Sections 1841-1843 of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, now codified at 44 U.S.C. 2107, established the most significant UAP declassification mandate in US history. KEY PROVISIONS: (1) NARA must establish the “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection.” (2) Each federal agency must review, identify, and organize every UAP record in its custody for disclosure to the public and transmission to the National Archives. (3) All copies of UAP records submitted to NARA must be digital. (4) NARA will make publicly releasable copies available online in the National Archives Catalog. NARA has established this as Record Group 615 — the same numerical structure used for other historically significant record collections. SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first time in US history that a systematic, mandatory, multi-agency UAP declassification has been legally required. The JFK Records Act (1992) set the precedent — it forced the release of assassination-related documents over 25+ years. The UAP Records Act follows the same architecture. The 2024 NDAA was also the legislative vehicle for major UAP whistleblower protections. Combined with the April 27, 2026 congressional deadline — TODAY — this legislation is actively reshaping the institutional landscape. Digital copies are initially available onsite at NARA College Park via public computers before appearing in the online catalog. Researchers should monitor archives.gov/research/topics/uaps for rolling releases.