[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 194 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.194
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen
An Act
To ensure the effective processing of mail by Federal agencies, and for
other purposes.
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 ``Federal Agency Mail Management Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. RECORD MANAGEMENT.
(a) Amendments.--Section 9 of the Presidential and Federal Records
Act Amendments of 2014 (44 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (3) to read as
follows:
``(3) in paragraph (7), by striking `the Administrator or the
Archivist' and inserting `the Archivist or the Administrator'.'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
```(a) The Archivist shall provide guidance and assistance to
Federal agencies with respect to ensuring--
```(1) economical and effective records management;
```(2) adequate and proper documentation of the policies and
transactions of the Federal Government; and
```(3) proper records disposition.';'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following new
paragraph:
``(2) in subsection (b), by striking `effective records
management by such agencies' and inserting `effective processing of
mail by Federal agencies';'';
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ```subsections
(a) and (b)''' and inserting ```subsection (a)'''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(F) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) by inserting at the end the following new subsection:
```(e) The Administrator, in carrying out subsection (b), shall
have the responsibility to promote economy and efficiency in the
selection and utilization of space, staff, equipment, and supplies for
processing mail at Federal facilities.'.'';
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' at the end and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) by inserting at the end the following new subsection:
```(c) The Administrator (or the Administrator's designee) may
inspect the mail processing practices and programs of any Federal
agency for the purpose of rendering recommendations for the improvement
of mail processing practices and programs. Officers and employees of
such agencies shall cooperate fully in such inspections of mail
processing practices and programs.'.'';
(4) by striking subsection (f); and
(5) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the Presidential and Federal Records Act
Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113-187).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.