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PUBLIC LAW 90-620-OCT. 22, 1968

[82 STAT.

§3102. Establishment of program of management The head of each Federal agency shall establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the records of the agency. The program, among other things, shall provide for (1) effective controls over the creation, maintenance, and use of records in the conduct of current business; (2) cooperation with the Administrator of General Services in applying standards, procedures, and techniques designed to improve the management of records, promote the maintenance and security of records deemed appropriate for preservation, and facilitate the segregation and disposal of records of temporary value; and (3) compliance with sections 2101-2113, 2501-2507, 2701, 2l)01, 2903-2909, and 3101-3107, of this title and the regulations issued under them. § 3103. Storage, processing, and servicing of records When the head of a Federal agency determines that it may effect substantial economies or increased operating efficiency, he shall provide for appropriate storage, processing, and servicing of records in a records center maintained and operated by the Administrator of General Services or, when approved by him, in a center maintained and operated by the head of the Federal agency. § 3104. Certifications and determinations on transferred records An official of the Government who is authorized to certify to facts on the basis of records in his custody, may certify to facts on the basis of records that have been transferred by him or his predecessors to the Administrator of General Services, and may authorize the Administrator to certify to facts and to make administrative determinations on the basis of records transferred to the Administrator, notwithstanding any other law. §3105. Safeguards The head of each Federal agency shall establish safeguards against the removal or loss of records he determines to be necessary and required by regulations of the Administrator of General Services. 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 33013314 of this title, and (2) the penalties provided by law for the unlawful removal or destruction of records. § 3106. Unlawful removal, destruction of records The head of each Federal agency shall notify the Administrator of General Services of any actual, impending, or threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of records in the custody of the agency of which he is the head that shall come to his attention, and with the assistance of the Administrator shall initiate action through the Attorney General for the recovery of records he knows or has reason to believe have been unlawfully removed from his agency, or from another Federal agency whose records have been transferred to his legal custody. § 3107. Authority of Comptroller General Sections 2101-2113, 2501-2507, 2701, 2901, 2904^2910, and 3101-3107, of this title do not limit the authority of the Comptroller General of the United States with respect to prescribing accounting systems,

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