S. 5632

National Archives Protection Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin

3 cosponsors
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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:

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(a) In general. The

; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

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(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.