44 U.S.C. § 3314
Section 3314 · Procedures for disposal of records exclusive
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (1980)
Most recently applied in Doyle v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec. (July 2018)
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.
The procedures prescribed by this chapter are exclusive, and records of the United States Government may not be alienated or destroyed except under this chapter.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §380 (July 7, 1943, ch. 192, §15, 57 Stat. 383).