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Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 31 - RECORDS MANAGEMENT BY FEDERAL AGENCIES
Sec. 3101 - Records management by agency heads; general duties
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§3101. Records management by agency heads; general duties
§3101. Records management by agency heads; general duties
The head of each Federal agency shall make and preserve records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of the agency and designed to furnish the information necessary to protect the legal and financial rights of the Government and of persons directly affected by the agency's activities.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1297.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §396(a) (June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title V, §506(a), as added Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, §6(d), 64 Stat. 583).
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 3102 of this title; title 25 section 458aaa–5.
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