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§2104 Administrative Provisions

Title 44 › Chapter 21— NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION › § 2104

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Archivist must make rules needed to run the National Archives, and heads of executive agencies must issue orders to follow those rules. The Archivist can assign duties to Administration staff and allow further reassignments, but the Archivist stays responsible for those duties. The Archivist can set up the agency’s structure and open, move, or close regional or local offices. The Archivist must create an official seal that courts must accept. The Archivist can form unpaid advisory committees whose members can be paid travel costs and per diem under section 5703 of title 5. The Archivist must talk with other federal agencies for help. If allowed, investigative staff can administer oaths during investigations.

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Title 44, §2104

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(a)The Archivist shall prescribe such regulations as the Archivist deems necessary to effectuate the functions of the Archivist, and the head of each executive agency shall cause to be issued such orders and directives as such agency head deems necessary to carry out such regulations.
(b)Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the Archivist may delegate any of the functions of the Archivist to such officers and employees of the Administration as the Archivist may designate, and may authorize such successive redelegations of such functions as the Archivist may deem to be necessary or appropriate. A delegation of functions by the Archivist shall not relieve the Archivist of responsibility for the administration of such functions.
(c)The Archivist may organize the Administration as the Archivist finds necessary or appropriate.
(d)The Archivist is authorized to establish, maintain, alter, or discontinue such regional, local, or other field offices as the Archivist finds necessary or appropriate to perform the functions of the Archivist or the Administration.
(e)The Archivist shall cause a seal of office to be made for the Administration of such design as the Archivist shall approve. Judicial notice shall be taken of such seal.
(f)The Archivist may establish advisory committees to provide advice with respect to any function of the Archivist or the Administration. Members of any such committee shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to transportation expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence in accordance with section 5703 of title 5.
(g)The Archivist shall advise and consult with interested Federal agencies with a view to obtaining their advice and assistance in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
(h)If authorized by the Archivist, officers and employees of the Administration having investigatory functions are empowered, while engaged in the performance of their duties in conducting investigations, to administer oaths.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2104 was renumbered section 2108 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1984 Amendment note under section 2102 of this title.

Executive Documents

Emergency Preparedness Functions For assignment of certain emergency preparedness functions to Archivist of United States, see Parts 1, 2, and 20 of Ex. Ord. No. 12656, Nov. 18, 1988, 53 F.R. 47491, set out as a note under section 5195 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

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Citation

44 U.S.C. § 2104

Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60