Freedom of Information Act and Amendments of 1974 (P.L. 93-502), Source Book: Legislative History, Texts, and Other Documents: Subcommittee on Government Information and Individual Rights, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure. March 19751975 - 571 pages |
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... amendments IV . Amending Section 552 of Title 5 , United States Code , Known as t Freedom of Information Act ( H. Rept . 93-876 ) , March 5 , 197 House report on H.R. 12471 , House version of 1974 amendment V. Amending the Freedom of ...
... amendments IV . Amending Section 552 of Title 5 , United States Code , Known as t Freedom of Information Act ( H. Rept . 93-876 ) , March 5 , 197 House report on H.R. 12471 , House version of 1974 amendment V. Amending the Freedom of ...
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... Amendment to 1789 " Housekeeping " Statute In 1958 , near the end of the 85th Congress , the House and Se enacted , without a dissenting vote , the first statute devoted solel freedom of information . The Moss bill ( H.R. 2767 ) was a ...
... Amendment to 1789 " Housekeeping " Statute In 1958 , near the end of the 85th Congress , the House and Se enacted , without a dissenting vote , the first statute devoted solel freedom of information . The Moss bill ( H.R. 2767 ) was a ...
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... amendment to the 1789 " housekeeping " law which gave Federal agencies the authority to regulate the business of the agencies and to set up filing systems and keep records . The language of the amendment added to section 22 of title 5 ...
... amendment to the 1789 " housekeeping " law which gave Federal agencies the authority to regulate the business of the agencies and to set up filing systems and keep records . The language of the amendment added to section 22 of title 5 ...
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... amendment would require that every government department , bureau , or agency submit annually to Congress a report which would detail , item by item , the record of each agency's response to requests for disclosures of information under ...
... amendment would require that every government department , bureau , or agency submit annually to Congress a report which would detail , item by item , the record of each agency's response to requests for disclosures of information under ...
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... amended to insure that the exemption applies to internal personnel practices as well as internal rules . This amendment also should clarify the fact that only sensitive operating manuals and guidelines , the disclosure of which would ...
... amended to insure that the exemption applies to internal personnel practices as well as internal rules . This amendment also should clarify the fact that only sensitive operating manuals and guidelines , the disclosure of which would ...
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Page 188 - ... investigatory files compiled for law enforcement purposes except to the extent available by law to a party other than an agency ; (8) contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by. on behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; or (9) geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, concerning wells.
Page 127 - CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, As REPORTED In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic...
Page 6 - ... (6) personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy ; (7) investigatory files compiled for law enforcement purposes except to the extent available by law to a party other than an agency...
Page 183 - Each agency, in accordance with published rules, shall make available for public inspection and copying — (A) final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases; (B) those statements of policy and interpretations which have been adopted by the agency and are not published in the Federal Register...
Page 498 - To the extent required to prevent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, an agency may delete identifying details when it makes available or publishes an opinion, statement of policy, interpretation, or staff manual or instruction.
Page 500 - Investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes but only to the extent that the production of such records would (A) interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy...
Page 6 - This section does not authorize withholding of information or limit the availability of records to the public, except as specifically stated in this section.
Page 520 - Any reasonably segregable portion of a record shall be provided to any person requesting such record after deletion of the portions which are exempt under this subsection.
Page 553 - Register for the guidance of the public — (A) descriptions of its central and field organization and the established places at which, the employees (and in the case of a uniformed service, the members) from whom, and the methods whereby, the public may obtain information, make submittals or requests, or obtain decisions...
Page 280 - The court may assess against the United States reasonable attorney fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred in any case under this section in which the complainant has substantially prevailed.