44 USC § 2201 - Definitions
As used in this chapter—
(1)
The term “documentary material” means all books, correspondence, memorandums, documents, papers, pamphlets, works of art, models, pictures, photographs, plats, maps, films, and motion pictures, including, but not limited to, audio, audiovisual, or other electronic or mechanical recordations.
(2)
The term “Presidential records” means documentary materials, or any reasonably segregable portion thereof, created or received by the President, his immediate staff, or a unit or individual of the Executive Office of the President whose function is to advise and assist the President, in the course of conducting activities which relate to or have an effect upon the carrying out of the constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of the President. Such term—
(A)
includes any documentary materials relating to the political activities of the President or members of his staff, but only if such activities relate to or have a direct effect upon the carrying out of constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of the President; but
(3)
The term “personal records” means all documentary materials, or any reasonably segregable portion therof,
[2]
of a purely private or nonpublic character which do not relate to or have an effect upon the carrying out of the constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of the President. Such term includes—
(A)
diaries, journals, or other personal notes serving as the functional equivalent of a diary or journal which are not prepared or utilized for, or circulated or communicated in the course of, transacting Government business;
(B)
materials relating to private political associations, and having no relation to or direct effect upon the carrying out of constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of the President; and
(C)
materials relating exclusively to the President’s own election to the office of the Presidency; and materials directly relating to the election of a particular individual or individuals to Federal, State, or local office, which have no relation to or direct effect upon the carrying out of constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of the President.
(5)
The term “former President”, when used with respect to Presidential records, means the former President during whose term or terms of office such Presidential records were created.
[1] See References in Text note below.
[2] So in original. Probably should be “thereof,”.
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As used in this chapter—
(1)
The term “documentary material” means all books, correspondence, memorandums, documents, papers, pamphlets, works of art, models, pictures, photographs, plats, maps, films, and motion pictures, including, but not limited to, audio, audiovisual, or other electronic or mechanical recordations.
(2)
The term “Presidential records” means documentary materials, or any reasonably segregable portion thereof, created or received by the President, his immediate staff, or a unit or individual of the Executive Office of the President whose function is to advise and assist the President, in the course of conducting activities which relate to or have an effect upon the carrying out of the constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of the President. Such term—
(A)
includes any documentary materials relating to the political activities of the President or members of his staff, but only if such activities relate to or have a direct effect upon the carrying out of constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of the President; but
(3)
The term “personal records” means all documentary materials, or any reasonably segregable portion therof,
[2]
of a purely private or nonpublic character which do not relate to or have an effect upon the carrying out of the constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of the President. Such term includes—
(A)
diaries, journals, or other personal notes serving as the functional equivalent of a diary or journal which are not prepared or utilized for, or circulated or communicated in the course of, transacting Government business;
(B)
materials relating to private political associations, and having no relation to or direct effect upon the carrying out of constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of the President; and
(C)
materials relating exclusively to the President’s own election to the office of the Presidency; and materials directly relating to the election of a particular individual or individuals to Federal, State, or local office, which have no relation to or direct effect upon the carrying out of constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of the President.
(5)
The term “former President”, when used with respect to Presidential records, means the former President during whose term or terms of office such Presidential records were created.
[1] See References in Text note below.
[2] So in original. Probably should be “thereof,”.
Source
(Added Pub. L. 95–591, § 2(a),Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2523.)
References in Text
Section
552
(e) of title
5, referred to in par. (2)(B)(i), was redesignated section
552
(f) of title
5 by section 1802(b) ofPub. L. 99–570.
Effective Date
Section 3 ofPub. L. 95–591provided that: “The amendments made by this Act [enacting this chapter, amending sections
2111 and
2112 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] shall be effective with respect to any Presidential records (as defined in section
2201
(2) of title
44, as amended by section 2 of this Act) created during a term of office of the President beginning on or after January 20, 1981.”
Short Title of 1978 Amendment
For short title of Pub. L. 95–591, which enacted this chapter, as the “Presidential Records Act of 1978”, see section 1 ofPub. L. 95–591, set out as a note under section
101 of this title.
Separability
Section 4 ofPub. L. 95–591provided that: “If any provision of this Act [enacting this chapter, amending sections
2107 and
2108 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] is held invalid for any reason by any court, the validity and legal effect of the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby.”
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