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PUBLIC LAW 90-620-OCT. 22, 1968

[82 STAT.

Administrator of General Services or by a Federal agency primarily for the storage, servicing, security, and processing of records that must be preserved for varying periods of time and need not be retained in office equipment and space; "servicing" means making available for use information in records and other materials in the custody of the Administrator— (1) by furnishing the records or other materials, or information from them, or copies or reproductions thereof, to agencies of the Government for official use, and to the public; and (2) by making and furnishing authenticated or unauthenticated copies or reproductions of the records and other materials; "National Archives of the United States" means those official records that have been determined by the Archivist to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant their continued preservation by the United States Government, and have been accepted by the Administrator for deposit in his custody; "unauthenticated copies" means exact copies or reproductions of records or other materials that are not certified as such under seal and that need not be legally accepted as evidence. § 2902. Records management, surveys, and reports The Administrator of General Services may— (1) make surveys of Government records and records management and disposal practices and obtain reports on them from Federal agencies; (2) promote, in cooperation with the executive agencies, improved records management practices and controls in agencies, including the central storage or disposition of records not needed by agencies for their current use; and (3) report to the Congress and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget from time to time the results of these activities. § 2903. Custody and control of property The Administrator shall have immediate custody and control of the National Archives Building and its contents, and may design, construct, purchase, lease, maintain, operate, protect, and improve buildings used by him for the storage of records of Federal agencies in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. § 2904. Records management by Administrator; duties generally The Administrator of General Services shall provide for the economical and efficient management of records of Federal agencies by— (1) analyzing, developing, promoting, and coordinating standards, procedures, and techniques designed to improve the management of records, to insure the maintenance and security of records deemed appropriate for preservation, and to facilitate the segregation and disposal of records of temporary value, and (2) promoting the efficient and economical utilization of space, equipment, and supplies needed to create, maintain, store, and service records. § 2905. Establishment of standards for selective retention of records; security measures The Administrator of General Services shall establish standards for the selective retention of records of continuing value, and assist Federal agencies in applying the standards to records in their custody. H e shall notify the head of a Federal agency of any actual, impending, or threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of records in the custody of the agency that shall come to his attention,

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