President Barack Obama has signed H.R. 1233, the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014.
Here's an excerpt from the announcement:
Major updates to the Presidential and Federal Records Acts include:
- Strengthening the Federal Records Act by expanding the definition of Federal records to clearly include electronic records. This is the first change to the definition of a Federal record since the enactment of the act in 1950.
- Confirming that Federal electronic records will be transferred to the National Archives in electronic form.
- Granting the Archivist of the United States final determination as to what constitutes a Federal record.
- Authorizing the early transfer of permanent electronic Federal and Presidential records to the National Archives, while legal custody remains with the agency or the President.
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