; general duties (a) In general The head of each Federal agency shall make and preserve records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of the agency and designed to furnish the information necessary to protect the legal and financial rights of the Government and of persons directly affected by the agency's activities. (b) Designation of record management official To carry out subsection (a), the head of each Federal agency shall designate a senior official— (1) whose position is at the Assistant Secretary-level or equivalent; (2) who shall carry out the duties under subsection (c); and (3) who has training in records management certified by the Archivist to assist the official in carrying out the duties under this subsection. (c) Duties of record management official The duties of the senior official under subsection (b) shall include the following: (1) Train employees of the Federal agency on an annual basis on— (A) the responsibilities of each such employee with respect to the management of a record