As used in this chapter, and chapters 21, 25, 31, and 33 of this title—
(2)
the term “records management” means the planning, controlling, directing, organizing, training, promoting, and other managerial activities involved with respect to records creation, records maintenance and use, and records disposition in order to achieve adequate and proper documentation of the policies and transactions of the Federal Government and effective and economical management of agency operations;
(4) the term “records maintenance and use” means any activity involving—
(B)
storage, retrieval, and handling of records kept at office file locations by or for a Federal agency;
(5) the term “records disposition” means any activity with respect to—
(A)
disposal of temporary records no longer necessary for the conduct of business by destruction or donation;
(C)
transfer to the National Archives of the United States of records determined to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant continued preservation; or
(6)
the term “records center” means an establishment maintained and operated by the Archivist or by another Federal agency primarily for the storage, servicing, security, and processing of records which need to be preserved for varying periods of time and need not be retained in office equipment or space;
(7)
the term “records management study” means an investigation and analysis of any Federal agency records, or records management practices or programs (whether manual or automated), with a view toward rendering findings and recommendations with respect thereto;
(8)
the term “inspection” means reviewing any Federal agency’s records or records management practices or programs with respect to effectiveness and compliance with records management laws and making necessary recommendations for correction or improvement of records management;
(9) the term “servicing” means making available for use information in records and other materials in the custody of the Archivist, or in a records center—
(A)
by furnishing the records or other materials, or information from them, or copies or reproductions thereof, to any Federal agency for official use, or to the public; or
(B)
by making and furnishing authenticated or unauthenticated copies or reproductions of the records or other materials;
(10)
the term “unauthenticated copies” means exact copies or reproductions of records or other materials that are not certified as such under seal and that need not be legally accepted as evidence;
(11)
the term “National Archives of the United States” means those official records which have been determined by the Archivist of the United States to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant their continued preservation by the Federal Government, and which have been accepted by the Archivist for deposit in the Archivist’s custody;
(14)
the term “Federal agency” means any executive agency or any establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the Government (except the Supreme Court, the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol and any activities under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol);
(15)
the term “electronic messages” means electronic mail and other electronic messaging systems that are used for purposes of communicating between individuals; and
(16) the term “electronic records management system” means software designed to manage electronic records, including by—
(Added Pub. L. 94–575, § 2(a)(1), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2723; amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(13), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2287; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(l)(2), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1301; Pub. L. 113–187, § 8(6), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2012; Pub. L. 116–283, div. H, title XCVI, § 9602(b)(5), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4829.)