44 USC § 3308 - Disposal of similar records where prior disposal was authorized

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identifier: "/us/usc/t44/s3308"
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title: "44 USC § 3308 - Disposal of similar records where prior disposal was authorized"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "3308"
section_name: "Disposal of similar records where prior disposal was authorized"
chapter_number: 33
chapter_name: "DISPOSAL OF RECORDS"
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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. 1301; Pub. L. 91–287, § 2(a), June 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 321; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(23), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2290.)"
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# § 3308. Disposal of similar records where prior disposal was authorized

section 3302 of this title

When it appears to the Archivist that an agency has in its custody, or is accumulating, records of the same form or character as those of the same agency previously authorized to be disposed of, he may empower the head of the agency to dispose of the records, after they have been in existence a specified period of time, in accordance with regulations promulgated under  and without listing or scheduling them.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1301; Pub. L. 91–287, § 2(a), June 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 321; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(23), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2290.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 373 (, ; , title I, § 104(a), ).

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

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

1970— struck out “by Congress” after “authorized”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

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