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44 U.S.C. § 2118

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Records of Congress
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/us/usc/t44/s2118
Title
44 — Public Printing and Documents
Chapter
CH21
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, acting jointly, shall obtain at the close of each Congress all the noncurrent records of the Congress and of each congressional committee and transfer them to the National Archives and Records Administration for preservation, subject to the orders of the Senate or the House of Representatives, respectively. (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1291, § 2114; renumbered § 2118 and amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, §§ 102(a)(1), 107(a)(10), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2280, 2286.) Historical and Revision NotesBased on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 402 (Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 140, 60 Stat. 833). Editorial Notes Amendments1984—Pub. L. 98–497, § 107(a)(10)), substituted “National Archives and Records Administration” for “General Services Administration”. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.

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