44 U.S.C. § 2107 : US Code - Section 2107: Acceptance of records for historical preservation

Search 44 U.S.C. § 2107 : US Code - Section 2107: Acceptance of records for historical preservation

When it appears to the Archivist to be in the public interest, he
may -
(1) accept for deposit with the National Archives of the United
States the records of a Federal agency, the Congress, the
Architect of the Capitol, or the Supreme Court determined by the
Archivist of the United States to have sufficient historical or
other value to warrant their continued preservation by the United
States Government;
(2) direct and effect the transfer to the National Archives of
the United States of records of a Federal agency that have been
in existence for more than thirty years and determined by the
Archivist of the United States to have sufficient historical or
other value to warrant their continued preservation by the United
States Government, unless the head of the agency which has
custody of them certified in writing to the Archivist that they
must be retained in his custody for use in the conduct of the
regular current business of the agency;
(3) direct and effect, with the approval of the head of the
originating agency, or if the existence of the agency has been
terminated, then with the approval of his successor in function,
if any, the transfer of records, deposited or approved for
deposit with the National Archives of the United States to public
or educational institutions or associations; title to the records
to remain vested in the United States unless otherwise authorized
by Congress; and
(4) transfer materials from private sources authorized to be
received by the Archivist by section 2111 of this title.