President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992

President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992
Other short titlesJFK Records Act
Long titleAn Act to provide for the expeditious disclosure of records relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
NicknamesKennedy Assassination (Open Files) Bill
Enacted bythe 102nd United States Congress
EffectiveOctober 26, 1992 (1992-10-26)
Citations
Public law102-526
Statutes at Large106 Stat. 3443
Codification
Titles amended44 U.S.C.: Public Printing and Documents
U.S.C. sections amended44 U.S.C. ch. 21 § 2107
Legislative history
Major amendments
Pub. L. 103–345, 108 Stat. 3128, enacted October 6, 1994

The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, or the JFK Records Act, is a public law passed by the United States Congress, effective October 26, 1992. It directed the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to establish a collection of records to be known as the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection. It stated that the collection shall consist of copies of all U.S. government records relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and that they are to be housed in the NARA Archives II building in College Park, Maryland. The collection also included any materials created or made available for use by, obtained by, or otherwise came into the possession of any state or local law enforcement office that provided support or assistance or performed work in connection with a federal inquiry into the assassination.