Law, Regulations and Directives

The Federal Records Act https://www.archives.gov/about/laws/fed-agencies.html

The Code of Federal Regulations on Federal Records Management for all federal agencies https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-36/chapter-XII/subchapter-B

The National Archives and the Office of Management and Budget Directive on Records Management for all federal agencies: Transition to Electronic Records (M-19-21)

https://www.archives.gov/files/records-mgmt/policy/m-19-21-transition-to-federal- records.pdf

NARA bulletins which provide formal, mandatory records management guidance for agencies https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/bulletins

The Department of State's central Records Management Policy is established in its Foreign Affairs Manual (5 FAM 400) https://fam.state.gov/fam/05fam/05fam0410.html

The Presidential Records Act https://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/laws/1978-act.html

 

Department of State Records Specific Resources

Department of State’s Senior Agency Officials for Record Management Annual Reports

https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/resources/saorm- reports?_ga=2.129271823.282201908.1655417753-1395508386.1655417753

A Comprehensive landing page to access records policy, annual reporting, training and NARA’s oversight activities

https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt

The Department's Capstone Position List https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/rcs/schedules/capstone-forms

Department of State Records Schedules:

Domestic Schedules (Record Group 0059) https://www.archives.gov/records-

mgmt/rcs/schedules/index.html?dir=/departments/department-of-state/rg-0059

Foreign Service Posts (Record Group 0084) https://www.archives.gov/records-

mgmt/rcs/schedules/index.html?dir=/departments/department-of-state/rg-0084

U.S. Information Agency (Record Group 0306) https://www.archives.gov/records- mgmt/rcs/schedules/index.html?dir=/departments/department-of-state/rg-0306