44 U.S.C. § 3105

Current through P.L. 118-44 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/18/2024), except for [P. L. 118-42]

Section 3105 - Safeguards

The head of each Federal agency shall 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. Safeguards shall include making it known to officials and employees of the agency-

(1) that records in the custody of the agency are not to be alienated or destroyed except in accordance with sections 3301-3314 of this title, and

(2) the penalties provided by law for the unlawful removal or destruction of records.

44 U.S.C. § 3105

Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1298; Pub. L. 98-497, title I, §107(b)(22), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2290; Pub. L. 113-187, §8(11), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2012.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTESBased on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §396(e) (June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title V, §506(e), as added Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, §6(d), 64 Stat. 583).

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTSections 3304 to 3307 of this title, included in the reference in par. (1) to sections 3301 to 3314 of this title, were repealed by Pub. L. 91-287, §2(c), June 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 321.

AMENDMENTS2014- Pub. L. 113-187substituted "the head of such agency" for "he" in introductory provisions.1984- Pub. L. 98-497substituted "Archivist" for "Administrator of General Services".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENTAmendment 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.