Findings; purposes

(a) Findings Congress finds that all records of the Federal Government relating to missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel should— (1) be preserved for historical and governmental purposes and for public research, including for families seeking to learn the ultimate fate of their loved ones; (2) carry a presumption of declassification; and (3) be disclosed under this Act to enable the fullest possible accounting for missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel. (b) Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to provide for the creation of the Missing Armed Forces and Civilian Personnel Records Collection at the National Archives; and (2) to require the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel records, subject to narrow exceptions, as set forth in this Act.