What United States Federal Records Act (Title 44 USC Chapter 31): Agency Head Records Duties, Records Management Program, Transfer to Records Centers, Safeguards, and Unlawful Removal requires
The Federal Records Act, codified at Title 44 of the United States Code, Chapter 31, is the principal federal statute governing records management by federal agencies and is administered in coordination with the National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 3101 imposes general duties on the head of each Federal agency to make and preserve records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of the agency. Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 3102 requires the head of each Federal agency to establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the records of the agency. Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 3103 authorises the transfer of records to records centers when the head of a Federal agency determines that such action may affect substantial economies or increased operating efficiency. Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 3104 governs certifications and determinations on transferred records. Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 3105 requires the head of each Federal agency to establish safeguards against the removal or loss of records the head of such agency determines to be necessary and required by regulations of the Archivist. Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 3106 requires the head of each Federal agency to notify the Archivist of any actual, impending, or threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration, corruption, deletion, erasure, or other destruction of records. Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 3107 confers authority on the Comptroller General to access records for audit purposes. The Act is the controlling federal instrument for federal records management and is the legal substrate for records-keeping workflow automation.
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Primary source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title44/html/USCODE-2023-title44-chap31.htm
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- Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 3101 - records management by agency heads; general duties to make and preserve adequate documentation.
- Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 3102 - establishment of an active, continuing records management program.
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