,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eaha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjad ,ms4 
,spei] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,*affetz7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #dd1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to require !       
ret5tion ( records ( high level         
(ficials1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,ret5tion ( ,electronic ,correspond5ce  
,( ,regulatory ,decisions ,act ( #bjad  
or z ! ,,record ,act ( #bjad4  #b4      
,ret5tion ( records ( high level        
(ficials ,section #cajb ( title #dd1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a  
semicolon2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by    
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ! 
id5tification ( electronic mail acc\nts 
t %\ld be pres]v$ because su* acc\nts   
are mo/ likely to conta9 records t %\ld 
be pres]v$ z p]man5t ,f$]al records & ! 

automatic ret5tion ( ^? records1 includ+
 ! acc\nts ( ea* head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy1 
! deputies & assi/ants ( su* head1 !    
head ( ea* program (fice & /aff (fice1  
ea* assi/ant secret>y1 ea* adm9i/rator1 
ea* commission]1 ea* director ( an      
(fice1 bureau1 or ! equival5t1 ea*      
pr9cipal regional (ficial1 ea* /aff     
assi/ant to su* (ficial 7su* z a special
 assi/ant1 confid5tial assi/ant1 &      
adm9i/rative assi/ant71 ea* c>e] ,f$]al 
employee1 ea* political appo9tee1 & ea* 
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces s]v+ 9 equival5t  
or comp>able positions2 &  7#e7         
electronic capture1 managem5t1 &        
pres]vation ( ! electronic mail acc\nts 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d7 9 accordance ) 
! records disposal requirem5ts ( *apt]  
#cc ( ?is title su* t--  7,a7 electronic
 records are readily accessible =       
retrieval ?r\gh electronic se>*es2 &    
7,b7 !re are m&atory m9imum functional  
requirem5ts = electronic records        
managem5t sy/ems to ensure compliance ) 
?is section4  4  #c4 ,review by !       

,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,section #cajg ( title #dd1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ 
,*apt]s #ba & ins]t+ 7a7 ,9             
g5]al4--,*apt]s #ba2 &  7#b7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7b7 ,comptroll] ,g5]al 
evaluation ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all   
evaluate & report to ,congress n less   
?an e two ye>s on ag5cy managem5t (     
electronic mail records requir$ "u      
p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#e7 ( section #cajb4  
4  #d4 ,review by ,inspector ,g5]al     
,section #d7;a7 ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al   
,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ 2 & &    
ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#b7 9 p>agraph    
7#e71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new p>agraph3  7#f7 to review exi/+ &   
propos$ legislation & regulations relat+
 to records ret5tion requirem5ts "u !   
*apt]s #ba1 #bi1 #ca & #cc ( title #dd1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to 
z ! ,f$]al ,records ,act7 = programs &  
op]ations ( su* e/abli%m5t & to make    

recomm5dations 9 ! semiannual reports   
requir$ by section #e7;a7 conc]n+       
compliance ) records ret5tion           
requirem5ts4  4  #e4 ,effective date    
,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act 
%all take effect on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjad4