General Counsel (NGC)
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- provides legal advice
- conducts legal research and analysis
- engages in administrative and Federal court litigation in support of all of NARA's programs and activities
These issues arise under NARA's governing statutes and related access and information laws, including:
- Federal Records Act
- Presidential Records Act
- Presidential Libraries Act
- Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act
- Freedom of Information Act
- Privacy Act
- other statutes governing Federal agencies, such as personnel, discrimination, tort claims, administrative, fiscal, and contract law
NARA's General Counsel also:
- provides legal advice on issues relating to NARA's support foundation and
the Presidential Library support foundation
- advises and responds to questions from the White House and other agencies
on foundation issues
- oversees special access requests for Presidential Records by Congress and
the Courts
- formulates and recommends policy and provides advice to NARA and other agency
staff via its access staff (which includes NARA's FOIA and Privacy Act Officer)
- administers NARA's ethics program
- directs RESOLVE (NARA's alternative dispute resolution program)
NARA's organization is based upon the priorities established in the Strategic Plan of the National Archives and Records Administration.
