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§ 2101. —  Definitions.



[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC2101]

 
                 TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
 
        CHAPTER 21--NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
 
Sec. 2101. Definitions

    As used in this chapter--
        (1) ``Presidential archival depository'' means an institution 
    operated by the United States to house and preserve the papers and 
    books of a President or former President of the United States, 
    together with other historical materials belonging to a President or 
    former President of the United States, or related to his papers or 
    to the events of his official or personal life, and may include 
    research facilities and museum facilities in accordance with this 
    chapter;
        (2) ``historical materials'' including books, correspondence, 
    documents, papers, pamphlets, works of art, models, pictures, 
    photographs, plats, maps, films, motion pictures, sound recordings, 
    and other objects or materials having historical or commemorative 
    value;
        (3) ``Archivist'' means the Archivist of the United States 
    appointed under section 2103 of this title; and
        (4) ``Administration'' means the National Archives and Records 
    Administration established under section 2102 of this title.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1287; Pub. L. 98-497, title I, 
Sec. 102(b), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2282; Pub. L. 99-323, Sec. 2, May 
27, 1986, 100 Stat. 495.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 397(j) (June 30, 1949, ch. 
288, title V, Sec. 507, as added Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, Sec. 6(d), 64 
Stat. 583, and amended July 12, 1962, ch. 703, Sec. 1(o), (p), 66 Stat. 
594; July 12, 1955, ch. 329, 69 Stat. 297; Aug. 12, 1955, ch. 859, 69 
Stat. 695; July 3, 1956, ch. 513, Sec. 4, 70 Stat. 494; June 13, 1957, 
Pub. L. 85-51, 71 Stat. 69; Mar. 15, 1958, Pub. L. 85-341, Sec. 1(1), 72 
Stat. 34).


                               Amendments

    1986--Par. (1). Pub. L. 99-323 inserted ``, and may include research 
facilities and museum facilities in accordance with this chapter'' after 
``or personal life''.
    1984--Pub. L. 98-497 substituted ``this chapter'' for ``sections 
2103-2113 of this title'', designated two existing paragraphs as pars. 
(1) and (2), respectively, and added pars. (3) and (4).


                    Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

    Amendment 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.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 3102, 3317 of this title.



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