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44 U.S.C. § 2112

Presidential archival depository

United States · Title 44 — PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS · Status: effective

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44 U.S.C. § 2112, Presidential archival depository, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/486902
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When the Archivist considers it to be in the public interest, the Archivist may— Prior to accepting and taking title to any land, facility, or equipment under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), or prior to entering into any agreement under subparagraph (B) of such paragraph or any other agreement to accept or establish a Presidential archival depository, the Archivist shall submit a written report on the proposed Presidential archival depository to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The report shall include— Prior to accepting any gift under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) for the purpose of making any physical or material change or addition to a Presidential archival depository, or prior to implementing any provision of law requiring the making of such a change or addition, the Archivist shall submit a report in writing on the proposed change or addition to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The report shall include— The Archivist may not— The Archivist shall not accept or take title to any land, facility, or equipment under subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1), or enter into any agreement to use any land, facility, or equipment under subparagraph (B) of such subsection for the purpose of creating a Presidential archival depository, unless the Archivist determines that there is available, by gift or bequest for deposit under paragraph (2) of this subsection in an endowment with respect to such depository, an amount for the purpose of maintaining such land, facility, and equipment equal to— the product of— if title to the land is to be vested in the United States, the product of— if title to the land is not to be vested in the United States, the product of— if the Presidential archival depository will exceed 70,000 square feet in area, an amount equal to the product of— the sum of— If a proposed physical or material change or addition to a Presidential archival depository would result in an increase in the costs of facility operations, the Archivist may not accept any gift under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) for the purpose of making such a change or addition, or may not implement any provision of law requiring the making of such a change or addition, unless the Archivist determines that there is available, by gift or bequest for deposit under paragraph (2) of this subsection in an endowment with respect to such depository, an amount for the purpose of maintaining the land, facility, and equipment of such depository equal to the difference between— the amount which, pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection, would have been required to have been available for deposit in such endowment with respect to such depository if such change or addition had been included in such depository on—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 94-575(H.R. 13828)1976-10-21
    Federal Records Management Amendments of 197
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 95-591(H.R. 13500)1978-11-04
    Presidential Records Act of 1978
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-497(S. 905)1984-10-19
    National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-323(H.R. 1349)1986-05-27
    Presidential Libraries Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-7(H.J.Res. 2)2003-02-20
    Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-383(H.R. 3478)2004-10-30
    National Archives and Records Administration Efficiency Act of 2004
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-404(S. 3477)2008-10-13
    Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally