S. 4042, Strengthening Oversight of Federal Records Act of 2024
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 10, 2024
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars
2024
2024-2029
2024-2034
Direct Spending (Outlays)
0
*
*
Revenues
0
0
0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit
0
*
*
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)
0
5
not estimated
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?
Yes
Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Contains intergovernmental mandate?
No
Contains private-sector mandate?
No
* = between zero and $500,000.
Summary
S. 4042 would amend the rules related to the management of federal records. Specifically, the bill would:
Clarify the role of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in collecting and preserving federal records,
Prohibit the use of nonofficial electronic messaging accounts by executive branch employees for official business without proper records management procedures in place for those accounts,
Require federal agencies to establish policies under which employees leaving federal service certify that the employee has complied with recordkeeping requirements,
Require the Office of Personnel Management to develop criteria that incorporates records management into employee performance reviews, and
Authorize the appropriation of $500,000 for both 2025 and 2026 to establish an advisory committee on records automation.
