44 U.S.C. § 2205 — Exceptions to restricted access
submitted 48 years ago by Pub. L. 95-591 to r/title-44-PUBLIC-PRINTING-AND-DOCUMENTS · 196 words · no verdicts yet
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Notwithstanding any restrictions on access imposed pursuant to sections 2204 and 2208 of this title—
the Archivist* and persons employed by the National Archives and Records Administration who are engaged in the performance of normal archival work shall be permitted access to Presidential records* in the custody of the Archivist;
subject to any rights, defenses, or privileges which the United States or any agency or person may invoke, Presidential records shall be made available—
pursuant to subpoena or other judicial process issued by a court of competent jurisdiction for the purposes of any civil or criminal investigation or proceeding;
to an incumbent President if such records contain information that is needed for the conduct of current business of the incumbent President’s office and that is not otherwise available; and
to either House of Congress, or, to the extent of matter within its jurisdiction, to any committee or subcommittee thereof if such records contain information that is needed for the conduct of its business and that is not otherwise available; and
the Presidential records of a former President shall be available to such former President or the former President’s designated representative.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 95–591, § 2(a), Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2527; amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(7), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2287; Pub. L. 113–187, §§ 2(a)(2)(B), 8(5), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2005, 2012.)
- 1978Enacted · Pub. L. 95-591 · 92 Stat. 2527
- 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-497 · 98 Stat. 2287
- 2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-187 · 128 Stat. 2005, 2012
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 95-591 on 1978-11-04.
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