§ 2109. — Preservation, arrangement, duplication, exhibition of records.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC2109]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 21--NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 2109. Preservation, arrangement, duplication, exhibition of
records
The Archivist shall provide for the preservation, arrangement,
repair and rehabilitation, duplication and reproduction (including
microcopy publications), description, and exhibition of records or other
documentary material transferred to him as may be needful or
appropriate, including the preparation and publication of inventories,
indexes, catalogs, and other finding aids or guides to facilitate their
use. He may also prepare guides and other finding aids to Federal
records and, when approved by the National Historical Publications and
Records Commission, publish such historical works and collections of
sources as seem appropriate for printing or otherwise recording at the
public expense.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1288, Sec. 2105; renumbered
Sec. 2109 and amended Pub. L. 98-497, title I, Secs. 102(a)(1),
107(a)(3), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2280, 2285.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 397(c) (June 30, 1949, ch.
288, title V, Sec. 507, as added Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, Sec. 6(d), 64
Stat. 583; July 12, 1952, ch. 703, Sec. 1(o), 66 Stat. 594).
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2109 was renumbered section 2113 of this title.
Amendments
1984--Pub. L. 98-497, Sec. 107(a)(3), substituted ``Archivist'' for
``Administrator of General Services'' and inserted ``and Records'' after
``National Historical Publications''.
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.
Ex. Ord. No. 11440. Supplemental Use of Exhibits and Displays Created in
Furtherance of Authorized Programs of Executive Departments and Agencies
Ex. Ord. No. 11440, Dec. 11, 1968, 33 F.R. 18475, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 12608, Sept. 9, 1987, 52 F.R. 34617, provided:
WHEREAS the executive departments and agencies of the Government, in
discharging their various responsibilities, create a large volume of
materials (including books, correspondence, documents, papers,
pamphlets, works of art, models, pictures, photographs, plats, maps,
films, motion pictures, sound recordings, and other objects of
historical or commemorative value) which from time to time are
incorporated into or reproduced for use in exhibits or other types of
visual displays needed for use in carrying out their programs; and
WHEREAS under Chapter 21 of Title 44, United States Code, the
Archivist of the United States is authorized to accept for deposit in
the National Archives of the United States the records of any Federal
agency or of the Congress of the United States that are determined by
the Archivist to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant
their continued preservation by the United States Government, as well as
the papers and other historical materials of any official or former
official of the Government, and to make provisions for the exhibition of
materials transferred to him; and.
WHEREAS many of the exhibits and displays so prepared, produced, or
otherwise created by the executive departments and agencies possess
historical significance which warrants their preservation and exhibition
as part of the archival and cultural heritage of the United States:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me, as
President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. The heads of all executive departments and agencies are
directed--
(a) when initiating plans for the preparation, production, or other
creation of exhibits and displays in furtherance of their program
missions, to confer with the Archivist of the United States, or his
designee, for the purpose of assuring that any such exhibits or displays
which the Archivist finds appropriate for supplemental exhibition as
part of the archival and cultural heritage of the United States are
prepared, produced, or otherwise created in a manner which assures, to
the maximum possible extent, their appropriateness, after they have
served their primary program purpose, for such supplemental exhibition,
and
(b) to transfer to the Archivist, without reimbursement, such
exhibits or displays as he determines are appropriate for such
supplemental exhibition after they have served their primary program
purpose, subject to such conditions requiring return to the department
or agency of all or any of the materials incorporated in the exhibits or
displays as may be mutually agreeable.
Sec. 2. The Archivist of the United States is directed to--
(a) provide advice, counsel, and assistance to the heads of
executive departments and agencies in the preparation, production, or
other creation of exhibits and displays which he finds will have future
value for exhibition as part of the archival and cultural heritage of
the United States; and
(b) accept any such exhibit or display when it has served its
primary program purpose and (1) arrange for its supplemental exhibition
as appropriate, (2) preserve any such exhibit or display which possesses
sufficient historical or other value to warrant continued preservation,
or (3) dispose of any such exhibit or display when, in his judgment, the
reasons for its continued preservation or exhibition cease to exist, all
subject to the conditions agreed upon incident to transfer to the
Archivist of the United States of the exhibit or display.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 3102, 3317 of this title.
