44 U.S.C. § 2911
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- (a)An officer or employee of an executive agency may not create or send a record using a non-official electronic messaging account unless such officer or employee—
- (1)copies an official electronic messaging account of the officer or employee in the original creation or transmission of the record; or
- (2)forwards a complete copy of the record to an official electronic messaging account of the officer or employee not later than 20 days after the original creation or transmission of the record.
- (b)The intentional violation of subsection (a) (including any rules, regulations, or other implementing guidelines), as determined by the appropriate supervisor, shall be a basis for disciplinary action in accordance with subchapter I, II, or V of chapter 75 of title 5, as the case may be.
- (c)In this section:
- (1)The term “electronic messages” means electronic mail and other electronic messaging systems that are used for purposes of communicating between individuals.
- (2)The term “electronic messaging account” means any account that sends electronic messages.
- (3)The term “executive agency” has the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5.