Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014
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The Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 is a U.S. law that modernized federal and presidential recordkeeping, clarifying the status of electronic communications and strengthening oversight of how official records are managed and preserved.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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records management law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure preservation of electronic communications
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improve transparency of government records ⓘ modernize federal recordkeeping ⓘ modernize presidential recordkeeping ⓘ |
| amends |
Federal Records Act
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Presidential Records Act ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal records
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presidential records ⓘ |
| category | United States freedom of information and records law ⓘ |
| clarifies |
status of electronic communications as federal records
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status of electronic communications as presidential records ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designates |
National Archives and Records Administration
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surface form:
National Archives and Records Administration as lead oversight agency for federal records
|
| enactedBy | 113th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enhances | authority of Archivist of the United States over federal records ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| provides |
procedures for managing electronic federal records
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procedures for managing electronic presidential records ⓘ |
| regulates |
disposal of federal records
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disposal of presidential records ⓘ |
| requires |
federal agencies to manage electronic records in electronic format
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federal officials to forward official business conducted on non-official electronic messaging accounts to official accounts ⓘ |
| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| strengthens |
oversight of federal records management
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oversight of presidential records management ⓘ |
| subject |
archival preservation
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electronic records ⓘ records management ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2014 ⓘ |
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