[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3478 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3478

  To amend title 44, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of 
    operations by the National Archives and Records Administration.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2003

 Mr. Putnam (for himself and Mr. Clay) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 44, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of 
    operations by the National Archives and Records Administration.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Archives and Records 
Administration Efficiency Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF RECORDS RETENTION PERIODS.

    (a) Extension of Records Retention Periods by Regulation.--Section 
2909 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, upon the submission of evidence of 
        need,'';
            (2) by striking ``; and, in accordance with regulations 
        promulgated by him,'' and inserting ``, and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following: ``The Archivist 
        shall promulgate regulations in accordance with section 2104(a) 
        of this title to implement this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (d) of section 3303a of title 
44, United States Code, is amended by striking the second sentence.

SEC. 3. AUTHORITY FOR RECORDS CENTER REVOLVING FUND TO BE USED FOR THE 
              PURCHASE AND CARE OF UNIFORMS FOR RECORDS CENTERS 
              EMPLOYEES.

    Subsection (a) under the heading ``records center revolving fund'' 
in title IV of the Independent Agencies Appropriations Act (Public Law 
106-58; 113 Stat. 460; 44 U.S.C. 2901 note) is amended by inserting 
after ``expenses'' the following: ``(including expenses for uniforms or 
allowances for uniforms as authorized by subchapter I of chapter 59 of 
title 5)''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO CHARGE FEES FOR PUBLIC USE OF FACILITIES OF 
              NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Presidential Archival Depositories.--Subsection (e) of section 
2112 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking ``space'' 
and inserting ``space, or for the occasional, non-official use of rooms 
and spaces (and services related to such use),''.
    (b) National Archives Building and Other Buildings Used for Record 
Storage.--Section 2903 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Archivist''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) When the Archivist considers it to be in the public interest, 
the Archivist may charge and collect reasonable fees from the public 
for the occasional, non-official use of rooms and spaces, and services 
related to such use, in the buildings subject to this section. Fees 
collected under this subsection shall be paid into an account in the 
National Archives Trust Fund and shall be held, administered, and 
expended for the benefit and in the interest of the national archival 
and records activities administered by the National Archives and 
Records Administration, including educational and public program 
purposes.''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATE AND LOCAL 
              GOVERNMENTS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHER PUBLIC 
              AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FURTHER NARA PROGRAMS.

    (a) Authority.--Chapter 21 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2119. Cooperative agreements
    ``(a) Authority.--The Archivist may enter into cooperative 
agreements pursuant to section 6305 of title 31 that involve the 
transfer of funds from the National Archives and Records Administration 
to State and local governments, other public entities, educational 
institutions, or private nonprofit organizations (including foundations 
or institutes organized to support the National Archives and Records 
Administration or the Presidential archival depositories operated by 
it) for the public purpose of carrying out programs of the National 
Archives and Records Administration.
    ``(b) Limitations.--Not more than $25,000 may be transferred under 
a cooperative agreement entered into as authorized by subsection (a). 
Not more than a total of $75,000 may be transferred under such 
agreements in any fiscal year.
    ``(c) Report.--Not later than December 31st of each year, the 
Archivist shall submit to the Committee on Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate a report on the provisions, amount, and duration of each 
cooperative agreement entered into as authorized by subsection (a) 
during the preceding fiscal year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2119. Cooperative agreements.''.
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