Presidential Records Preservation Act
This bill directs the President to make and preserve records containing adequate and proper documentation of' presidential activities, deliberations, decisions, and policies, including establishing records management controls to capture, manage, and preserve electronic messages and ensure that such messages are readily accessible for retrieval through electronic searches.
To amend title 44, United States Code, to require the President make 
             and preserve records, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Records Preservation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO MAKE AND PRESERVE RECORDS.

    Section 2203(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Through the implementation of records 
        management controls and other necessary actions, the'' and 
        inserting ``The'';
            (2) by striking ``take all such steps as may be necessary 
        to assure that'' and inserting ``make and preserve records 
        containing adequate and proper documentation of'';
            (3) by striking ``are adequately documented'';
            (4) by inserting ``shall take all steps necessary to 
        ensure'' before ``that such records''; and
            (5) by inserting ``, including establishing records 
        management controls to capture, manage, and preserve electronic 
        messages and ensure that electronic messages are readily 
        accessible for retrieval through electronic searches'' after 
        ``law''.
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Presidential Records Preservation Act
To amend title 44, United States Code, to require the President make and preserve records, and for other purposes.
Presidential Records Preservation Act
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B.