Archivistmeans the Archivist of the United States;
electronic messagesmeans electronic mail and other electronic messaging systems that are used for purposes of communicating between individuals;
electronic messaging accountmeans any account that sends electronic messages.
electronic records management systemmeans software designed to manage electronic records, including by—
executive agencyhas the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5.
Federal agencymeans any executive agency or any establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the Government (except the Supreme Court, the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol and any activities under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol);
inspectionmeans reviewing any Federal agency’s records or records management practices or programs with respect to effectiveness and compliance with records management laws and making necessary recommendations for correction or improvement of records management;
National Archives of the United Statesmeans those official records which have been determined by the Archivist of the United States to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant their continued preservation by the Federal Government, and which have been accepted by the Archivist for deposit in the Archivist’s custody;
recordshas the meaning given it by section 3301 of this title;
records centermeans an establishment maintained and operated by the Archivist or by another Federal agency primarily for the storage, servicing, security, and processing of records which need to be preserved for varying periods of time and need not be retained in office equipment or space;
records creationmeans the production or reproduction of any record;
records dispositionmeans any activity with respect to—
records maintenance and usemeans any activity involving—
records managementmeans the planning, controlling, directing, organizing, training, promoting, and other managerial activities involved with respect to records creation, records maintenance and use, and records disposition in order to achieve adequate and proper documentation of the policies and transactions of the Federal Government and effective and economical management of agency operations;
records management studymeans an investigation and analysis of any Federal agency records, or records management practices or programs (whether manual or automated), with a view toward rendering findings and recommendations with respect thereto;
servicingmeans making available for use information in records and other materials in the custody of the Archivist, or in a records center—
unauthenticated copiesmeans exact copies or reproductions of records or other materials that are not certified as such under seal and that need not be legally accepted as evidence;