2016 edition
BASIC
LAWS
and
AUTHORITIES
of the
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
and
RECORDS ADMINISTR ATION
Office of General Counsel
National Archives and Records Administration
Additional materials can be found on the web at: www.archives.gov
2016 edition
BASIC
LAWS
and
AUTHORITIES
of the
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
and
RECORDS ADMINISTR ATION
Office of General Counsel
National Archives and Records Administration
Additional materials can be found on the web at: www.archives.gov
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BASIC LAWS and AUTHORITIES | iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS; FORMALITIES OF ENACTMENT; REPEALS; SEALING OF INSTRUMENTS 1
§ 106a. Promulgation of laws 1
§ 106b. Amendments to Constitution 1
§ 112. Statutes at Large; contents; admissibility in evidence 1
§ 113. “Little and Brown’s” edition of laws and treaties; slip laws; Treaties and Other International Acts Series;
admissibility in evidence 1
§ 201. Publication and distribution of Code of Laws of United States and Supplements and
District of Columbia Code and Supplements 2
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND VACANCIES
§ 6. Credentials of electors; transmission to Archivist of the United States and to Congress; public inspection 2
§ 11. Disposition of certificates 2
§ 12. Failure of certificates of electors to reach President of the Senate or Archivist of the United States;
demand on State for certificate 3
§ 13. Same; demand on district judge for certificate 3
FORMER PRESIDENTS ACT 3
OFFICIAL TERRITORIAL PAPERS 4
§ 141. Collection, preparation and publication 4
§ 142. Appointment of experts 5
§ 143. Employment and utilization of other personnel; cost of copy reading and indexing 5
§ 144. Cooperation of departments and agencies 5
§ 145. Printing and distribution 5
§ 146. Authorization of appropriations 5
INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978 6
§ 8G. Requirements for Federal entities and designated Federal entities 6
CONCEALMENT, REMOVAL, OR MUTILATION OF RECORDS 7
DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES 8
FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES HISTORICAL SERIES 8
CUSTODY OF RECORDS; OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 9
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 9
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL 10
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING 11
§ 710. Copies of Acts furnished to Public Printer 11
§ 711. Printing Acts, joint resolutions, and treaties 11
§ 729. United States Statutes at Large: references in margins 11
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FEDERAL REGISTER AND THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS 11
§ 1501. Definitions 12
§ 1502. Custody and printing of Federal documents; appointment of Director 12
§ 1503. Filing documents with Office; notation of time; public inspection; transmission for printing 12
§ 1504. “Federal Register”; printing; contents; distribution; price 12
§ 1505. Documents to be published in Federal Register 13
§ 1506. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register; establishment and composition; powers and duties 13
§ 1507. Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Federal Register as presumption of validity;
judicial notice; citation 14
§ 1508. Publication in Federal Register as notice of hearing 14
§ 1509. Costs of publication, etc. 14
§ 1510. Code of Federal Regulations 14
§ 1511. International agreements excluded from provisions of chapter 15
DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS 15
§ 1714. Publications for use of National Archives and Records Administration 15
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 16
§ 2101. Definitions 16
§ 2102. Establishment 16
§ 2103. Officers 19
§ 2104. Administrative provisions 19
§ 2105. Personnel and services 19
§ 2106. Reports to Congress 20
§ 2107. Acceptance of records for historical preservation 20
§ 2107 Note. President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act 21
§ 2108. Responsibility for custody, use, and withdrawal of records 31
§ 2109. Preservation, arrangement, duplication, exhibition of records 33
§ 2110. Servicing records 33
§ 2111. Material accepted for deposit 33
§ 2112. Presidential archival depository 35
§ 2113. Depository for agreements between States 38
§ 2114. Preservation of audio and visual records 38
§ 2115. Reports; correction of violations 38
§ 2116. Legal status of reproductions; official seal; fees for copies and reproductions 39
§ 2117. Limitation on liability 39
§ 2118. Records of Congress 39
§ 2119. Cooperative agreements 39
§ 2120. Online access of Founding Fathers documents 40
PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS 40
§ 2201. Definitions 40
§ 2202. Ownership of Presidential records 41
§ 2203. Management and custody of Presidential records 41
§ 2204. Restrictions on access to Presidential records 42
§ 2205. Exceptions to restricted access 43
§ 2206. Regulations 43
§ 2207. Vice-Presidential records 43
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