This bill would change a section of Title 44 of the United States Code. It adds a rule that the Archivist may not close or impose unreasonable limits on public access to any records center or archive facility that was established before the bill becomes law. It also says the Archivist may not rebuild, convert, or repair such a center if doing that work would force records to be moved for more than 180 days.
If you use or rely on records at a records center or archive facility that was already open before this bill becomes law, this bill would prevent that center from being closed or from having restricted public access under the Archivist's authority. It also stops long temporary relocations of records (more than 180 days) caused by reconstruction, conversion, or rehabilitation of those centers. The rule applies only to centers and facilities established before the bill's enactment.
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The sponsors introduced the bill to protect existing records centers and to preserve public access to those archive facilities. The bill's text focuses on preventing closures and long relocations of records at centers established before enactment. Sponsors listed in the bill metadata include Representatives Mullin, Chu, García, Jayapal, Matsui, and Khanna.
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