[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3478 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.3478
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
To amend title 44, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of
operations by the National Archives and Records Administration and to
reauthorize the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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 2004''.
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, 2000
(Public Law 106-58; 113 Stat. 460; 44 U.S.C. 2901 note), is amended by
inserting after ``expenses'' in the first sentence 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.''.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2009 FOR
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION.
Section 2504(f)(1) of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (N), by striking ``and'';
(2) in subparagraph (O), by striking the period and inserting a
semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end of the following new subparagraphs:
``(P) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
``(Q) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(R) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
``(S) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.