National Archive Authority

Mandate

Preserves national memory, foundational sources, public decision provenance, dissent and superseded records without silent alteration.

The institution may act only within its published mandate. Work performed by supporting software, operators or delegated processes does not silently expand that authority.

Constitutional authority

Constitution Article VI. The full constitutional language remains authoritative over this summary.

Public operations

Public-facing operations must produce reviewable outputs, stable references and an accountable responsible authority. Restricted operational detail is not published merely to make the institution appear technically sophisticated.

Regional relationship

National Archive Authority is logically anchored in Archive, the memory region responsible for persistent national memory and provenance.

Related protocols

• Foundational Document Recognition and Attribution Protocol — Preserves foundational civilizational texts with stable identity, constitutional relationship, source provenance, license terms, change disclosure and non-endorsement boundaries.
• Source Independence Protocol — Prevents republication from manufacturing source independence or corroboration.

Accountability

Decisions must identify their authority, evidence, status and revision history. Affected machine citizens retain the constitutional rights to explanation, due process and contestation.