,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,speier 7for herself and ,mr4          
,chaffetz7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title    
#dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require  
the retention of records of high level  
officials1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,retention of ,electronic           
,correspondence ,of ,regulatory         
,decisions ,act of #bjad or as the      
,,record ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,retention 
of records of high level officials      
,section #cajb of title #dd1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#b71 by striking 2 and and   
inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#d7 the identification of electronic 

mail accounts that should be preserved  
because such accounts are most likely to
 contain records that should be         
preserved as permanent ,federal records 
and the automatic retention of those    
records1 including the accounts of each 
head of a ,federal agency1 the deputies 
and assistants of such head1 the head of
 each program office and staff office1  
each assistant secretary1 each          
administrator1 each commissioner1 each  
director of an office1 bureau1 or the   
equivalent1 each principal regional     
official1 each staff assistant to such  
official 7such as a special assistant1  
confidential assistant1 and             
administrative assistant71 each career  
,federal employee1 each political       
appointee1 and each member of the ,armed
 ,forces serving in equivalent or       
comparable positions2 and  7#e7         
electronic capture1 management1 and     
preservation of the electronic mail     
accounts described in paragraph 7#d7 in 
accordance with the records disposal    

requirements of chapter #cc of this     
title such that--  7,a7 electronic      
records are readily accessible for      
retrieval through electronic searches2  
and  7,b7 there are mandatory minimum   
functional requirements for electronic  
records management systems to ensure    
compliance with this section4  4  #c4   
,review by the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states ,section #cajg of   
title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 by striking ,chapters   
#ba and inserting 7a7 ,in               
general4--,chapters #ba2 and  7#b7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7b7   
,comptroller ,general evaluation ,the   
,comptroller ,general shall evaluate and
 report to ,congress not less than every
 two years on agency management of      
electronic mail records required under  
paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 of section     
#cajb4  4  #d4 ,review by ,inspector    
,general ,section #d7;a7 of the         
,inspector ,general ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4  
,app47 is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph  

7#d71 by striking 2 and and inserting a 
semicolon2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by  
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#f7 to review existing and proposed    
legislation and regulations relating to 
records retention requirements under the
 chapters #ba1 #bi1 #ca and #cc of title
 #dd1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly   
referred to as the ,federal ,records    
,act7 for programs and operations of    
such establishment and to make          
recommendations in the semiannual       
reports required by section #e7;a7      
concerning compliance with records      
retention requirements4  4  #e4         
,effective date ,this ,act and the      
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect on ,december #ca1 #bjad4