§ 3301. — Definition 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: 44USC3301]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 33--DISPOSAL OF RECORDS
Sec. 3301. Definition of records
As used in this chapter, ``records'' includes all books, papers,
maps, photographs, machine readable materials, or other documentary
materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or
received by an agency of the United States Government under Federal law
or in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved
or appropriate for preservation by that agency or its legitimate
successor as evidence of the organization, functions, policies,
decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the Government
or because of the informational value of data in them. Library and
museum material made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or
exhibition purposes, extra copies of documents preserved only for
convenience of reference, and stocks of publications and of processed
documents are not included.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1299; Pub. L. 94-575,
Sec. 4(c)(2), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 366 (July 7, 1943, ch. 192,
Sec. 1, 57 Stat. 380).
Amendments
1976--Pub. L. 94-575 expanded ``records'' to include ``machine
readable materials''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2901, 3105 of this title;
title 10 section 7545.
