44 U.S.C. § 3103
Section 3103 · Transfer of records to records centers
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Cause of Action v. National Archives & Records Administration (2014)
Most recently applied in 410 U.S. App. D.C. 97 - Cause of Action v. National Archives & Records Administration (May 2014)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
When the head of a Federal agency determines that such action may affect substantial economies or increased operating efficiency, the head of such agency shall provide for the transfer of records to a records center maintained and operated by the Archivist, or, when approved by the Archivist, to a center maintained and operated by the head of the Federal agency.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3103, Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1298, contained provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–575, § 3(a)(3).
Amendments
2014—Pub. L. 113–187 substituted “the head of such agency” for “he”.
1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.