which are neither due nor 
callable for redemption for fifteen years from date of issue. 
SEC. 3. The provision of lands, facilities, and project modifications 
which furnish outdoor recreation and fish and wildlife benefits in 
connection with the East Greenacres unit shall be in accordance 
with the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (79 Stat. 213). 
SEC. 4. Power and energy required for irrigation water pumping for 
the East Greenacres unit shall be made available by the Secretary 
from the Federal Columbia River power system at charges determined 
by him. 
SEC. 5. For a period of ten years from the date of enactment of this 
Act, no water from the project authorized by this Act shall be delivered 
to any water user for the pix)duction on newly irrigated lands of any 
basic agricultural commodity, as defined in the Agricultural Act of 
1949, or any amendment thereof, if the total supply of such commodity 
for the marketing year in which the bulk of the crop would normally 
be marketed is in excess of the normal supply as defined in section 
301(b) (10) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act.of 1938, as amended, 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture calls for an increase in production 
of such commodity in the interest of national security. 
SEC. 6. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for construc-
tion of the works herein authorized and for the acquisition of necessary 
land and rights the sum of $4,965,000 (January 1969 prices), plus or 
minus such amounts, if any, as may be required by reason of changes 
in the cost of construction work of the types involved therein as shown 
by engineering cost indexes. There are also authorized to be appropri-
ated such sums as may be required for the operation and maintenance 
of said unit. 
Approved June 23, 1970« 
June 23, 1970 
[H. R.14300] 
Public Law 91-287 
AN ACT 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to facilitate the disposal of Government 
records without auflScient value to vs^arrant their continued preservation, to 
abolish the Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, and for 
other purposes. 
Government rec-
ords, disposal. 
82 Stat. 1299. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houf^e of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter 33 
(relating to disposal of records) of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting immediately after section 3303 thereof the follow-
ing new section: 
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§ 3303a. Examination by Administrator of General Services of 
lists and schedules of records lacking preservation 
value; disposal of records 
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"(a) The Administrator of Greneral Services shall examine the lists 
and schedules submitted to him under section 3303 of this title. If the 
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Administrator determines that any of the records listed in a list or 
schedule submitted to him do not, or will not after the lapse of the 
period specified, have sufficient administrative, legal, research, or other 
value to warrant their continued preservation by the Government, he 
may— 
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"(1) notify the agency to that effect • and 
"(2) empower the agency to dispose of those records in accord-
ance with regulations promulgated under section 3302 of this title. 
"(b) Authorizations granted under lists and schedules submitted to 
the Administrator under section 3303 of this title shall be mandatory, 
subject to section 2909 of this title. Authorizations granted under 
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schedules promulgated under subsection (d) of this section shall be 
permissive. 
"(c) The Administrator may request advice and counsel from the 
Committee on Kules and Administration of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of Eepresentatives with 
respect to the disposal of any particular records under this chapter 
whenever he considers that— 
"(1) those particular records may be of special interest to the 
Congress; or 
"(2) consultation with the Congress regarding the disposal of 
those particular records is in the public interest. 
However, this subsection does not require the Administrator to request 
such advice and counsel as a regular procedure in the general disposal 
of records under this chapter. 
"(d) The Administrator may promulgate schedules authorizing the 
disposal, after the lapse of specified periods of time, of records of a 
specified form or character common to several or all agencies if such 
records will not, at the end of the periods specified, have sufficient 
administrative, legal, research, or other value to warrant their further 
preservation by the ITnited States Government. 
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"(e) The Administrator may approve and effect the disposal of rec-
ords that are in his legal custody, provided that records that had been 
in the custody of another existing agency may not be disposed of with-
out the written consent of the head of the agency. 
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"(f) The Administrator shall make an annual report to the Con- „/^^P°''* *° ^°"' 
gress concerning the disposal of records under this chapter, including ""°^ 
general descriptions of the types of records disposed of and such other 
information as he considers appropriate to keep the Congress fully 
informed regarding the disposal of records under this chapter.". 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 3308 (relating to disposal of similar records 
where prior disposal was authorized) of title 44, United States Code, 
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is amended by striking out "by Congress". 
(b) Section 3309 (relating to preservation of claims of Government 
until settled in General Accounting Office) of title 44, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out "under sections 3306-3308 of this 
title" and inserting in lieu thereof "under this chapter". 
(c) The following sections of chapter 33 of title 44, United States 
Repeal. 
Code, are hereby repealed: 
(1) section 3304 (relating to lists and schedules of records lack-
ing preservation value and their submission to Congress by the 
Administrator of General Services); 
(2) section 3305 (relating to examination of lists and schedules 
by the joint congressional committee for the disposition of certain 
records of the United States Government and the report of that 
joint committee to the Congress); 
gress. 
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44 use 3306. 
(3) section 3306 (relating to disposal of records by agency heads 
upon notification by the Administrator of General Services of the 
action of the joint congressional committee); and 
(4) section 3307 (relating to disposal of records upon failure 
of the joint congressional committee to act). 
SEC. 3. The table of sections of chapter 33 of title 44, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out— 
"3304. Lists and schedules of records lacking preservation value; submission to 
Congress by Administrator of General Services. 
"3305. Examination of lists and schedules by joint congressional committee and 
report to Congress. 
"3306. Disposal of records by head of Government agency upon notification by 
Administrator of General Services of action by joint congressional 
committee. 
"3307. Disposal of records upon failure of joint congressional committee to act." 
and inserting in lieu thereof— 
"3303a. Examination by Administrator of General Services of lists and schedules 
of records lacking preservation value; disposal of records.". 
SEC. 4. Section 2909 (relating to retention of records) of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended by striking out "approved by Con-
gress" wherever occurring therein. 
Approved June 23, 1970. 
Public Law 91-288 
June 23, m o 
^ N A C T 
[H. R. 12860] 
To establish the Ford's Theatre National Historical Site, and for other purposes. 
Ford's Theatre 
National Histori-
cal Site. 
Establishment. 
16 u s e 1 et 
seq. 
16 use 461-467. 
Property ac-
quisition. 
Appropriation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, the properties 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior in the District of Colum-
bia known as the House Where Lincoln Died, the Lincoln Museum, 
Ford's Theatre, and the property authorized to be acquired in section 
2 of this Act are hereby established as the Ford's Theatre National 
Historic Site, which shall be administered in accordance with the Act 
of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented, and 
the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666), as amended and supple-
mented. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by 
donation or by purchase with donated or appropriated funds the prop-
erty and the improvements thereon located at 517 Tenth Street, North-
west, in the District of Columbia, adjacent to the historic Ford's 
Theatre and consisting of approximately eight hundred and twelve 
square feet of land. 
SEC. 3. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, of which not more 
than $94,000 shall be used for the acquisition of the property referred 
to in section 2 of this Act, and not more than $176,000 shall be used for 
the development of said property. 
Approved June 23, 1970.