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§ 2205. —  Exceptions to restriction on access.



[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC2205]

 
                 TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
 
                    CHAPTER 22--PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS
 
Sec. 2205. Exceptions to restricted access

    Notwithstanding any restrictions on access imposed pursuant to 
section 2204--
        (1) the Archivist and persons employed by the National Archives 
    and Records Administration who are engaged in the performance of 
    normal archival work shall be permitted access to Presidential 
    records in the custody of the Archivist;
        (2) subject to any rights, defenses, or privileges which the 
    United States or any agency or person may invoke, Presidential 
    records shall be made available--
            (A) pursuant to subpena or other judicial process issued by 
        a court of competent jurisdiction for the purposes of any civil 
        or criminal investigation or proceeding;
            (B) to an incumbent President if such records contain 
        information that is needed for the conduct of current business 
        of his office and that is not otherwise available; and
            (C) to either House of Congress, or, to the extent of matter 
        within its jurisdiction, to any committee or subcommittee 
        thereof if such records contain information that is needed for 
        the conduct of its business and that is not otherwise available; 
        and

        (3) the Presidential records of a former President shall be 
    available to such former President or his designated representative.

(Added Pub. L. 95-591, Sec. 2(a), Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2527; amended 
Pub. L. 98-497, title I, Sec. 107(b)(7), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2287.)


                               Amendments

    1984--Par. (1). Pub. L. 98-497 substituted ``National Archives and 
Records Administration'' for ``National Archives and Records Service of 
the General Services Administration''.


                    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 section 2206 of this title.



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