[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6542 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6542

 To amend title 44, United States Code, to require the President make 
             and preserve records, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2020

  Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; 
      which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 44, United States Code, to require the President make 
             and preserve records, 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 ``Presidential Records Preservation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO MAKE AND PRESERVE RECORDS.

    Section 2203(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Through the implementation of records 
        management controls and other necessary actions, the'' and 
        inserting ``The'';
            (2) by striking ``take all such steps as may be necessary 
        to assure that'' and inserting ``make and preserve records 
        containing adequate and proper documentation of'';
            (3) by striking ``are adequately documented'';
            (4) by inserting ``shall take all steps necessary to 
        ensure'' before ``that such records''; and
            (5) by inserting ``, including establishing records 
        management controls to capture, manage, and preserve electronic 
        messages and ensure that electronic messages are readily 
        accessible for retrieval through electronic searches'' after 
        ``law''.
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