Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014

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United States federal statute records management law

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.

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → records management law →
aimsTo	ensure preservation of electronic communications → improve transparency of government records → modernize federal recordkeeping → modernize presidential recordkeeping →
amends	Federal Records Act → Presidential Records Act →
appliesTo	federal records → presidential records →
category	United States freedom of information and records law →
clarifies	status of electronic communications as federal records → status of electronic communications as presidential records →
country	United States →
designates	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	federal government of the United States →
provides	procedures for managing electronic federal records → procedures for managing electronic presidential records →
regulates	disposal of federal records → disposal of presidential records →
requires	federal agencies to manage electronic records in electronic format → 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 → oversight of presidential records management →
subject	archival preservation → electronic records → records management →
yearOfEnactment	2014 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Presidential Records Act →	amendedBy