PUBLIC LAW 95-440—OCT. 10, 1978
92 STAT. 1063
Public Law 95-440 95th Congress An Act To amend sections 3303a and 1503 of title 44, United States Code, to require mandatory application of the General Records Schedules to all Federal agencies and to resolve conflicts between authorizations for disposal and to provide for the disposal of Federal Register documents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled., That section 3303a of chaptei- 33, title 44, United States Code, is amended: (a) by deleting subsection (b) of section 3303a in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof: "(b) Authorizations granted under lists and schedules submitted to the Administrator under section 3303 of this title, and schedules promulgated by the Administrator under subsection (d) of this section, shall be mandatory, subject to section 2909 of this title. As between an authorization granted under lists and schedules submitted to the Administrator under section 3303 of this title and an authorization contained in a schedule promulgated under subsection (d) of this section, application of the authorization providing for the shorter retention period shall be required, subject to section 2909 of this title.'*; (b) by striking out the word "may" and substituting in lieu thereof the word "shall" in the first sentence of subsection (d); and (c) by inserting immediately after the last sentence of subsection (d) the following new sentence: "A Federal agency may request changes in such schedules for its records pursuant to section 2909 of this title.". SEC. 2. Section 1503 of chapter 15, title 44, United States Code, is amended by deleting the fifth sentence and substituting in lieu thereof the following sentence: "The original shall be retained by the General Services Administration and shall be available for inspection under regulations prescribed by the Administrator, unless such original is disposed of in accordance with disposal schedules submitted by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register and authorized by the Administrator pursuant to regulations issued under chapter 33 of this title; however, originals of proclamations of the President and Executive orders shall be permanently retained by the Administration as part of the National Archives of the United States.". Approved October 10, 1978.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 95-1263 (Comm. on House Administration). SENATE REPORT No. 95-711 (Comm. on Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): Apr. 3, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 26, considered and passed House.
Oct. 10, 1978 [S. 1267]
General Records Schedules to all Federal agencies, mandatory application.
Federal Register documents, disposal.
44 USC 3301 et seq.
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