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Sec. 929 · S. 4784

Records retention requirement

Division A — Department of Defense authorizations › Title IX — DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT › Subtitle C — Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters

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(a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all records related to United States maritime strikes in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific are retained by the Department of Defense, including the following records: (1) Strike videos. (2) Investigative documents. (3) After action reports. (4) Aircrew debriefing reports. (5) Chat log communications immediately preceding, during, or immediately after strikes. (6) Written concepts of operation. (7) Execute orders. (8) Legal opinions. (b) Retention and transfer to NARA Records retained under subsection (a)— (1) shall be retained in accordance with all otherwise applicable provisions of law relating to retention and archiving of records, including chapters 29, 31, 33, and 35 of title 44, United States Code, and subchapter B of chapter XII of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations; and (2) may be transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration in accordance with such provisions of law.

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