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44 U.S.C. § 3302

Regulations covering lists of records for disposal, procedure for disposal, and standards for reproduction

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The Archivist shall promulgate regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, establishing—(1) procedures for the compiling and submitting to the Archivist of lists and schedules of records proposed for disposal,(2) procedures for the disposal of records authorized for disposal, and(3) standards for the reproduction of records by photographic, microphotographic, or digital processes with a view to the disposal of the original records.(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1299; Pub. L. 94–575, § 4(c)(1), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(23), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2290; Pub. L. 113–187, §§ 5(b), 8(12), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2010, 2012.)Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 367 (July 7, 1943, ch. 192, § 2, 57 Stat. 381; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 104, 63 Stat. 381).

Editorial NotesAmendments

2014—Par. (1). Pub. L. 113–187, § 8(12), substituted “the Archivist” for “him”.

Par. (3). Pub. L. 113–187, § 5(b), substituted “photographic, microphotographic, or digital processes” for “photographic or microphotographic processes”.

1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator of General Services”.

1976—Pub. L. 94–575 struck out “; approval by President” after “standards for reproduction” in section catchline.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1977–2022 · leading case: Am. Friends Serv. Comm. v. William H. Webster, 720 F.2d 29 (D.C. Cir. 1983).
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Am. Friends Serv. Comm. v. William H. Webster, 720 F.2d 29 (D.C. Cir. 1983). · cites it 2× “But the quoted passage from the “General Statement” section of the 1950 Senate Report is not a good source of evaluating whether plaintiffs’ interests might be within the “zone” of the records laws concerning disposal, see 44 U.S.C. §§ 3302 , 3303, 3303a, because the disposal…”
Leroy S. Robinson, Jr. v. Robert A. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 178 (Vet. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “44 U.S.C. §§ 3302 , 3303, 3303a. In support of his argument, the Secretary relies on 44 U.”
Armstrong v. Exec. Off. of the President, 810 F. Supp. 335 (D.D.C. 1993). · cites it 2× “See 44 U.S.C. §§ 3302 , 3303, 3303a. The Court does not agree with the extreme positions taken by either party.”
Est. of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc., 184 F. Supp. 2d 1353 (N.D. Ga. 2002). “§ 2104 (a) (2001); see also 44 U.S.C. § 3302 (2001). In this vein, the Records Management Policies provide judicial staff with extensive guidance to ensure (A) The preservation of records of permanent value; (B) The appropriate disposition of other records as soon as they have…”
United States v. Dixon, 355 F. Supp. 3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2019). “See 44 U.S.C. § 3302 - 14 (articulating procedures governing the disposal of records).”
Pub. Citizen v. John Carlin, 184 F.3d 900 (D.C. Cir. 1999). “Public Citizen also challenges as arbitrary and capricious the Archivist’s determination that electronic mail and word processing files lack sufficient value to warrant continued preservation after they have been copied and placed in an agency recordkeeping system.”
Reporters Comm. for Freedom of the Press v. Vance, 442 F. Supp. 383 (D.D.C. 1977). “44 U.S.C. § 3302 . Only if the Administrator then determines that the records are no longer appropriate for preservation may they be destroyed.”
U.S. Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm'n v. Coughlin, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-00099 (D. Vt. May 18, 2022). “44 U.S.C. §§ 3302 , 3314 (such that “the Archivist shall promulgate regulations .”
Admissibility in Fed. Court of Elec. Copies of Pers. Records (OLC 2008). “of lists and schedules of records proposed for disposal, (2) procedures for the disposal of records authorized for disposal, and (3) standards for the reproduction of records by photographic or microphotographic processes with a view to the disposal of the original records,” 44…”
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