44 U.S.C. § 2905 : US Code - Section 2905: Establishment of standards for selective retention of records; security measures

Search 44 U.S.C. § 2905 : US Code - Section 2905: Establishment of standards for selective retention of records; security measures

(a) The Archivist shall establish standards for the selective
retention of records of continuing value, and assist Federal
agencies in applying the standards to records in their custody. He
shall notify the head of a Federal agency of any actual, impending,
or threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration, or
destruction of records in the custody of the agency that shall come
to his attention, and assist the head of the agency in initiating
action through the Attorney General for the recovery of records
unlawfully removed and for other redress provided by law. In any
case in which the head of the agency does not initiate an action
for such recovery or other redress within a reasonable period of
time after being notified of any such unlawful action, the
Archivist shall request the Attorney General to initiate such an
action, and shall notify the Congress when such a request has been
made.
(b) The Archivist shall assist the Administrator for the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs in conducting studies and
developing standards relating to record retention requirements
imposed on the public and on State and local governments by Federal
agencies.