II.D. Disposition Requirements Metadata (Not Repeatable)
Identifies the conditions regarding retention and disposition of the records according to policy.

II.D.1. Removal-Authority [Mandatory]
Identifies under whose/what authority a record (whole or in part] may be purged from the system. The identification of this authority resides with the record and is established at the time of the record's creation.

II.D.2. Retention-Policy-Citation [Mandatory]
Comprised of textual information identifying the organization's internal policy/policies for record's retention - indicates the specific policy (s) governing retention and links to authority issuance.

II.D.3. Retention- Authority Issuance[Optional; unless retention-period-end-time is unspecified]
Comprised of textual information regarding the legislative or governmental law(s)/regulation(s) governing record retention (ex. Code of Federal Regulations) - indicating the specific legal/regulatory policy number, version, dates issued, dates effective, etc.

II.D.4. Retention-External -Authority [Optional; unless retention-period-end-time is unspecified]
Comprised of textual information identifying the issuing organization that has jurisdiction over the law(s)/regulation(s) governing records retention.

II.D.5. Retention-Period-End-Time [Mandatory]
Indicates scheduled retention period end date (mmddyyyy) for the record. This information is determined at the time of the record's creation. If unspecified (frequently indicated as (99999999), the record must contain citations to policy, regulation and authority (II.D.2-4)).