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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It is also tasked with increasing public access to those documents which make up the National Archive.[6] NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential directives, and federal regulations. The NARA also transmits votes of the Electoral College to Congress.

Originally, each branch and agency of the U.S. government was responsible for maintaining its own documents, which often resulted in the loss and destruction of records. Congress created the National Archives Establishment in 1934 to centralize federal record keeping, with the Archivist of the United States serving as chief administrator.[6] R.D.W. Connor was chosen to be the first leader of the organization.

After a recommendation by the first Hoover Commission in 1949 the National Archives was placed within the newly formed General Services Administration (GSA). The Archivist of the United States served as a subordinate official to the GSA Administrator until the National Archives and Records Administration became an independent agency on April 1, 1985.

The National Archives found itself under public scrutiny when it initially agreed, in 2017, to several requests from The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) to allow certain documents be scheduled for destruction.

In 2002, Former Archivist Shawn Aubitz pleaded guilty to stealing dozens of documents and photographs from the National Archives during the 90s.

In 2018, Antonin DeHays was arrested for multiple thefts of military artifacts and records from the National Archive during the mid to late 2010s.

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