Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “National Archives Protection Act”.
National Archives Protection Act
A BILL
To amend title 44, United States Code, to prohibit the closure of Federal records centers, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Prohibiting the closure of federal records centers
Section 2907 of title 44, United States Code, is amended—
by striking “The” and inserting
“(a) In general—The”
by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Prohibition—The Archivist may not—
“(1) close or impose unreasonable restrictions on public access to any record center or archive facility established before the date of the enactment of this subsection; or
“(2) reconstruct, convert, or rehabilitate any such center or facility if doing so would require the relocation of records for more than 180 days.”