Laws and Statutes

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• APHIS Directives
  • MRP Directives
    • 3040.2 Records Management Program (PDF)
    • 3040.3 Electronic Records Management Program (PDF)
• U.S.Code
  • 5 U.S.C. Chapter 5, Subchapter II - Administrative Procedure
    • § 552. Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings
      (Freedom of Information Act, as amended)
    • § 552a. Records maintained on individuals
      (Privacy Act of 1974, as amended)
    • § 553. Rule making
      (Administrative Procedure Act)
  • 18 U.S.C. Chapter 101 - Records and Reports
    • § 2071. Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
  • 18 U.S.C. Chapter 121 - Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access
    (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986)
  • 31 U.S.C. Chapter 11 - The Budget and Fiscal, Budget, and Program Information
    (Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950)
  • 40 U.S.C. Subtitle III - Information Technology Management
  • 44 U.S.C. Chapter 21 - National Archives and Records Administration
  • 44 U.S.C. Chapter 29 - Records Management by the Archivist of the United States and by the Administrator of General Services
  • 44 U.S.C. Chapter 31 - Records Management by Federal Agencies
    (Federal Records Act)
  • 44 U.S.C. Chapter 33 - Disposal of Records
  • 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 - Coordination of Federal Information Policy
    (Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended, Paperwork Reduction Reauthorization Act of 1995, and Government Paperwork Elimination Act)
• Regulations
  • 5 CFR Chapter III, Subchapter B - OMB Directives
    • Part 1320. Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public
  • 36 CFR Chapter XII, Subchapter B - Records Management
    • Part 1220. Federal Records; General
    • Part 1222. Creation and Maintenance of Federal Records
    • Part 1228. Disposition of Federal Records
    • Part 1230. Micrographic Records Management
    • Part 1232. Audiovisual Records Management
    • Part 1234. Electronic Records Management
    • Part 1236. Management of Vital Records
    • Part 1238. Program Assistance
• OMB Circulars
  • OMB Circular No. A-123 - Management Accountability and Control
  • OMB Circular No. A-130 - Management of Federal Information Resources