Presidential Records Act
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The Presidential Records Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the creation, management, and public ownership of official records of presidents and vice presidents.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Presidential Records Act of 1978 | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
→
records management law → |
| abbreviation | PRA → |
| administeredBy | National Archives and Records Administration → |
| allowsAccessFor |
Congress under certain conditions
→
courts under certain conditions → incumbent president → subsequent presidents under certain conditions → |
| amendedBy |
Presidential Records Act
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2014
Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 → |
| appliesTo |
President of the United States
→
Vice President of the United States → |
| assignsResponsibilityTo | National Archives and Records Administration → |
| citation | 44 U.S.C. Chapter 22 → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| covers | documentary materials created or received by the president in the course of official duties → |
| dateEnacted | 1978-11-04 → |
| defines |
personal records of the president
→
presidential records → |
| distinguishesBetween | presidential records and personal records → |
| effectiveFrom | 1981-01-20 → |
| enactedBy | United States Congress → |
| establishes | public ownership of presidential records → |
| excludes | purely personal records of the president → |
| governs |
creation of presidential records
→
custody of presidential records → disposition of presidential records → management of presidential records → official records of presidents → official records of vice presidents → preservation of presidential records → public access to presidential records → |
| imposesObligationsOn | White House staff regarding records management → |
| legalStatus | binding federal law → |
| maximumRestrictionPeriod | 12 years for certain categories of records → |
| partOf | Title 44 of the United States Code → |
| previouslyReplacedRegime | presidential papers treated as private property → |
| providesFor | restricted access periods for presidential records → |
| purpose |
to ensure preservation and public ownership of presidential records
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to provide a framework for public access to presidential records → |
| relatedTo |
Federal Records Act
→
Freedom of Information Act → |
| requires |
president to manage records in accordance with statutory requirements
→
vice president to manage records in accordance with statutory requirements → |
| requiresTransferOf | presidential records to National Archives → |
| signedIntoLawBy | Jimmy Carter → |
| subjectTo | Freedom of Information Act after restriction period → |
| transfersOwnershipTo | United States government → |
| transferTime | upon the end of a president’s term → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2014
this entity surface form:
Presidential Records Act of 1978