National Archives and Records Administration

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an agency of the United States government. They are responsible for preserving and documenting government and historical records. It is also in charge of making it easier for people to see those documents which make up the National Archive.^[6] NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the original copies of acts of Congress, presidential directives, and federal regulations. NARA also informs of votes of the Electoral College to Congress.^[7]

National Archives and Records Administration

NARA
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Agency overview
Formed	June 19, 1934; 91 years ago (1934-06-19) (Independent Agency April 1, 1985)[1]
Preceding agency	National Archives and Records Service (GSA)
Type	Independent
Jurisdiction	U.S. Federal Government
Headquarters	National Archives Building 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Employees	3,112 (2014)[2]
Annual budget	$391 million (FY 2012)[3]
Agency executives	David Ferriero, Archivist[4] Debra Steidel Wall, Deputy Archivist[5]
Child agency	Office of the Federal Register
Website	www.archives.gov