The Archivist shall have immediate custody and control of the National Archives Building and its contents, and may design, construct, purchase, lease, maintain, operate, protect, and improve buildings used by him for the storage of records of Federal agencies in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
When the Archivist considers it to be in the public interest, the Archivist may charge and collect reasonable fees from the public for the occasional, non-official use of rooms and spaces, and services related to such use, in the buildings subject to this section. Fees collected under this subsection shall be paid into an account in the National Archives Trust Fund and shall be held, administered, and expended for the benefit and in the interest of the national archival and records activities administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, including educational and public program purposes.
Pub. L. 90–62082 Stat. 1296Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(15)(A)98 Stat. 2288Pub. L. 108–383, § 4(b)118 Stat. 2218(, , ; , , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
June 30, 1949, ch. 288Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6(d)64 Stat. 583Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 392 (, title V, § 502, as added , ).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 108–3832004— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
Pub. L. 98–4971984— substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Pub. L. 98–497section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497section 2102 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .