44 USC § 3104 - Certifications and determinations on transferred records

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identifier: "/us/usc/t44/s3104"
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title: "44 USC § 3104 - Certifications and determinations on transferred records"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "3104"
section_name: "Certifications and determinations on transferred records"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "RECORDS MANAGEMENT BY FEDERAL AGENCIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-02-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1298; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(21), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2290; Pub. L. 113–187, § 8(10), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2012.)"
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# § 3104. Certifications and determinations on transferred records

An official of the Government who is authorized to certify to facts on the basis of records in such official’s custody, may certify to facts on the basis of records that have been transferred by such official or such official’s predecessors to the Archivist, and may authorize the Archivist to certify to facts and to make administrative determinations on the basis of records transferred to the Archivist, notwithstanding any other law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1298; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(21), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2290; Pub. L. 113–187, § 8(10), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2012.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 396(d) (, title V, § 506(d), as added , , and amended , , ).

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2014— substituted “such official’s custody” for “his custody” and “such official or such official’s predecessors” for “him or his predecessors”.

1984— substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator of General Services” and “Archivist” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .