§ 2911. Disclosure requirement for official business conducted using non-official electronic messaging accounts

• (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 .