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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextBy Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Padilla, and Mr.
Schiff):
S. 5632. A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to prohibit the closure of Federal records centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.
S. 5632
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “National Archives Protection
Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING THE CLOSURE OF FEDERAL RECORDS CENTERS.
Section 2907 of title 44, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking “The” and inserting the following:
“(a) In General.—The”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Prohibition.—The Archivist may not—
“(1) close or impose unreasonable restrictions on public
access to any record center or archive facility established
before the date of enactment of this subsection; or
“(2) reconstruct, convert, or rehabilitate any such center
or facility if doing so would require the relocation of
records for more than 180 days.”.